The Metro: New historic marker remembers the Algiers Motel, Detroit Rebellion of 1967
A new historic marker will be placed at the former location of the Algiers Motel, which was the site of...
The Metro: Inaugural HBCU Student Film Festival is coming to Detroit
A theme we often highlight on The Metro is Detroit’s robust arts community. Whether you see a giant mural or...
The Metro: How Michigan’s insurance reform laws failed to protect Detroit drivers
A recent joint investigation by The Markup and Outlier Media found that the average cost of auto insurance in Detroit...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit officials seek to amend city’s rental ordinance
City of Detroit officials are looking to amend the city’s rental ordinance to make it easier for landlords to bring...
Created Equal: Detroit to adopt new rules for use of facial recognition technology by police
As Artificial Intelligence continues to change how we interact and move through the world, not everyone may be aware of...
Suspect in Samantha Woll murder trial found not guilty of first-degree murder
The agonizing month-long trial for the man charged with murdering Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll has ended with a partial...
Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit to host voter registration rally; city solar program on hold and more
Today on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover an upcoming voter registration rally hosted by Cass Community Social Services; Detroit’s...
The Metro: New Black-owned beauty supplier is ‘breaking barriers’
Black consumer spending on beauty products in the U.S. added up to $9.4 billion in 2023, Nielsen IQ reports, with...
Are Black voters in Detroit embracing Trump?
Donald Trump traveled to Detroit last month for a conservative conference. Before his keynote speech at Huntington Place, he went...
The Metro: Contributors and solutions to Detroit’s flooding problem
Over the past decade, the effects of climate change have led to a major increase in flooding events in cities...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s new clean energy buses, Concert of Colors and more
Today on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover a new federal grant awarded to the Detroit Department of Transportation to make...
The Metro: Funding boost to help Joe Louis Greenway connect Detroit communities
The Joe Louis Greenway will soon be wrapping its way around Detroit. Once complete, the project will stretch 29 miles...