The Metro: Southfield neighbors confront the moral weight of silence
It began in a living room in Southfield. Six people around a table in February, trying to figure out what...
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The Metro: Southfield neighbors confront the moral weight of silence
It began in a living room in Southfield. Six people around a table in February, trying to figure out what...
The Metro: Michigan’s Senate primary has become a proxy war for the Democratic Party’s soul
The Metro is closely watching the race for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat. The Republican side is settled. Former Congressman...
The Metro: Detroit’s Senate Theater revives the lost art of silent film with live organ performance
For over 30 years, silent films were a major attraction at theaters. The movies relied on visual storytelling techniques and...
The Metro: Women’s baseball has a long history. Can a new league cement its future?
For over a century, women have been playing baseball. Some of the earliest teams can be traced back to the...
The Metro: Detroit’s newest department aims to prevent violence by building peace
One of the most popular programs in the City of Detroit is community violence intervention. It’s a policy that tasks...
The Metro: Drones are coming to a police department near you. Is the privacy tradeoff worth it?
The cities of Dearborn and Warren, MI have launched Drone-as-a-First-Responder programs. In Dearborn, a drone can now reach a 911...
The Metro: Detroit’s Venice could be underwater. Who should protect it?
These days, when it rains, it much more often pours. That’s due in large part to climate change. Heat waves are...
The Metro: ICE’s media machine and the voices going quiet
The Metro team has been noticing a chilling effect as we dig for answers and information: some sources who used...
The Metro: The view of Iran from the diaspora living in metro Detroit
The war in Iran — and the regional fallout — is continuing. Without Congressional authorization, President Donald Trump and Israel launched strikes...
The Metro: Inside Mon Coeur, a bookstore dedicated entirely to romance
Romance books have been growing in popularity over the last few years. Now bookstores are following suit. Carolyn Haering opened...
The Metro: Who speaks for Iranians? On the limits of American assumptions
The United States has a long history of deciding what Iranians want. Saturday, it happened again. Without Congressional authorization, President...
The Metro: Literature scholar examines queer romance stories amid the success of ‘Heated Rivalry’
Since late last year, “Heated Rivalry”—a series about two male hockey players who fall in love— has taken the country...