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  • Culture & Music
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Don Was receives honorary degree from Wayne State University

WDET Digital Team May 7, 2026

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  • Elections
  • MichMash
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Secondary

MichMash: Democrat victory in special election may show were 2026 midterms are headed

Hernz Laguerre May 8, 2026
Dave Woodward
  • Secondary
  • The Metro

The Metro: The meeting that launched a recall campaign, and what Dave Woodward says now

Robyn Vincent, The Metro May 7, 2026
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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Detroiters celebrate second Cleveland defeat

Jerome Vaughn May 8, 2026

Detroiters are celebrating another Pistons playoff victory. The team defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 Thursday night in Game 2 of...

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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Culture & Music
  • Events
  • The Metro Events Guide

Metro Events Guide: Catch a silly show at the theater, take your mom flower shopping + more this weekend

Natalie Albrecht, Marie Sanders May 8, 2026

We like to say that metro Detroit has it all, but you only have so much time to experience it!...

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  • In The Groove

In The Groove: Disclosure, Kraftwerk, Tyler, The Creator, + more

Lilly Lynn Nguyen May 7, 2026

This Throwback Thursday edition is built for movement, taking you on a ride through post-punk, house, disco, and techno made...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn selects Mike Esseily as new superintendent

Nargis Rahman May 7, 2026

Dearborn Public Schools has a new superintendent. After several rounds of interviews, the school board chose Mike Esseily to lead the district...

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  • Auto
  • Crossing the Lines
  • News

Crossing the Lines: Automakers fueled growth in Highland Park then left it running on financial fumes

Quinn Klinefelter May 7, 2026

In the early 20th Century Ford and Chrysler operated extensive facilities in Highland Park, helping its population grow to more...

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  • Destination Jazz: The Ed Love Program
  • In The Groove

In The Groove: It’s Ed Love’s birthday, so we let the legend himself take over the show

Ryan Patrick Hooper May 6, 2026

An insanely special guest stops by – the legend Ed Love! To celebrate his birthday, he joins Ryan Patrick Hooper for a discussion about...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit gains professional women’s hockey team

Jerome Vaughn May 6, 2026

Hockeytown is getting a new team.  Officials from Ilitch Sports and Entertainment announced today that Detroit is getting a Professional Women’s Hockey League...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: World renowned Mariachi Vargas to perform at Detroit Opera House

Cary Junior II, The Metro May 6, 2026

This weekend Detroit will experience a legendary performance. The Detroit Opera house is hosting Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan on Saturday,...

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  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News
  • The Metro

The Metro: This trucking company owner worries about price hikes — but not the war causing them

Sam Corey, The Metro May 6, 2026

High fuel costs are impacting everyone. One industry is being hit particularly hard.  Truckers are seeing costs skyrocket as diesel...

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  • Immigration
  • News

Meet a Baldwin resident who visits ICE detention every week

Claire Keenan-Kurgan May 6, 2026

For the nearly 1,500 immigration detainees at North Lake Processing Center, the large ICE detention facility in Baldwin in northern...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: The people of Saline vs. Big Tech

Robyn Vincent, The Metro May 5, 2026

One of the largest data center projects in the country is happening in Michigan, in the small farming community of...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police and fire departments look for more information on Huntington Place arsonist

Sascha Raiyn May 5, 2026

The Detroit police and fire departments have released a video of a man who started a fire inside Huntington Place...

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