The Metro: Can housing pods reduce homelessness in Lansing?
When housing costs rise, homelessness often follows. As rents climb, more people are priced out — relying on government...
Sam Corey is a producer for 101.9 WDET, which includes finding and preparing interesting stories for the daily news, arts and culture program, The Metro. Sam joined WDET after a year and a half at The Union, a small newspaper in California, and stints at a variety of local Michigan outlets, including WUOM and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
The Metro: Can housing pods reduce homelessness in Lansing?
When housing costs rise, homelessness often follows. As rents climb, more people are priced out — relying on government...
The Metro: How small businesses are faring in Southeast Michigan amid tariffs, inflation
What does it feel like to be a small business owner in southeast Michigan right now? It’s hard to get...
The Metro: Why Detroit is taking misdemeanor cases from Wayne County
In an effort to reduce the high case load, Wayne County has recommended that City of Detroit attorneys prosecute misdemeanor...
The Metro: How to strengthen a fragile democracy
Political violence has been in the news so much, it can sometimes feel exhausting. Last week, the conservative activist, Charlie...
The Metro: ‘Sabbath Queen’ asks whether traditions can be honored when they’re changed
When who we are and what we believe in conflicts with the traditions that we’re raised in, life broadly leaves...
The Metro: From Detroit to Gaza, calls rise for bold new strategies for Palestinian freedom
It has been almost two years since Hamas attacked Israeli civilians on October 7. Since then, Israel’s military campaign in...
The Metro: Detroit’s greenway continues its expansion around the city
Detroit’s industrialization often cuts people off from various spaces with its grey infrastructure — roads with wide lanes, large, corporate...
The Metro: Why homelessness is increasing in Detroit’s suburbs
Social service agencies, particularly government and nonprofit ones, rely on money from the federal government to feed people, provide healthcare,...
The Metro: The plan for getting ranked choice voting on Michigan’s November ballot next year
Two months ago, a campaign to enact ranked choice voting in Michigan got off the ground. Ranked choice voting lets...
The Metro: Is pro-Palestine speech protected on university campuses?
Are college campuses spaces for free speech and knowledge acquisition? Or, are they repressing student speech and violating their values?...
The Metro: New Chandler Park Fieldhouse offers recreation, mentorship, and connection
Despite living in a hyper-connected internet world, connecting with others is often difficult to accomplish in the physical world. But...
The Metro: Why Michigan doesn’t have enough housing — and how to change that
In America, the average age of a homebuyer is 56. In Michigan, a variety of sources say that it’s closer...