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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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The Metro: How can streets be safer for bikers, pedestrians in Detroit?

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Sam Corey February 11, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The city of Detroit ranks No. 3 in the nation for...

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The Clark Park Coalition hosted joint practices and scrimmages with youth hockey players from Hockey in Harlem, an outdoor youth hockey program in New York, over Martin Luther King Jr. Day-weekend.
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The Metro: Clark Park Coalition keeping ice hockey alive in southwest Detroit

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Tia Graham February 10, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. There’s a hidden gem in Southwest Detroit that's keeping hockey, ice...

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Detroit Evening Report: Immigration raids stunt Detroit nonprofit

Sascha Raiyn February 4, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover immigration updates under the Trump Administration, overdose prevention training, free community events and more.Subscribe...

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The Metro: Pope Francis Center opens emergency warming shelter during extreme cold

John Filbrandt, The Metro February 4, 2025

When temperatures dipped dangerously low during the recent polar vortex, the Pope Francis Center opened a 24-hour emergency warming center...

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Former Dearborn Mayor John B. O'Reilly Jr.
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Detroit Evening Report: Former Dearborn mayor remembered; City of Detroit seeks social media influencer and more

Nargis Rahman February 3, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover a recent memorial for the late former Dearborn Mayor John O'Reilly Jr; Detroit's...

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Activists: ‘You have rights, regardless of immigration status’
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Activists: ‘You have rights, regardless of immigration status’

Bre'Anna Tinsley February 3, 2025

Immigration activists held a “Know Your Rights” rally in Detroit last week to remind all immigrants how they can protect...

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Drew Fralick, co-lead pastor of the Renaissance Vineyard Church in Ferndale, performs at the "Joke Gym" in the church's basement.
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The Metro: How a Ferndale church is building community through comedy

The Metro, Lauren Myers January 30, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The pandemic was a lonely time for a lot of people....

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Overall, the city of Dearborn experienced a dip in crime of about 7% in 2024, officials report.
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Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn officials report significant decrease in major crime

Bre'Anna Tinsley January 23, 2025

The city of Dearborn announced this week a significant decrease in major crime in 2024. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...

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MDHHS continues work to improve foster care system in Michigan

Nargis Rahman January 23, 2025

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recently shared a report before Judge Nancy G. Edmunds of the...

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Hamtramck Police Department seeks applicants for first Citizen Academy

Nargis Rahman January 16, 2025

The Hamtramck Police Department is rolling out a new Citizens Police Academy  — a new course for Hamtramck leaders to...

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L.I.V.E. Outreach Founder Malika Williams stands in front of what will become the organization's mobile support unit.
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L.I.V.E. Outreach wants to hit the road and help young Detroiters

John Filbrandt January 13, 2025

There are challenges young people and their families are facing daily — often invisible ones. And no matter how you...

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