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The Metro: Experts say flying still safe despite recent plane crashes having some on edge

Robyn Vincent, David Leins, The Metro March 5, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. If you are nervous about flying right now, you’re likely not...

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Inside the Flex-N-Gate manufacturing plant in Detroit.
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The Metro: How will Trump’s tariffs affect Michigan’s auto industry?

David Leins, The Metro, Lauren Myers March 5, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Trump administration's tariffs on Canada and Mexico went into effect...

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"A Domestic Cook Book: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen," by Malinda Russell is the first known cookbook published by a Black woman.
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The Metro: Preserving the oldest known published cookbook written by a Black woman

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Tia Graham March 5, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. "A Domestic Cook Book: For the Kitchen," published by Malinda Russell...

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Detroit Department of Transportation and its predecessor, the Department of Street Railways, has used many iterations of trolleys, streetcars and buses over the years.
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The Metro: New campaign aims to ‘Bring Back the Tracks’ on Michigan Avenue

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Lauren Myers March 5, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. At the turn of the 20th century, metro Detroit had one...

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Ameneh Marhaba opened the African fusion pop-up Little Liberia in 2016.
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The Metro: Exploring connections between food and culture with Detroit area chefs

The Metro, Trevor McConico, Sam Corey March 4, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. There are many religious rituals and traditions practiced around the world...

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Detroit lacrosse coach Liam McElroy holds traditional and contemporary lacrosse sticks at WDET Studios, Monday, March 3, 2025.
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The Metro: The past and present of the indigenous sport lacrosse in Detroit

The Metro, Tia Graham March 3, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Long before this city was home to gator shoes, Ford...

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Ferndale Sign Suburb Metro Detroit
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The Metro: License plate cameras at Ferndale-Detroit border creating controversy

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Lauren Myers March 3, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Detroit Documenters have been taking notes on growing tensions in...

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Crews continue to work on the water main break in Southwest Detroit.
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The Metro: Repairing the broken water main in Southwest Detroit

The Metro, Sam Corey March 3, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s been two weeks since streets and basements flooded on Beard...

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Stock photo of people looking at their smartphones.
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The Metro: Should cellphones be restricted in Michigan schools?

David Leins, The Metro, Cary Junior II, Trevor McConico March 3, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Educators have been sounding the alarm that cellphones disrupt learning. More...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her 2025 State of the State address.
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The Metro: Recapping Governor Whitmer’s 7th State of the State Speech

The Metro, Russ McNamara, Sam Corey February 27, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Governor Gretchen Whitmer held her seventh State of the State Speech...

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Exterior of the Detroit Opera House
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The Metro: Detroit Opera puts a new twist on Handel’s ‘Rinaldo’

David Leins, The Metro, Ryan Patrick Hooper February 27, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. A major opera star is under the spotlight at the Detroit...

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A family in Dearborn's Southend on their front porch. This photograph is featured in "Seeing the Southend" at the Arab American National Museum.
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The Metro: New exhibit shows the power and purpose of seeing Arab Americans as ordinary

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 27, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. For many Arab Americans in Southeast Michigan, Dearborn is a point...

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