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A photo of Tigers diehard Josh Tebeau rooting on the team in Cleveland.
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The Metro: Detroit Tigers start spring training

John Filbrandt, The Metro February 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. While it does not feel like spring, warmer days and Detroit...

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The City of Detroit has up to 120 days to create an Action Plan to determine how specifically the funds will be used.
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The Metro: HUD gives Detroit $346M to prevent basement flooding

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Tia Graham February 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The rise of water main breaks, extreme weather events and flooded...

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The Metro: Local nonprofit advocates for ‘holistic’ approach to ending homelessness

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Tia Graham, Trevor McConico February 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Earlier this month, two children from a family facing homelessness —...

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The Metro: Thrifting takes center stage at 7th Annual Rags $2 Riches fashion show

The Metro, Tia Graham February 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. While you might look amazing in your latest clothing purchase from...

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Former Michigan Gov. George Romney and former Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanaugh at the front of a 10,000-person march at Fort Street and Woodward Avenue in Detroit, in solidarity with the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.
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The Metro: 60 years since Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Metro, Robyn Vincent February 20, 2025

It’s been 60 years since a pivotal moment in the fight for equality in America.  In March 1965, Reverend Dr....

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The Metro: A warm community event brings artists together at the LOVE Building

The Metro, Tia Graham February 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. This has been one of the coldest weeks of winter, but...

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Three boys, identities unknown, pose in front of a five and dime store in Detroit’s Near East Side. The area includes the Brush Park, Paradise Valley, and Black Bottom neighborhoods, 1930s-1940s.
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The Metro: Black history is Detroit’s history

The Metro, Tia Graham, Trevor McConico February 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. It's Black History Month, and we want to recognize that Detroit...

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The Clark Sisters perform at the Michigan Central grand reopening concert on Thursday, June 6, 2024.
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The Metro: Exploring the ties between Detroit music and the Black church

The Metro, Tia Graham, Cary Junior II February 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Detroit is one of the most important music cities in America. ...

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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison and Mayor Mike Duggan shake hands at a press conference.
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The Metro: Funding is running out for ShotStopper crime reduction program

The Metro, Sam Corey February 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. ShotStoppers is Detroit’s most prized crime reduction program. For a little...

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Incarcerated students use tablets for educational purposes
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The Metro: Edovo Foundation connects incarcerated people to education and information

John Filbrandt, The Metro February 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.The recent film “Sing Sing” is giving viewers a lot to think...

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The Metro: The crisis of local news in the age of AI and Trump

The Metro, David Leins, Robyn Vincent February 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Artificial intelligence is entering nearly every profession. It can help gain insights...

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Sign outside a library reads, "A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessities of life."
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The Metro: Library cards go beyond just books

John Filbrandt, The Metro, Tia Graham February 17, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The public library is more than a place that houses books...

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