Sheffield team says all of city’s stakeholders are helping design new mayoral administration
Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield is shaping her administration’s personnel and policy priorities.A group of 18 committees will advise Sheffield about...
In The Groove: Morgan Nagler’s excellent ‘Cradle The Pain,’ Robyn returns to up your ‘Dopamine’
New week, new music from Perfume Genius, Lady Wray, Chronixx, Morgan Nadler and more. Check the playlist below and listen...
The Metro: The case for a Detroit land conservancy
Detroit has finally started to regain some population, but it has a long way to go. And that means there’s...
The Metro: Why more people don’t know about Michigan’s first Black congressmember
Detroit has a number of famous representatives. Representatives John Dingell, labor leader Patrick McNamara, and Congressmember John Conyers. Charles Diggs...
In The Groove: Celeste’s stunning voice, plus new music from Glyders & Yellow Days
Scoping out new music from Glyders, a psyched-out trio from Chicago on Drag City, plus Yellow Days is back with...
The Metro: Detroit’s culture, mystery, and memory — now in puzzle form
Walk through Detroit long enough and the city starts talking to you — in murals, in corner bars, in the...
The Metro: Filmmaker of Detroit documentary wants his art to heal
Detroit has changed a lot in the last two decades. There’s more investment in the downtown and midtown areas. There...
The Metro: Why tackling affordability issues was the winning message for candidates across the country
Last week, Democrats ran across the country on alleviating the issue of affordability. Those people spreading the message were often...
The Metro: Why Detroit residents are happy with Sheffield’s victory
Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield ran on several promises: creating job opportunities for young people, improving schools, and investing in neighborhoods. It's...
The Metro: A Detroit doctor offers a remedy for America’s health care headache
Seeing a doctor in America comes with numerous costs—the wait for an appointment, the hours on hold with insurance, the...
In The Groove: New releases from Chronixx, Butcher Brown, Don Was, MRKT + more
A heavy dose of new music discovery from Chronixx, Don Was, Butcher Brown, Lawne, Detroit’s own MRKT, Momoko Gill and...
The Metro: Community suppers in Midtown feed community amid SNAP uncertainty
Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — also known as EBT and Bridge Card in Michigan — is...