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A "Vote Here" sign outside a voting location in Michigan on Election Day 2023.
  • Community & Quality of Life
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The Metro: What it means to improve voting access for people with disabilities

John Filbrandt October 29, 2024

In the 2022 election, 20% of people with disabilities were likely to face difficulties voting. That’s compared to 6% of...

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A family riding bikes at an Oakland County park in fall.
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Oakland County Parks millage proposal could bring major improvements if passed

Amanda LeClaire October 29, 2024

Voters in Oakland County will decide on Nov. 5 whether to approve a millage increase to fund the county’s park...

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Created Equal: Organized labor could level up the video game industry

Sasha Bacon October 28, 2024

Video games are a huge part of American culture and a largely profitable industry. But even as the industry booms,...

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I-75_Chrysler_Freeway_looking_south
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The Metro: How capping I-75 could reconnect communities

John Filbrandt October 25, 2024

In the 1940s, Detroit, like many communities across the country, saw the highway system tear through Black neighborhoods. It disrupted...

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Michigan voters protest regarding abortion rights
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For many Michigan voters, abortion is the only issue when it comes to voting for the next President of the United States

Steve Carmody October 25, 2024

Michigan voters are casting ballots for the next President of the United States.Perhaps no issue is more divisive among Michigan...

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Detroit Water and Sewerage Department employees replacing lead service lines in Detroit's Pingree Park neighborhood, October 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit to replace thousands of lead service lines by year’s end

Bre'Anna Tinsley October 24, 2024

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is still on schedule to replace thousands of lead service lines by the end...

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David Silver and Jeff Jones in WDET's studios
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The Metro: Detroit Horse Power breaks ground on new facility, galloping to 2026 opening

John Filbrandt October 23, 2024

The next polo champion or Olympian could be a Detroiter.  Historically, horseback riding isn't an activity you see often in...

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"The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future" by Robert P. Jones.
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Created Equal: Christian nationalism and the hidden roots of white supremacy in America

Sasha Bacon October 22, 2024

When Donald Trump says, “Make America Great Again,” what era is he referring to and which demographic is he appealing to?Robert...

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Robyn Vincent (left) and Tia Graham, co-hosts of "The Metro," with Patchwork Culinary Project Founder Nick Sanchez at WDET Studios, Oct. 22, 2024.
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The Metro: Patchwork Culinary Project helping to create opportunities for immigrants

John Filbrandt October 22, 2024

Oftentimes, when we think of the immigrant story, we think about people coming to a new country for better opportunities...

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Birth Detroit recently hosted a ribbon-cutting for its new Birth Center at 8575 Heritage Place in Detroit.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s first freestanding birthing center opens; Detroit Future City Equity Forum + more

Nargis Rahman October 22, 2024

Tonight on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover Detroit Future City's upcoming Equity Forum; Detroit's new (and only) freestanding birthing center...

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Ian E. Abbott
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Created Equal: Defining the American ‘Middle’

Sasha Bacon October 18, 2024

Jeremy Hobson is the host of The Middle, a National Public Radio call-in show about the geographic middle of our country...

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Birch Kemp (center), executive director of Arboretum Detroit, gives a tour of Circle Forest in Detroit's Poletown East neighborhood.
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The Metro: Nonprofit reclaiming nature in Poletown with ‘Circle Forest’ restoration project

Dorothy Jones October 17, 2024

Detroit’s Poletown neighborhood is now home to a restored forest.   Detroit Future City and Arboretum Detroit worked with community members,...

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