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Culture
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Erin Allen/Michigan RadioDetroit's Movement Electronic Music festival normally ends by midnight, but there’s an overnight dance scene that makes it a 24-hour affair. As a part of our "Mornings in Michigan" series, Michigan Radio’s Erin Allen takes us into the wee hours of the weekend with a Detroit techno icon. -
Paula SmileyMiz Korona's artistry extends from before her scene in 8 Mile through almost three decades of international touring, teaching, photography, fashion design, and beat production. Today, she’s getting ready to release a new EP: The Healer and the Heartbreaker. -
Photo submitted by Joshua Mango"What up doe?" If you’ve heard the term before, you probably know it as a greeting or maybe even a question. But for many Black Detroiters, the phrase is a piece of home. Today, we'll talk about the history of "what up doe" and what it means to its originators. -
Erin Allen/Michigan RadioFor most of us, to start the day is to turn off our alarm, get dressed, have a coffee or maybe water, and then start work or school. But there’s a little place in Detroit where the first few things on the list are instead — sitting, chanting and meditating.
Politics & Government
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Trump ally Rep. Matt Maddock’s expulsion from the House GOP caucus. A check-in on the state cannabis industry, including record low prices and a new ordinance in Detroit. And, the story of how even an international hockey hero fell between the cracks of Michigan's healthcare and auto insurance systems. -
A recap of this year’s unusually fractious Michigan Republican endorsement convention. Two of our favorite recent poet interviews. And, will Ann Arborites create a public power utility and tell DTE goodbye?
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The legislation is modeled after similar ordinances in New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. -
Right now, the Detroit Public School Community District's board of education is in charge of the appointments. -
Detroit City Council is trying to get the Detroit River included in a list of world heritage sites alongside the Great Wall of China and Stonehenge. -
After hours of negotiations, Detroit City Council approved Mayor Mike Duggan’s $2.4 billion dollar budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. -
What we know about the death of Patrick Lyoya, who was killed by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop. Detroit’s worsening asthma problem and severe racial disparities. And, the surprising ways Michigan schools are using $6B in Covid relief funds.
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The Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual State of Education Report says that only 72% of Detroit’s students are graduating from high school, compared to 80% in the Detroit region. -
Detroit currently has medical marijuana facilities within city limits, but no recreational businesses. -
A look at the end of trial proceedings in the plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer. Michigan’s first licensed cannabis consumption lounges. Plummeting enrollment at Central Michigan University. And, DTE’s perspective on their electricity shutoffs in Detroit.
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There are people in Michigan who are quietly making pieces of art with a purpose beyond art. One of them works in Detroit at a nondescript shop on Mack… -
The city of Detroit is suing Dan Gilbert's real estate company, Bedrock Management, for refusing to turn over personal information of its apartment… -
Attorney General Bill Schuette filed a challenge with the state court of appeals this week over the issue of public money for private schools. Schuette… -
There’s a new tool that Michigan cities can use to better understand their health care needs.The NYU School of Medicine has developed what they call the… -
Out-of-state investors own many of the vacant homes in Detroit. Those homes sometimes sit empty until they are stripped by scrappers or burned down by… -
Detroit's back in control of its finances: it's out of oversight.It's a big moment for a city that only three years ago exited the biggest municipal… -
There's been a lot of talk about reviving and restoring Michigan Central – the once-proud train station in Detroit's Corktown.There's another piece of… -
After a year of constant problems, the shiny electric streetcar that hums down Detroit’s main thoroughfare has proven more troubled than trusty.The QLine,… -
It’s easy to picture “comfort food,” but what about “discomfort food?”That’s what Tunde Wey will be serving up in the pop-restaurant Saartj, running from… -
The Detroit NAACP branch will recognize students from about a half-dozen Detroit-area high schools for their activism, including participation in protests…
