The Metro: Cinco de Mayo history and celebrations in Southwest Detroit
This Sunday is Cinco de Mayo, a day that commemorates a significant event in Mexican history. On May 5, 1862,...
FORCE Detroit working to empower young people through city’s ShotStoppers program
A Detroit community organization claims it’s helped eliminate about three-quarters of the shootings in one of the most violent areas...
The Metro Events Guide: Celebrating Detroit’s international influence on music, urban planning and more
Detroiters already know that we have the best music, but it’s always nice when the world recognizes it too. One...
Detroit Evening Report: People’s Food Co-op opens; Detroit unveils historic preservation plan and more
On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the opening of Detroit People's Food Co-op, Detroit City...
The Metro: Dreamz Two Reality basketball game to showcase Detroit’s hoop talents
For some, basketball is just a fun sport to play. But for others, it’s a ticket to a better future....
Created Equal: Air pollution is plaguing Detroiters’ lungs
Detroit’s air is dirty, and according to a new report from the American Lung Association, dirtier than most cities in...
Created Equal: What Columbia University’s crackdown on protesters tell us about free speech on college campuses
Hundreds of protesters have been arrested on college campuses across the country in recent weeks. The escalating tensions between student-led...
Created Equal: Foster care in America from a children’s advocate raised in the system
Andrew Bridge spent 11 years of his childhood in foster care and says the system did more harm than good....
The Metro: Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest reveals top 4 finalists for $100K grand prize
For over a decade, the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown has positioned itself as a small business incubator in...
New child tax credit bills introduced in Michigan Legislature
Bills introduced in the Michigan Legislature would offer many lower-income parents a tax break for every child under 4 years...
Local nonprofit aims to plant Detroit’s first-ever forest of giant sequoia trees
A nonprofit in Detroit’s Poletown east neighborhood is partnering with an organization in northern Michigan to plant Detroit’s first ever...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan research institute examines impact of war in Gaza on religious minorities
The Michigan and Washington, D.C.-based educational research group Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) this month released the third...