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The Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.
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The Metro: City budget sessions wrapping up in Detroit

Jack Filbrandt, Lauren Myers April 2, 2025

Eyes are glued to the NCAA’s March Madness, but there’s a different kind of March Madness going on in local...

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Freelance journalist and contributing writer for The Metro Times Kahn Santori Davison joined The Metro on March, 18, 2025, to talk about Detroiters' unique style.
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The Metro: Detroit threads and the city’s unspoken identity

Lauren Myers, The Metro March 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Fashion in Detroit is more than just a trend, it's a...

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Photo of Detroit Broadcaster Huel Perkins at WDET Studios on 313 Day, March 13, 2025.
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The Metro: Veteran Detroit broadcaster Huel Perkins reflects on career, vital role of media

Lauren Myers, Robyn Vincent, David Leins, The Metro March 14, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Huel Perkins has left an imprint on Detroit.  Across more...

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Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club ahead of the November 2024 election, Oct. 10, 2024.
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The Metro: An Arab American Trump voter’s perspective on his first months in office

Lauren Myers, Sam Corey, The Metro March 6, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, many supporters of...

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The Metro: License plate cameras at Ferndale-Detroit border creating controversy

Lauren Myers, John Filbrandt, The Metro March 3, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Detroit Documenters have been taking notes on growing tensions in...

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The Metro: A closer look at Highland Park City Council 

Lauren Myers, The Metro February 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Detroit Documenters train and pay residents to attend and cover...

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Three chickens get fed in a backyard
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The Metro: Detroit animal keeping ordinance aims to promote food sovereignty

Lauren Myers, Sam Corey, The Metro February 12, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The city of Detroit passed a new animal husbandry ordinance in...

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The Metro: Artificial intelligence in education

Lauren Myers, David Leins, The Metro February 12, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into educational environments, there are...

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The nonprofit Life Remodeled is working to develop a new opportunity hub on the east side called Anchor Detroit.
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The Metro: Detroit nonprofit renovating vacant school into east side community hub

Lauren Myers, The Metro, John Filbrandt, Trevor McConico February 11, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Roughly 200 public schools have closed in Detroit between 2000-2015. These...

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The Metro: How can streets be safer for bikers, pedestrians in Detroit?

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Sam Corey February 11, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The city of Detroit ranks No. 3 in the nation for...

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The Metro: Holistic medicine is becoming a more common practice

Lauren Myers, Sam Corey, The Metro February 4, 2025

Over the past few decades, holistic medicine has become more influential in America as trust in institutional medicine degrades. This...

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The 1943 American musical film, "Stormy Weather," starring Lena Horne and Bill Robinson, will be among the films screened at the Black Canon event at Motor City Cinema Society on Feb. 3.
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The Metro: A treasure of Black film history at Motor City Cinema Society

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Tia Graham January 30, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Late Detroiter James Wheeler’s love for media grew from his early...

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