The Metro: 22-acre park opens on Detroit’s riverfront
There’s a new park on the riverfront in downtown Detroit, and you can’t miss it. The 22-acre Ralph C Wilson, Jr....
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The Metro: 22-acre park opens on Detroit’s riverfront
There’s a new park on the riverfront in downtown Detroit, and you can’t miss it. The 22-acre Ralph C Wilson, Jr....
The Metro: What future workplaces could look like
It’s been over five years since the COVID-19 pandemic and local autoworkers are have taken steps to move its employees back...
The Metro: What it looks like to repair Detroit homes
One of the biggest issues Detroiters face has to do with their homes. There are a fair number of homes...
The Metro: Expert says curfew penalties don’t work
Three teenagers and a four-year-old were killed in a string of deadly shootings in Detroit during the summer. In response, Mayor...
The Metro: What Americans think about President Trump’s foreign policy
Almost a decade ago, President Donald Trump began campaigning on a very different American policy than the one we previously...
The Metro: Community organizers support and promote the arts in Hamtramck
Hamtramck has a vibrant arts scene. In duplexes around the city, you can hear people playing in a local band...
The Metro: MOCAD’s Co-Director talks 20 years bringing fine arts to community
The Museum of Contemporary Arts Detroit is celebrating 20 years in 2026. As part of its anniversary, the museum is...
The Metro: Building a Detroit that moves everyone
Detroit is famous for cars, but getting around the city is complicated if you don’t drive. Deanne Austin has spent...
The Metro: How Detroit’s next mayor can reduce homelessness
Poverty is going up in Detroit. So too are the costs of food and housing. All of this means that...
The Metro: Legendary Comic George Wallace on tour in Detroit
George Wallace's observational humor, and masterful storytelling have earned him a place among comedy's most iconic figures. As a comic, writer...
The Metro: Whitmer pardons Hmong community leader, Michigan father facing deportation
Amid reports that federal immigration officials are accelerating the deportation process of Lue Yang, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pardoned the...
The Metro:‘Something compelling about the democratic ideal’ — the case for more representative democracy
When it comes to our federal system, we often don’t have a representative, majoritarian democracy. That means the idea of...