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This mural, painted by Detroit-based artist Jesse Kassel, was one of eight painted across Michigan during the 2020 election to encourage people to vote.
  • Elections
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Michigan special elections: What metro Detroiters should know before May 6

Jenny Sherman May 2, 2025
Stacey Hotwaxx Hale performs a DJ set at WDET
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  • The Boulevard

Respect the Architect: Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale

Waajeed May 1, 2025

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Inside Shed 5 at Eastern Market
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The Metro Events Guide: Mother’s Day markets, May the fourth and more

Sophia Jozwiak May 1, 2025
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Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit offering summer safety tips for Safe Kids Month

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 1, 2025
Donald Trump waves to a rally crowd in Grand Rapids on November 5, 2024
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Republicans laud Trump’s first 100 days ahead of Michigan visit as Dems say he’s hurt the state

Colin Jackson April 29, 2025

President Donald Trump will be celebrating 100 days in office Tuesday with a trip to Macomb County. Trump’s visit comes...

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In this image released on Thursday, April, 17, is liberal leader Mark Carney, campaigning at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario in Oakville.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals win an election upended by Trump

Associated Press April 28, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in...

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Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero speaks to Mayor Mike Duggan during his FY25 budget proposal on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
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The Metro: Detroit Councilwoman Santiago-Romero is suing to get back on August primary ballot

Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey, The Metro April 28, 2025

We’re four months away from the primary and already, there’s drama with Detroit’s city council race. Unofficially, there are 45...

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Detroit Public Schools students walk through a school hallway.
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The Metro: Detroit public schools have higher than average teacher retention rates, report finds

Cary Junior II, The Metro April 28, 2025

Good teachers can be hard to find and even harder to keep, especially in districts with limited funding and high...

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Detroit Evening Report: Book launch, film screening to encourage inclusion of Asian American history in schools

Nargis Rahman April 28, 2025

The Asian American nonprofit Rising Voices is hosting an educational event this weekend to kick off Asian American and Pacific...

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  • In The Groove

In The Groove: New music from Nilüfer Yanya, Rodeo Boys, The Beths + more

Ryan Patrick Hooper April 28, 2025

Lots of back-to-backs today, spotlighting new stuff and old stuff from artists and comparing the results/the growth/the whatever. That included...

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New Orleans songwriter Joy Clark
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  • Culture & Music

Acoustic Café: NOLA newcomer Joy Clark in the studio, Tracy Chapman inches back, Jose Gonzalez + more

Rob Reinhart April 28, 2025

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, New Orleans singer-songwriter Joy Clark joins us this week in the studio to...

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This combination of photos shows Cubby Checker at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York on June 12, 2014, left, British singer Joe Cocker performing in Monaco on Aug. 5, 2011, center, and Cyndi Lauper at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Sept. 12, 2021.
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Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, White Stripes and Outkast get into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Associated Press April 28, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll...

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Lady Blackbird performed at The Ark in Ann Arbor on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Lady Blackbird, new music from Bon Iver, Lorde, Robert Randolph + more

Rob Reinhart April 28, 2025

In this week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, Lady Blackbird (pictured above), new songs from Bon Iver, Robert Randolph...

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The Michigan Hall of Justice.
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Michigan Supreme Court rules in embryo custody case

Rick Pluta April 28, 2025

A case involving a frozen embryo that’s at the center of a divorce dispute will not be heard by the...

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water coming out of a faucet
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Detroit Evening Report: Water affordability bills, measles misinformation + more

Hernz Laguerre April 25, 2025

Tonight on the Detroit Evening Report, a water affordability bill package is making a comeback in the state legislature. Plus,...

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Billboard that reads, "Did you know? Tobacco used bubble gum flavored e-cigs to hook our kids"
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MichMash: Preventing youth tobacco usage + more candidates eye Michigan US Senate Race

Hernz Laguerre April 25, 2025

Subscribe to MichMash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode: Meet the new...

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