The Metro: Royal Oak’s Sidetrack Bookshop opened with no shelves — now it’s a community institution
Sidetrack Bookshop is an independent book store in Royal Oak. It’s nestled between Washington Avenue and the train tracks there....
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The Metro: Royal Oak’s Sidetrack Bookshop opened with no shelves — now it’s a community institution
Sidetrack Bookshop is an independent book store in Royal Oak. It’s nestled between Washington Avenue and the train tracks there....
The Metro: The silence around Sudan, and a poet trying to break it
Four years in, the war in Sudan has produced the largest displacement crisis in the world. Nearly 14 million people...
The Metro: A lesser known way the Trump administration is removing immigrants from the country
The Trump administration has cracked down on immigration. President Donald Trump has conducted more ICE raids, signaled tougher security at...
The Metro: Dabls brings 45 years of artistry to MOCAD’s reopening exhibition
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is re-opening this weekend after closing last year to perform renovations on the...
The Metro: In the wake of teen takeovers, Detroit’s youth affairs office tries to give teens a place to be
Large groups of teenagers have been gathering in downtown Detroit organized on TikTok and Snapchat. It’s part of a national...
The Metro: ‘The most magnificent public utility.’ Libraries are making a comeback
Almost 70 years after National Library Week was founded, the amount of time we spend reading something pales in comparison...
The Metro: The Trump administration hit the brakes on EVs. But EV charging stations are accelerating in the state
Inquiries for new electric vehicles has risen more than a quarter since America and Israel's war in Iran began. But...
The Metro: How vinyl records outlived the formats meant to replace them
Technology changes the world around us at a fast pace. So fast, our jobs, the way we communicate, even the...
The Metro: Where to go on Record Store Day in metro Detroit
This Saturday is Record Store Day, an industry holiday created in 2008 to support independent record stores when the record...
The Metro: Metro Detroit has a lot of flooding problems. These projects can change that
Metro Detroit's infrastructure is old. Many of the homes people live in, the streets they drive on, and the drainage...
The Metro: Detroit is trying to write the rules before Big Tech moves in
In town halls and public squares across Michigan, people are debating whether data centers should be part of their neighborhoods....
The Metro: The battle for Michigan’s clean energy future
House Republicans want to eliminate Michigan's clean energy law requiring 100% renewable power by 2040. A second bill would also...
