CONTAINER on The Metro: Chef Godwin’s Yum Village
Yum Village is an Afro-Caribbean restaurant bordering Detroit’s New Center and North End neighborhoods, just off Woodward Avenue.Owner and chef...
“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: Life on Detroit’s canals — and the fix that could end it
You can get to Coriander Kitchen and Farm by car but some people come by boat, down a canal on...
The Metro: What Republican candidates need to do to win Michigan
It’s said that all politics is local. But these days, that doesn’t appear to be so true. Instead, a lot...
The Metro: A room that left Detroit 100 years ago lives on through Rachel Lutz’s Peacock Room
The Peacock Room that left Detroit 100 years ago lives on today in Rachel Lutz's boutique. When looking for a...
The Metro: She rebuilt her block when Highland Park couldn’t. Now she wants to run the city
In 2011, Highland Park couldn’t pay its electric bill. So DTE took the streetlights off the poles, about 1,400 of...
The Metro: What Abdul El-Sayed learned from being outspent 11-1
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed says he saw it coming. “When you launch a campaign and you're trying to get money out...
The Metro: How the evolution of visual culture changed Mexican cinema forever
Fantastico: Wild and Winsome Posters from Mexico’s Golden Age, 1936-1960 will open to the public for free on the evening...
The Metro: Detroit expands public transit, one millage at a time
Wayne County residents overwhelmingly approved a millage that ensures everyone pays into the suburban public transit system, known as SMART. ...
Metro: Progressives win up and down ballot
Michigan primaries usually come and go with most people not voting. They’re low-profile elections in August, and turnout tends to...
The Metro: Has economic populism come to Michigan?
Ever since President Donald Trump won a second term, Democrats have been arguing with each other about the same two...
The Metro: Is voting the least we can do, or the most?
The polls are open in Michigan today. And by tonight, most of us will have done the thing we’re told...
The Metro: BasBlue encourages women to pursue entrepreneurship in Detroit
BasBlue, an organization of women and non-binary individuals, celebrated a five year anniversary by focusing on their Future Founders and...