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A view of Main Street South from Ann Street in Ann Arbor, 1861/1862.
  • CuriosiD
  • CuriosiD
  • News

CuriosiD: How did Ann Arbor get its name?  

Amanda LeClaire March 21, 2025

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...

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Photo of Elisabeth Pixley-Fink
  • Culture & Music
  • MI Local

Ann Arbor singer-songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink premieres new music video for ‘Fearless and the Pure’

Jeff Milo March 14, 2025

“As an independent artist, you have so many limitations, but I actually enjoy them…” Ann Arbor-based singer-songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink is...

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Ann Arbor Folk Fest 2025 poster
  • Culture & Music
  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Previewing the 2025 Ann Arbor Folk Fest, plus a Temptations classic, new Lady Blackbird and Bon Iver + more

Rob Reinhart October 21, 2024

On this episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, we preview a bunch of artists who will be performing at the...

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Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet will perform at the 2024 Edgefest in Ann Arbor this weekend.
  • Culture & Music
  • Visions with Kaleigh Wilder

Visions: Myra Melford, Benny Golson, Roy Hargrove + more

Kaleigh Wilder October 15, 2024

This week on Visions, my playlist is all over the board. Between 1965 Sonny Rollins to 2024 Andy Milne, I...

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Photo Credit: Laura Herberg, WDET
  • Elections
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Michigan election officials join battleground state panel in Ann Arbor

Colin Jackson September 20, 2024

Election officials in Michigan met with others from across the country in Ann Arbor Thursday as they prepare for the...

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A view of downtown Ann Arbor.
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News
  • Public Safety
  • Racial Attitudes

Detroit Evening Report: Reward offered for leads after Jewish teen attacked in Ann Arbor

Sascha Raiyn September 17, 2024

The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is offering a $1,000 reward for any tips leading to...

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Federal Transit Administration's Acting Administrator Veronica Vanterpool presents a $30.8 million grant to Detroit Department of Transportation on behalf of the Biden administration.
  • Environment
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Transit

Detroit, Ann Arbor transit systems getting a green boost

Steve Carmody July 10, 2024

Transit systems in Detroit and Ann Arbor are splitting more than $55 million in federal funding to purchase hydrogen-powered and...

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Ann Arbor-based ZZvava, comprised of Anie Parker (from left), Jeffrey Freer, Jordan Collingridge and Nick Zomparelli, will release their fourth album June 15.
  • Culture & Music
  • MI Local

MI Local: Ann Arbor rockers ZZvava premiere ‘Hypnic Jerks’ from new album featuring cover art by Michel Gondry

Jeff Milo June 12, 2024

Ann Arbor-based indie rock quartet ZZVAVA is releasing a new self-titled album on June 15 — their fourth so far...

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Fatema Haque
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

CultureShift: ‘Bangladeshis in Michigan’ exhibit highlights growth of the community

Tia Graham December 11, 2023

There's about a week left to check out the culturally-rich fiber art exhibition, "Bangladeshis in Michigan," at the Shapiro Library...

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A view of downtown Ann Arbor.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: Ann Arbor’s plan to guarantee income to small business owners

Detroit Today July 18, 2023

The Ann Arbor City Council recently approved a guaranteed income pilot program for 100 random entrepreneurs with low and moderate...

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silver rings and necklaces on display with gourds at A2 Artoberfest
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

A2 Artoberfest celebrates handmade crafts this fall

Tia Graham October 7, 2022

The second annual A2 Artoberfest is happening this weekend in Downtown Ann Arbor. The event will stretch across the entire...

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Abby Olitzky
  • Ann Delisi's Essential Cooking

Essential Cooking: Accessing Michigan’s agricultural diversity with Abby Olitzky

Patrick Bernas September 29, 2022

In this episode Abby Olitzky on seasonal cooking in Michigan. What does it mean to have a prix fixe menu?...

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