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A local business is the heart of a community, a place that helps creates relationships between residents and lets them directly impact a city's economy. In Detroit, small businesses are rapidly taking root in neighborhoods all over the city. From coffee shops and galleries, to bakeries and custom sneaker designers, 4exit4 highlights nine businesses that are changing the conversation of the community. Music provided by Brian Miller (Oak Bones)

The Detroit Opera House is celebrating its 90th Anniversary this year. WDET looks back at the history of the building and the Michigan Opera Theater. Click here to read the whole story on WDET.org http://tinyurl.com/7nlrusc

Air Date: 1/13/2012. Secretary LaHood talks about how the invigorated U.S. auto industry will help jobs and the economy, what might be in the future for public transportation in Detroit, the controversies about distracted driving, and the push for better fuel economy and stronger transportation infrastructure. Episode 902.

Air Date: 1/13/2012. President King talks about the new optimism of the auto industry, the growth in the industry and the ways the UAW have worked to help it, the increasingly global nature of the industry and what it means for America, and the issues of bringing unionization to "right to work" states. They wrap up by talking about what sorts of concessions, and what type of teamwork, will be required for Detroit to solve its financial problems. Episode 902.

Kunsthalle Detroit is a Museum of Multimedia and Light-based Art founded in Detroit in 2010. Kunsthalle Detroit documents contemporary visual culture through video and film, photography and light. The program of the Museum emphasizes international connections to the contemporary art venues and exhibitions worldwide. Located in the heart of historic Woodbridge area of Detroit, the Kunsthalle is becoming an anchor for local cultural renaissance as well as international platform for multimedia art projects.