The Metro: Why ‘the last vestige of acceptable racism’ is intensifying
A week ago, the Dearborn City Council moved its meeting to the public library because they expected a crowd. Police...
“The Metro” covers local and regional news and current affairs, arts and cultural events and topics, with a commitment to airing perspectives and uncovering stories underreported by mainstream media in Detroit.
The Metro: Why ‘the last vestige of acceptable racism’ is intensifying
A week ago, the Dearborn City Council moved its meeting to the public library because they expected a crowd. Police...
The Metro: ‘One Buck Rule’ has Michigan deer hunters divided
Editor's Note: This story was updated to include the 'earn a buck' pilot program being approved by the Michigan Natural...
The Metro: Jay Inslee on where the climate movement should go next
What should we make of the climate movement’s accomplishments over the last decade? On one side, the Inflation Reduction Act...
The Metro: International Overdose Awareness Day marks 25 years of prevention, education and saving lives
Overdoses are down across the country and in particular here in Michigan. Oakland County saw a 37% decrease in overdose...
The Metro: Every American president, in one Detroit room
In 2008, Damon DeWitt was 25, living in Miami. It was an election year, Barack Obama was running on a...
The Metro: How this Democratic Socialist plans to govern Ann Arbor
In November, Ann Arbor voters will decide whether their city should build its own electric utility and stop buying power...
The Metro: Allen Park welcomes second annual Paint the Park Mural and Art Festival
The Paint the Park Mural and Art Festival returns to Allen Park, in partnership with the Downtown Development Authority and...
The Metro: After anti-Muslim protest, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud on belonging in America
"Terrorist." "Trojan horse." "Terrorist sympathizer." These are the words top Republican officials have used to describe Muslim Americans in public...
The Metro: Mallory McMorrow on the clinics that closed, the race she left, and what her party got wrong
In 2022, Michigan voters wrote reproductive rights into the state constitution. Planned Parenthood of Michigan had fourteen health centers then....
The Metro: Jewish Democrats are divided on El-Sayed’s victory. Andy Levin says they shouldn’t be
This has been a hard moment for many Jewish people. Antisemitism has been on the rise, and Americans' views of...
The Metro: How does a new, gigantic bridge affect people living nearby?
The Gordie Howe International Bridge includes a mile and a half of cable and steel stretching across the Detroit River....
The Metro: He came to WDET as an intern. He leaves as its news director
In 2001, Detroit opened its polls with a big question on the ballot. Twenty-one people were running for mayor. Dennis...