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Police Line Do Not Cross
  • The Metro

The Metro: A contested police shooting, and a city’s own transparency law

Robyn Vincent, The Metro July 14, 2026

Hours before the Ford Fireworks last month, a Detroit police officer shot 18-year-old Alonzo Lee-Perkins several times during a foot...

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Nancy Kaffer
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Debate Week recap with the Freep’s Nancy Kaffer

Russ McNamara, Sophia Valchine July 13, 2026

Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for U.S. Senate three days after earning an endorsement from the Detroit...

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Detroit Newspapers News Journalism Free Press 8.9.17-jn
  • News

Detroit Free Press owner plans to buy Detroit News

Pat Batcheller January 29, 2026

The owners of the Detroit Free Press plan to acquire the Detroit News.USA Today's announcement comes less than a month...

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Industrial Seniors Apartments Detroit 2
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Sheffield announces new protocol for property managers in Detroit

Sascha Raiyn January 27, 2026

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield announced a new protocol that will increase oversight for property managers in the city – especially...

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A half-built bridge over the Detroit River
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Mayoral debate tonight, Gordie Howe Bridge updates, and more

Jerome Vaughn October 15, 2025

Detroit voters will have an opportunity to see the two candidates for mayor debate each other tonight.  City Council president...

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The entrance to the Michigan Central Station is seen, Monday, May 13, 2024 in Detroit.
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: IndigiPitch connects Indigenous entrepreneurs and investors

Sascha Raiyn October 14, 2025

A startup competition is soliciting business proposals from Indigenous entrepreneurs in Michigan. It's called IndigiPitch, and it's organized by 20...

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Hudsons Skyscraper Building Bedrock
  • The Metro

The Metro: Public money flows into Hudson’s but returns are unclear

Robyn Vincent, The Metro August 25, 2025

Dan Gilbert’s Hudson’s tower was sold as a symbol of comeback for Detroit — a shiny promise of jobs, growth,...

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A photo of the Detroit riverfront on Friday, July 28, 2023.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News
  • The Metro

The Metro: Was justice served for ex-Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO who stole $44M?

The Metro, Cary Junior II, Tia Graham April 30, 2025

Last week, a federal judge sentenced the former Chief Financial Officer of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, William Smith, to 19...

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WDET intern Natalie Albrecht and Metro co-host Tia Graham pose with Neil Rubin, honorary chairperson of Bookstock, at WDET Studios.
  • Education
  • News
  • The Metro

The Metro: Bookstock, Detroit’s largest used-book sale, supporting literacy initiatives across the state

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Tia Graham April 17, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. As spring arrives, so does Bookstock — Michigan’s largest used book...

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"Rust Belt Reporter" by John Gallagher.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News
  • The Metro

The Metro: ‘Rust Belt Reporter’ John Gallagher releases memoir

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Sam Corey February 10, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Detroit Free Press Reporter and columnist John Gallagher had a front...

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Alpino manager Thomas Chen, right, talks with Eddie Gillis, center, of Flat Rock, and Tom Duffy, left, of Milford as they dine with their wives Wendy Duffy, foreground left, and Angie Gillis at Alpino in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.
  • Ann Delisi's Essential Cooking
  • Food & Dining
  • News

Ann Delisi: Alpino named Detroit Free Press’ 2024 Restaurant of the Year

Ann Delisi March 8, 2024

The Detroit Free Press and the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers on Thursday named Alpino in Detroit its 2024 Restaurant of...

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Maxwell Leonard applies an egg wash to a pastry at his shop There is No Secret Bakery located at 821 Livernois Street in Ferndale on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.
  • Ann Delisi's Essential Cooking
  • Food & Dining
  • News

Ann Delisi: Detroit Free Press reveals its top 10 new restaurants of 2024

Ann Delisi March 7, 2024

The Detroit Free Press and the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers have unveiled their list of the Top 10 New Restaurants...

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