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Farmer at Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
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The Metro: She says Detroit’s food problem isn’t about donations. It’s about who owns the system

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 24, 2026

Part of the affordability crisis hitting American families is happening on our plates. One local wholesale distributor says multiple factors...

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DTE Headquarters in downtown Detroit.
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The Metro: Fined, profitable and raising your rates—a week of Michigan utility headlines, explained

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 23, 2026

Michigan's bitterly cold winter has many staring down high energy bills — the highest in the Midwest. These rising costs...

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Karen McDonald Oakland County Prosecutor
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The Metro: Oakland County’s top legal official says ICE agents are not above the law

The Metro, Sam Corey February 19, 2026

Across metro Detroit, some leaders’ stances against ICE have gotten firmer.  The Detroit police chief is not allowing his officers...

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Iran Protests
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The Metro: Millions of Iranians want the regime gone. They don’t agree on what’s next

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 18, 2026

Something is breaking open in Iran — and it's been building for months. A war, then an uprising, then a...

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The Metro: The view of Iran from Windsor

The Metro, Sam Corey February 18, 2026

There’s a lot of fear and uncertainty in Iran right now.  Protestors have faced a violent reaction from Iran’s political...

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The Metro: Are GLP-1s outweighing the body positivity movement?

The Metro, Cary Junior II February 18, 2026

In the 2010s, the effort to uplift people with bigger bodies shifted online. The Body Positivity Movement expanded its reach...

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The Metro: How a fake study shaped 25 years of pesticide policy

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 17, 2026

When a government agency decides whether a chemical in your food is safe, where does the science come from? Most...

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Paczki Day - APCC
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The Metro: Paczki Day highlights Polish culture and history

The Metro, Cary Junior II February 17, 2026

For practicing Catholics, today is the last day to indulge in some of your favorite snacks and treats before lent—and...

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The Metro: How the Negro Leagues transformed baseball and American culture

The Metro, Cary Junior II February 17, 2026

The Negro Leagues are widely credited with revolutionizing baseball. The aggressive, scrappy, base-stealing style of play was an attraction for fans...

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Empty Chairs at Restaurant
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The Metro: Fear is the new recession. How immigration enforcement is affecting small businesses

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 16, 2026

Across the country, small businesses in immigrant communities are reporting the same pattern: customers are disappearing, workers aren't showing up,...

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The Metro: President Trump won’t regulate pollution. Can Michigan do that on its own?

The Metro, Sam Corey February 16, 2026

In 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed one of the most aggressive clean energy laws in the country — requiring Michigan...

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The Metro: Ann Arbor’s bid to dump DTE and go public

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 12, 2026

If you live in southeast Michigan, chances are you have a DTE story — the kind where your food spoiled...

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