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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.
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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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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
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Detroit singer-songwriter Allye Gaietto premieres new single “I Guess I Don’t” from forthcoming album “Hoping For More”

Jeff Milo January 28, 2022

Detroit-based singer/songwriter Allye Gaietto excels at capturing the emotional turbulence we endure, from hope to grief. Gaietto’s songs on her...

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Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum candelight vigil
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Detroiters bid farewell to Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum 

Laura Herberg January 28, 2022

A handful of people gathered Thursday in the parking lot of a Detroit Meijer to say goodbye to the 100-year-old...

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Members of the public voice concerns during a Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's public hearing at TCF Center in Detroit, Oct. 20, 2021.
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How Ohio and Alabama’s redistricting rulings could affect new maps in Michigan

Detroit Today January 28, 2022

Michigan’s new political maps are historic. They’re the first maps drawn by a citizen’s redistricting commission, not politicians. But that...

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General Motors President Mark Reuss Hummer Electric Vehicle
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Michigan needs knowledge-sector jobs, says Crain’s Detroit Business columnist

Detroit Today January 28, 2022

Michigan companies are constantly vying for subsidies and incentives from lawmakers with the promise of creating more jobs. This week,...

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Oxford shooter’s attorneys planning insanity defense

Quinn Klinefelter January 28, 2022

Update 2:33 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28: This story has been updated with a statement from Oxford Community Schools. Attorneys for...

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Redrawn Michigan House Map 2022
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Groups to challenge partisan fairness of Michigan House map

Associated Press January 28, 2022

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Several groups announced Friday they will sue to challenge Michigan’s new state House map, alleging it...

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Culture D-Tour: The art of practicing gratitude with Detroit artist Kristle Marshall

LaToya Cross, Amanda LeClaire, Courtney Randolph January 27, 2022

In April 2020, just when the world was forced into a lockdown caused by COVID-19, Kristle Marshall was ready to...

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Dry January
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Going sober? Detroit bars and brands are embracing “dry January” and beyond

Ryan Patrick Hooper January 27, 2022

The idea of “dry January” -- giving up alcohol or other vices for a month to kick off the year...

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Didn’t learn much about sex in school? Zoë Ligon fills in the gaps with “Carnal Knowledge”

Ryan Patrick Hooper January 27, 2022

Sex educator Zoë Ligon has made a name for herself as the “dildo duchess of Detroit." There's plenty to back...

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Reporters react to Whitmer’s State of the State speech

Detroit Today January 27, 2022

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave her State of the State speech Wednesday night. She discussed her agenda and highlighted her ability...

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Watch live: Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement

NPR, Associated Press January 27, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, numerous sources said Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden his...

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Two people hold hands with one wearing a silver ring above candles
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Motor City Mobile Wellness aims to bring holistic health care to Detroiters 

Amanda LeClaire January 27, 2022

In June 2020, Rachel Thompson and Yoda.Kai lost their six-month-old daughter, Amaru. “We called an ambulance for help,” Thompson says, and “instead of receiving...

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