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” 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: 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...
The Metro: Deaf volunteers say they were excluded at Comerica Park. A judge says their case can proceed
It began at Comerica Park during a summer Tigers game — lights bright against the sky, fans filling the stands,...
The Metro: New Black Box theatre takes center stage at University of Detroit Mercy
While the arts and humanities are facing defunding and disinvestment nationally, there’s a brand new space to experience the arts...
The Metro: A voyage toward Gaza, and into custody
A metro Detroit attorney who has helped lead multiple humanitarian flotillas bound for Gaza says she was abused and detained...
The Metro: Why Michigan’s clerks are against the ranked choice voting initiative
There are several initiatives to get on the 2026 ballot. One of them is to help implement ranked choice voting...
The Metro: InsideOut Literary Arts celebrates 30 years with a new move and new programs
For almost 30 years now, InsideOut Literary Arts has helped countless Detroit students find a love and passion for creative...
The Metro: Detroit Women’s Commission could shape policy alongside the next mayor
Detroit has always run on women’s strength: holding families together, organizing blocks, running the quiet machinery of care. Now, the...
