The Metro: Royal Oak’s Sidetrack Bookshop opened with no shelves — now it’s a community institution
Sidetrack Bookshop is an independent book store in Royal Oak. It’s nestled between Washington Avenue and the train tracks there....
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The Metro: Royal Oak’s Sidetrack Bookshop opened with no shelves — now it’s a community institution
Sidetrack Bookshop is an independent book store in Royal Oak. It’s nestled between Washington Avenue and the train tracks there....
The Metro: Art and nature come together at Palmer Park festival
There’s something special about the way nature creates its own art and it's even more special how creativity can live,...
The Metro: The silence around Sudan, and a poet trying to break it
Four years in, the war in Sudan has produced the largest displacement crisis in the world. Nearly 14 million people...
The Metro: A lesser known way the Trump administration is removing immigrants from the country
The Trump administration has cracked down on immigration. President Donald Trump has conducted more ICE raids, signaled tougher security at...
The Metro: Dabls brings 45 years of artistry to MOCAD’s reopening exhibition
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is re-opening this weekend after closing last year to perform renovations on the...
The Metro: Bookstock fosters literacy through community effort
Bookstock Michigan, one of the largest used book and media sales in the country is back. Each year at Laurel...
The Metro: The Y Arts teen film festival gives young filmmakers a powerful platform
Young people have stories to tell. The Detroit Teen Truth Film Festival is a place for them to share those...
The Metro: In the wake of teen takeovers, Detroit’s youth affairs office tries to give teens a place to be
Large groups of teenagers have been gathering in downtown Detroit organized on TikTok and Snapchat. It’s part of a national...
The Metro: The Joy Project helps people access healing and identity through food
Food is more than what’s on your plate. It's a direct reflection of identity, of history, it's a reflection of...
The Metro: ‘The most magnificent public utility.’ Libraries are making a comeback
Almost 70 years after National Library Week was founded, the amount of time we spend reading something pales in comparison...
The Metro: The Trump administration hit the brakes on EVs. But EV charging stations are accelerating in the state
Inquiries for new electric vehicles has risen more than a quarter since America and Israel's war in Iran began. But...
The Metro: How vinyl records outlived the formats meant to replace them
Technology changes the world around us at a fast pace. So fast, our jobs, the way we communicate, even the...