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The Metro: Detroit residents honor detained loved ones

Cary Junior II, The Metro January 15, 2026

Immigration enforcement over the last year has become a lot more visible. Late last year, four Detroit students and their...

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Gabriela Santiago Romero
  • The Metro

The Metro: Santiago-Romero presses Detroit to define limits on ICE activity

The Metro, Robyn Vincent January 14, 2026

During President Trump’s second term, immigration enforcement has become more dangerous and more visible.  Detention has expanded rapidly. Last year...

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The Metro: Truck routes enforced in Southwest, residents call for citywide ordinance

The Metro, Jack Filbrandt October 8, 2025

The city has started enforcing new truck routes in Southwest Detroit this week.  For many years, residents have been blowing...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with former television journalist Gretchen Carlson, not shown, at an event on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington.
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Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer urges Trump to reconsider new H1B visa cost

Sascha Raiyn September 30, 2025

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she shared her concerns with President Trump about his new H1B visa policy which makes...

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The Metro: Detroit plans to reroute trucks away from residential neighborhoods

The Metro, Sam Corey September 29, 2025

In Southwest Detroit, 18-wheeled vehicles frequently rumble through streets that aren’t made for them. Heavy truck traffic has been more...

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Black and white photo of the Chamberlain Bakery on Chamberlain Street in Detroit
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CuriosiD: What happened to the Chamberlain Bakery in Southwest Detroit?

Nargis Rahman September 25, 2025

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, listener Martha...

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The "dogleg," highlighted in red, is comprised of Detroit's Boynton and Oakwood Heights neighborhoods. Detroit is highlighted in pink.
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CuriosiD: Where in Detroit is the community known as Dogleg?

Bre'Anna Tinsley July 17, 2025

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...

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Dancers Angela Lugo (from left), Sheila Royster and Celia Benvenutti performed with Ozzie Rivera and Rican Struction at the 2024 Concert of Colors.
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  • The Metro

The Metro: Concert of Colors to showcase Tejano rhythms in southwest Detroit

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Lauren Myers June 26, 2025

Each year the Concert of Colors transforms Detroit with sounds from across the globe. This year the rhythm is beating...

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A sign that says "affordable housing now."
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The Metro: Detroit’s investments in affordable housing

Cary Junior II, The Metro, Lauren Myers, Tia Graham May 7, 2025

Americans are struggling to find affordable places to live. With the cost of living, gas and groceries going up, Detroit...

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Scenes from the 60th Cinco de Mayo Parade in southwest Detroit, May 4, 2025.
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The Metro: Cinco de Mayo celebrates resilience

Cary Junior II, The Metro May 5, 2025

The Mexican Patriotic Committee of Metro Detroit hosted its 60th annual Cinco de Mayo Parade on Sunday. Cinco de Mayo...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan helps MiSide, state and local leaders break ground on the new Campbell Street Apartments in southwest Detroit.
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The Metro: Cutting the ribbon on new affordable housing in Southwest Detroit

The Metro, Tia Graham April 15, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. There are not enough affordable housing units in Detroit, but the...

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they won’t know for sure how much they were affected until the trees wake from their dormant period.
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Massive flooding in Southwest Detroit may have affected trees

Bre'Anna Tinsley April 9, 2025

The nonprofit Greening of Detroit says the severe flooding caused by a recent water main break in Southwest Detroit may...

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