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Michigan shows up to proclaim No Kings

Russ McNamara, Quinn Klinefelter, Amanda LeClaire, Colin Jackson June 16, 2025

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Detroit attorney Todd Perkins formally announced his campaign for mayor on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the Considine Little Rock Recreation Center in Detroit's North End neighborhood.
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The Metro: Meet Todd Perkins: Attorney, advocate, and Detroit mayoral hopeful

Nadia Zyiad June 16, 2025
Jerome Vaughn at the Mackinac Policy conference sit down for an interview.
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Mackinac Policy Conference: Victory on roads

Jerome Vaughn June 14, 2025
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Post Pandemic, Hollywood May Skip Theaters to Release At Home

LaToya Cross, Ryan Patrick Hooper April 7, 2020

Entertainment is one of many elements of society that’s transforming right before our eyes during the COVID-19 pandemic. But instead...

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Belle Isle Grand Prix
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Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle Cancelled, Will Return in 2021

admin April 7, 2020

This year’s Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The race was scheduled...

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Fried Food Restaurant Kitchen Cook Ford Field Chef 11/22/2017
  • Coronavirus in Michigan
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Michigan Restaurants Report $491 Million In Lost Sales During COVID-19 Closures

LaToya Cross, Ryan Patrick Hooper April 7, 2020

A mandatory shutdown of all dine-in service at local restaurants has created major financial shortfalls for the state’s restaurant industry...

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St. Clair Shores Senior Activities Center
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Coronavirus in Michigan
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Caregivers For the Elderly Take on New Challenges With Physical Distancing

Detroit Today April 7, 2020

The most vulnerable to COVID-19 and its consequences are the elderly and immunocompromised. "We have learned what an essential person...

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Guitarist
  • Coronavirus in Michigan
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift
  • Jobs & the Economy

Michigan Group Launches Musician Relief Fund, Giving Out $500 Grants

LaToya Cross, Ryan Patrick Hooper April 6, 2020

Courtesy of the Michigan Music Alliance In the past few weeks, members of the freelance gig economy have become even...

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Michigan legislature
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Michigan Lawmakers Are Meeting to Vote Despite COVID-19 Infection Concerns

Russ McNamara April 6, 2020

Michigan’s Legislature will be convening tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7, to vote on an extension of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency declaration amid the...

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Ford Coronavirus (Ford)
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Automakers Help to Fill Medical Equipment Shortage, But It’s Not Easy

Cheyna Roth, Jake Neher April 6, 2020

One of the biggest challenges the United States faces in the coronavirus pandemic is a shortage of life-saving medical supplies...

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Detroit Skyline 1
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Coronavirus in Michigan
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • Politics, Government & Finance

COVID-19 Could Lead American Cities to Financial Ruin

Detroit Today April 6, 2020

The spread of COVID-19 has created a public health crisis while also triggering a financial calamity. "This is something that...

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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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DTE CEO: Suspending Shutoffs Necessary to Meet COVID-19 Need

Detroit Today April 6, 2020

The current public health crisis, and subsequent orders to stay at home, has stripped the economy down to essential industries....

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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Coronavirus in Michigan
  • Morning Edition

Homeless During COVID-19: “I Wash My Hands, If I Can Find Water. I Don’t Want to Die.”

Laura Herberg April 3, 2020

I’ve been out here for about a week.  Staying away from people, right about now. I was in an abandoned house,...

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Billy Davis
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  • Culture & Music

Billy Davis, the Detroit Guitar Legend Who Taught Jimi Hendrix

Ann Delisi April 3, 2020

Billy Davis grew up picking cotton with his parents before landing in Detroit's Black Bottom Neighborhood.He met blues icon, John...

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Whitmer Stay at Home presser
  • Coronavirus in Michigan
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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  • Racial Attitudes

Gov. Whitmer: “Weeks Out” From COVID-19 Peak

Detroit Today April 3, 2020

The number of coronavirus cases continue to jump every day in Michigan. "Poverty is a pre-existing condition." — Gov. Gretchen...

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