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  • Culture & Music
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  • The Metro Events Guide

The Metro Events Guide: Art experiences, cover concerts, unbeatable bargains + more

Sophia Jozwiak April 24, 2025

This week, we’ve got art experiences centered around students, cover concerts honoring some of Detroit's biggest stars and unbeatable bargains...

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The Metro: Enjoy ‘Art in the Trees’ at Palmer Park in celebration of Earth Day

Tia Graham, The Metro April 22, 2025

The city of Detroit has a lot of concrete streets, slabs of road and old industrial buildings.  But green spaces...

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A view of the tree canopy in Palmer Park's Witherell Woods, the largest old-growth forest in the Tri-County area.
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The Metro: A plan to restore Palmer Park’s old-growth forest

John Filbrandt September 12, 2024

Detroit's Palmer Park has seen many improvements over the years, from renovated tennis and pickleball courts and a new dog...

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Project aims to restore wildlife habitats at Palmer Park

Solina Robles May 31, 2023

Along Woodward Avenue, just north of Six Mile, stands Palmer Park. The greenspace is the second largest City of Detroit-run...

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  • Racial Attitudes

The life of Sarah E. Ray will be celebrated at the Freedom Arts Festival

Tia Graham August 15, 2022

Little is known about civil rights pioneer Sarah Elizabeth Ray. Often considered Detroit's other Rosa Parks, she was denied a...

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A view of the tree canopy in Palmer Park's Witherell Woods, the largest old-growth forest in the Tri-County area.
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CuriosiD: Are the woods in Palmer Park a virgin forest?

Nina Ignaczak July 14, 2022

In this episode of CuriosiD, listener Douglas Cook asks …Is Palmer Park a virgin forest, unaltered by humans?The Short AnswerThe short...

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