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Joe Donovan Detroit History
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The Fortune Beneath Your Feet-0319
It's been a quarter-billion years in the making in Michigan's no-longer-exploited carbon belt
A Northern Getaway For Those Who Had To Get Away-0319
From the police, that is, with specialized help from a transplanted Detroit gangster
Their Last Michigan Springtime-0317
65 years ago, German war prisoners sowed the seeds for future baby food at their Michigan POW camps
The Emerald Isle's Loss Was Michigan's Gain-0317
Thanks to Irish (and German) immigrants, Michigan Territory FINALLY had enough population to qualify for statehood
Wolverines Of War, Straining At The Leash-0311
Michigan wasn't sitting still for Ohio's 1835 Toledo Strip land grab
Detroit Police Get Their Wheels-0311
The chief had to personally buy Patrol Car #1 a century ago
If The Sun Won't Cooperate, Reschedule Nighttime-0309
Detroit's first clock squabble was Eastern-vs-Central Time. Then came the "spring forward, fall back" argument
Detroiters Caught By The Nightmare In Red-0309
Soviet Russia's auto industry offered a refuge from Great Depression unemployment until Stalin launched his blood purges
Hooping It Up With Chix, Tractors & Jungaleers-0302
Mich March Madness basketball sends thousands of young male and female athletes on the road toward state title glory
Detroit's Population Explosion And Its Long Legacy-0302
The star performer of the 1920 U-S Census was the Carmaking Boomtown with more jobs than people to fill them
La Salle's Long, Long Walk-0224
330 years ago, the great French explorer led a record-making hike across Lower Michigan
Blue Collar Blueblood Working The Line-0224
After his grandfather lost World War I, the displaced heir to Germany's throne became a Detroit autoworker
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GLITR Unwired 3.25.2010


Join WWJ Newsradio 950's Technological Editor Matt Roush on March 25, 2010 for the Unwired Coffee Series at Lawrence Technological University.  Learn and Listen in on a lively discussion about the job prospects for 2010 graduates in Michigan.  Experts will be present to offer their insight on the hottest fields in Michigan's growing green and tech sectors.

National Start! Walking Day


You can support the fight against heart disease by participating in National Start! Walking Day on Wednesday, April 7. This is the day that adults nationwide can make the pledge to Start! walking and to become active and heart healthy, especially in the workplace.

Spring 2010 Michigan Money Summit


Hosted by Murray Feldman, the 2010 Spring WWJ Newsradio 950 Michigan Money Summit is a free event featuring experts in the world of financial planning, estate planning, insurance, taxes and more.   An opening panel round table will also include Ken Ross, Commissioner of the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation for the state of Michigan.

Start! Heart Walk and 5K Fun Run


The 2010 Metro Detroit Start! Heart Walk and 5K Fun Run will be held on Saturday, May 15th at Southfield Municipal Complex from 8:00 a.m. - 12 p.m. The event is free but participants are encouraged to collect donations.  Find out more details.

Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure May 22


The 19th Annual Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure®, locally presented by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, takes place Saturday, May 22, at Comerica Park.   WWJ is pleased to sponsor the annual 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Walk. The even runs from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.  Find out more. 

River Days Returns to Detroit's International Riverfront!


The fourth annual Detroit River Days festival returns to the Detroit International Riverfront June 18 - 21, 2010.  The four-day festival, will culminate on the first day of summer, Monday June 21, with the 52nd Annual Target Fireworks. For more information on the festival's concert line-ups and activites click here!

Investor Education in Your Community


Made possible through a partnership between the Investor Protection Trust and Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation, Investor Education in Your Community offers FREE beginning and intermediate sessions to help individuals make informed investment decisions. Click here for info and to find a workshop near you.
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