The Metro: Detroit nonprofit renovating vacant school into east side community hub

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Roughly 200 public schools have closed in Detroit between 2000-2015. These...

The Metro: How can streets be safer for bikers, pedestrians in Detroit?

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The city of Detroit ranks No. 3 in the nation for...

The Metro: Holistic medicine is becoming a more common practice

Over the past few decades, holistic medicine has become more influential in America as trust in institutional medicine degrades. This...

The Metro: A treasure of Black film history at Motor City Cinema Society

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Late Detroiter James Wheeler’s love for media grew from his early...

The Metro: How a Ferndale church is building community through comedy

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The pandemic was a lonely time for a lot of people....

The Metro: Breaking down the first days of Trump’s second term

President Donald Trump’s first day in office was a flurry of activity.  It included dozens of executive orders, as well...

The Metro: Fighting misinformation in the age of social media

We are all very aware of how misleading and false information can spread by just one click of the share...

The Metro: Does the Motor City need a new slogan?

The city of Detroit is overflowing with cultural riches — from Motown to techno, street art to Detroit jit, the...

The Metro: Potential US TikTok ban weighs national security against free speech

The social media platform TikTok could be banned in the U.S. as early as this week if the Supreme Court...