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2025 Environmental Voters Guide
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The Metro: Detroit’s climate future is on the ballot this August

David Leins, Robyn Vincent, The Metro July 30, 2025

This summer is tracking to be the hottest on record… but it could be among the coolest summers we have...

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Detroit mayoral candidate and businessman Joel Haashiim joins The Metro at WDET Studios, June 17, 2025.
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Mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim says manufacturing can create more affordable housing in Detroit

Pat Batcheller July 29, 2025

Detroit's mayoral candidates agree the city needs more affordable housing but have different ideas to solve the problem. Retired businessman Joel...

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DaNetta Simpson poses in front of the WDET logo
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Detroit mayoral candidate DaNetta Simpson pushes insurance plan to fix deteriorating homes

Quinn Klinefelter July 29, 2025

Detroiters face a pivotal primary election, and early voting is already underway. For the first time in a dozen years Mayor...

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Marcus Elliot.
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The Metro: Marcus Elliot fills Detroit parks with music

The Metro, Lauren Myers July 28, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. All over, access to the...

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Comedian T. Barb performs onstage at the Old Miami
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The Metro Events Guide: Comedy, concerts, cook-offs and more

Sophia Jozwiak, Marie Sanders July 24, 2025

This week, we have local talent spotlights, unique shopping experiences, cultural celebrations and thought-provoking theater. Read on to learn more.Local...

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New lawn mower technology helps crews trim Detroit’s freeway slopes

Alex McLenon July 24, 2025

In 2023, the City of Detroit took over the duty of maintaining the land alongside its freeways from the State...

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The Metro: Voter turnout is low in Detroit, but could that change?

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey July 23, 2025

Registered voters not casting a vote is a problem in the city, one that seems to be bigger here than...

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Brick houses in the Bagley neighborhood.
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The Metro: Detroit community still seeking solutions to teen violence

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Nadia Ziyad July 23, 2025

The Detroit Police Department is asking city council to increase its enforcement of the city’s youth curfew. Fines for the...

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Union workers at Mack Trucks have voted down a tentative five-year contract agreement reached with the company.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit grassroots coalition working to reduce truck traffic on residential streets

Bre'Anna Tinsley July 23, 2025

The Trucks Off Our Streets coalition urged the Detroit City Council on Tuesday to enforce existing truck regulation laws while...

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  • In The Groove

In The Groove: Lars Bartkuhn, The Marias, a fond farewell to Ozzy + his influence on music

Ryan Patrick Hooper July 23, 2025

A tribute to the late great Ozzy Osbourne. An artist spotlight on Lars Bartkuhn and his excellent 2024 album “Nomad.”...

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The Metro: Detroit’s Collard Green Cook-Off is about more than just food

The Metro, Tia Graham, Cary Junior II, Lauren Myers July 22, 2025

Soul food is one of the most identifiable American cuisines.  The dishes were crafted from the scraps that were left...

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Citizen Vox: Voter wants Detroit’s next mayor to address flooding, invest in neighborhoods

Quinn Klinefelter July 22, 2025

Detroit is just a few weeks away from a pivotal primary election that will decide the two final contenders to...

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