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Alex McLenon

Bas Blue Future Leaders
  • The Metro

The Metro: BasBlue encourages women to pursue entrepreneurship in Detroit

Tia Graham, Alex McLenon, Haley Gavigan August 4, 2026

BasBlue, an organization of women and non-binary individuals, celebrated a five year anniversary by focusing on their Future Founders and...

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WhatsSoFunnyAboutDetroit
  • The Metro

The Metro: Discover What’s So Funny About Detroit at The Old Miami tonight

Alex McLenon, Tia Graham, Haley Gavigan July 30, 2026

What’s So Funny About Detroit? will return to The Old Miami on Thursday, July 30. In the Groove’s Ryan Patrick...

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Striped pavement in front of the towering Gordie Howe Bridge.
  • News
  • The Metro

The Metro: Gordie Howe International Bridge opens over the Detroit River

Alex McLenon, Robyn Vincent July 27, 2026

Eight years after ground broke, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is now open to vehicle traffic crossing between Detroit and...

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Detroit Auto Show Corvettes
  • Auto
  • The Metro

The Metro: Car design is one of the auto industry’s most coveted jobs

Alex McLenon, Tia Graham July 23, 2026

 For well over a hundred years, Detroit has been the main hub for the auto industry in America. The industry...

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A white movie theater screen glows in front of a crowded audience.
  • The Metro

The Metro: Two English teachers discuss Christopher Nolan’s take on ‘The Odyssey’, host summer lecture series

Alex McLenon, Tia Graham, Norma Mehdi July 21, 2026

Christopher Nolan’s film “The Odyssey” brings one of the most famous stories in literature to the big screen. Homer’s epic...

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Around 15 people gather in front of a TV, sitting on lawn chairs and crates.
  • The Metro

The Metro: American cuisine has become a World Cup highlight

Alex McLenon, Tia Graham, Haley Gavigan July 15, 2026

For the last month Americans have been watching soccer with the World Cup being played on U.S. soil for the...

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The Gordie Howe Bridge stretches across Detroit River, with a blue sky behind it.
  • News

A bridge to Canada may be blocked by the Trump administration

Alex McLenon, NPR, Henry Larson, Don Gonyea June 30, 2026

Millions of trucks carrying billions of dollars worth of car parts, machinery and a long list of other commodities pass...

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The Gordie Howe Bridge stretches across Detroit River, with a blue sky behind it.
  • News

Gordie Howe International Bridge opening delayed again

Alex McLenon June 11, 2026

The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been delayed. That comes despite an initial plan to hold a...

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Andretti 27 IndyCar team
  • Auto
  • News
  • Sports

Inside a race weekend at the Detroit Grand Prix

Alex McLenon June 3, 2026

This year’s running of the Detroit Grand Prix is in the books. The temporary walls along Jefferson Avenue will be...

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Elissa Slotkin
  • Auto
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

Michigan lawmakers warn Trump against striking Chinese EV deal

Alex McLenon May 13, 2026

President Trump is visiting Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. Michigan lawmakers are warning him against...

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Wayne State Fire-3
  • News

Firefighters respond to blaze at Wayne State’s Maccabees Building

Alex McLenon, Isaiah Lopez April 1, 2026

Firefighting crews responded to a blaze at the historic Maccabees Building on the campus of Wayne State University Wednesday afternoon....

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JD Vance Auburn Hills
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

JD Vance makes stop in Auburn Hills

Alex McLenon March 19, 2026

Vice President JD Vance made a stop at a robotics manufacturing plant in Auburn Hills this week.  The visit was...

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