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The nonprofit Life Remodeled is working to develop a new opportunity hub on the east side called Anchor Detroit.
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The Metro: Detroit nonprofit renovating vacant school into east side community hub

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Lauren Myers, Trevor McConico February 11, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Roughly 200 public schools have closed in Detroit between 2000-2015. These...

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Attendees cheer as President Donald Trump speaks after taking the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
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The Metro: Detroit students navigate a new political climate

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Robyn Vincent February 10, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. President Donald Trump said he will shut down the U.S. Department...

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The Metro: Should students be paid to attend school?

The Metro, Cary Junior II, Robyn Vincent January 27, 2025

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 students across the nation have been missing more school. The percentage of chronically absent students...

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Michigan Hall of Justice
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Court of Appeals says MDHHS acted too quickly to sever parent’s rights

Rick Pluta January 7, 2025

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled the due process rights of a woman who lost parental rights to her...

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The Michigan Hall of Justice.
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Michigan Supreme Court to hear youth life without parole challenge

Rick Pluta January 6, 2025

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear cases in January that could decide whether more younger defendants convicted of murder will...

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Hood Village, an urban survival and outdoor camping experience for kids, runs Aug. 30-Sept. 1 inside Avalon Village, Highland Park.
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Detroit Evening Report: Highland Park’s ‘Mama Shu’ talks Avalon Village, Hood Camp

Sascha Raiyn December 31, 2024

This week on the Detroit Evening Report, we’re reflecting on some of the stories we’ve reported on at WDET this...

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Visitors take in a holiday display at the Ford Rotunda Christmas Fantasy in 1959.
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CuriosiD: What happened to the Cobo Hall Christmas Carnival?

Amanda LeClaire December 12, 2024

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we...

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A girl fills a water bottle at a faucet with a mounted filter.
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Water filter systems for hundreds of schools and daycare centers to be funded by grants

Lester Graham December 6, 2024

Hundreds of schools and day care centers will receive grants for water filters. The filters are to protect children from...

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Kintsugi Village, located in the former St. Vincent Middle School in Corktown, aims to provide education, training and resources to the local community.
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The Metro: Nonprofit seeks to create community hub in former Corktown school site    

Dorothy Jones November 27, 2024

A local nonprofit is working to transform a former school property in Corktown into a community hub that will house...

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Detroiter Yelitsa Jean-Charles launched Healthy Roots Dolls to promote self love among children of color.
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Detroit-based Healthy Roots Dolls addressing need for diverse representation in toys

John Filbrandt November 26, 2024

When you don’t have hair that is seen as beautiful by the mainstream, it's often hard to see the beauty...

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Oxford High School shooting victims call for action
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State and county officials not on same page as Oxford shooting victims look for answers

Alex McLenon November 19, 2024

Nearly three years after a teenager killed four of his classmates in a shooting at Oxford High School, victims’ families...

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Since the MI HEARTSafe program began in 2013, 994 schools have earned the honor.
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Detroit Evening Report: State designates record number of schools as ‘HEARTSafe’

Nargis Rahman November 7, 2024

Several organizations will come together next week to celebrate more than 300 schools that have taken steps to prepare for...

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