The Metro: Crowd plays key role in comedian Sam Tallent’s sets
Sam Tallent is an entertainer who has spent two decades on the stage as a musician and comedian. Sam, like...
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The Metro: Crowd plays key role in comedian Sam Tallent’s sets
Sam Tallent is an entertainer who has spent two decades on the stage as a musician and comedian. Sam, like...
The Metro: Non-profit engages Black church community to improve voter turnout
Voter turnout in Detroit is low. Only a fraction of registered voters cast a ballot when Election Day comes. But...
The Metro: Detroit’s oldest cemetery will be lit up for tours this weekend
Cemeteries are the last place one might look for things to do over the weekend. But, if you appreciate reflection...
The Metro: What’s downstream for dam removal in Michigan’s rivers?
Southeast Michigan’s streams and rivers are studded by shadows of our industrial past. Henry Ford brought mass production of vehicles...
The Metro: Fall favorites to check off your bucket list
Fall is here, and that means cool nights, crispy leaves and the smell of hot apple cider. But the season...
The Metro: Wayne State’s new program to enroll more Detroit students
The cost of college isn’t just measured in tuition dollars. For many students, part of the challenge is navigating the...
The Metro: Detroit’s juvenile attorneys face old pay rates in a new era of youth violence
The attorneys representing young people in Detroit’s courts say their pay hasn’t kept pace with their purpose. They haven’t received...
The Metro: Where Senate candidates stand on electric vehicles, tariffs
The next Senator representing Michigan could shift the balance of power in Washington, and their policies relating to the auto...
The Metro: What urban farmers need from Detroit’s next mayor
There are about 2,200 urban gardens across Detroit. In a place with a lot of empty tracts, that can be...
The Metro: StoryFest explores the hidden forces that shape community
In metro Detroit, there’s constant movement. People coming, going, or staying by insistence or force. But sometimes the strongest currents...
The Metro: Warren police launch program to break the cycle of domestic violence
The thousands of domestic violence calls Warren police receive annually are pushing law enforcement to act differently, to move faster...
The Metro: Pot for potholes, or a hit to equity? Advocates push back
Michigan’s cannabis industry has become one of the largest in the nation. Last year alone, people here bought over $3...
