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A mural on the side of Jo's Gallery in the Avenue of Fashion, Detroit.
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The Metro: ‘Light up Livernois’ to highlight best of Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion this Saturday

Tia Graham, Nadia Ziyad, The Metro July 4, 2025

Detroit's Avenue of Fashion is home to some of the city's most iconic businesses and shops. Every year on the...

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The inaugural Electric Avenue International Jazz Festival will be held July 4-5 in Windsor's Little Italy district.
  • Culture & Music
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The Metro: Windsor’s newest jazz festival coming to Via Italia this weekend

Tia Graham, Nadia Ziyad, The Metro July 4, 2025

A new jazz festival is coming to Windsor this holiday weekend. The inaugural Electric Avenue International Jazz Festival will take...

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A view of the Windsor, Ontario skyline.
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The Metro: Windsor’s new ’40-40′ campaign to revive tourism

The Metro, Cary Junior II, Lauren Myers July 3, 2025

Tourism between the U.S. and Canada has taken a hit amid trade disputes between the two countries. U.S. travel to...

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Palestinians carry sacks of food and humanitarian aid unloaded from trucks convoy that had been heading to Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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The Metro: Jewish Voice for Peace ‘solidarity fast’ aims to bring awareness to Gaza food crisis

The Metro, Cary Junior II, Lauren Myers July 3, 2025

Since Oct. 7, 2023, the world has felt different for a lot of American Jews. Much of that is related...

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Racers wait at the start of the 7-2 Day 5K in Detroit's Hubbell-Puritan neighborhood.
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The Metro: Umoja Village, HUG Haven founders talk 7-2 Day, Hubbell-Puritan pride

Tia Graham, The Metro, Jack Filbrandt, Lauren Myers July 2, 2025

Detroiters have so much LOVE for where they live. That’s why when the city falls on hard times, it’s often...

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This mural, painted by Detroit-based artist Jesse Kassel, was one of eight painted across Michigan during the 2020 election to encourage people to vote.
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The Metro: The case for ranked choice voting in Michigan

Nadia Ziyad, The Metro, Cary Junior II, Sam Corey July 2, 2025

Volunteers with the Michigan-based nonprofit Rank MI Vote have been working hard to get ranked choice voting on the general...

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Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin speaks with WDET at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro: Slotkin’s ‘economic war plan’ to revive America’s shrinking middle class

Nadia Ziyad, The Metro, Sam Corey July 2, 2025

Last week, Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin gave a speech at a progressive think tank where she gave a stern warning...

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The Metro: Detroit mayoral race write-in Arnold Boyd on why he’s running

Nadia Ziyad, The Metro, Cary Junior II July 1, 2025

Southwest Detroit native and entrepreneur Arnold Boyd is one of two write-in candidates competing against nine others in the city's...

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Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre, operated by the nonprofit "Windsor Jazz Concert Series."
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The Metro: The man behind Canada’s longest-running jazz concert series

Tia Graham, The Metro, Lauren Myers July 1, 2025

Longtime musician and event promoter Hugh Leal has been curating jazz events in the Windsor area since 1976. Thanks to...

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The NPR headquarters at North Capitol Street in Washington, DC.
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The Metro: NPR Public Editor Kelly McBride on CPB cuts, media ethics

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Lauren Myers July 1, 2025

Today on The Metro, we continue our coverage on the fight over public media funding and what's at stake for...

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A man rides a bike in Detroit's Russell Woods neighborhood.
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The Metro: Breaking down Detroit’s community advisory councils

The Metro, Jack Filbrandt June 30, 2025

In Detroit, three of the city’s seven city council districts have a community advisory council (CAC). The body helps advocate...

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Charde Goins, editor-in-chief of Divine Magazine, a fashion magazine in Detroit.
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The Metro: Black-owned Divine Magazine putting spotlight on Detroit fashion

Tia Graham, The Metro, Lauren Myers June 30, 2025

A newly founded Black-owned magazine in Detroit is trying to show its readers that everyone can live a life of...

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