The Metro: If ‘Detroit Never Left,’ who wrote the comeback story?
If you have lived in Detroit for a while, you’ve heard the city’s revival narrative. The magazines, the national news,...
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The Metro: If ‘Detroit Never Left,’ who wrote the comeback story?
If you have lived in Detroit for a while, you’ve heard the city’s revival narrative. The magazines, the national news,...
The Metro: Michigan gives parolees IDs. What more can be done to offer residents a second chance?
What does it take to start over? For thousands of people leaving Michigan prisons every year, it can come down...
The Metro: Social workers are a part of police departments. When should they be called to act?
When someone is in distress, who should respond to the call for help? Police officers or social workers? After the...
The Metro: Former Detroit homicide detective reflects on policing and identity in new art exhibition
Khary Mason is a multidisciplinary artist from Detroit who has spent much of his life living in a state of...
The Metro: Team USA women shine as Americans bring home 33 medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics
It was medals galore for the U.S. winter Olympic teams. American athletes across many sports brought home 33 medals, which...
The Metro: The dopamine loop kids can’t escape, and what Michigan is doing about it
Young people's brains are changing. Research shows social media activates the same dopamine-driven reward pathways in the brain as addictive...
The Metro: New U-M study says your food was engineered like a cigarette
That creamy Reese's peanut butter cup dissolving on your tongue. The next crunchy Dorito you're reaching for before you've swallowed...
The Metro: She says Detroit’s food problem isn’t about donations. It’s about who owns the system
Part of the affordability crisis hitting American families is happening on our plates. One local wholesale distributor says multiple factors...
The Metro: Fined, profitable and raising your rates—a week of Michigan utility headlines, explained
Michigan's bitterly cold winter has many staring down high energy bills — the highest in the Midwest. These rising costs...
The Metro: Oakland County’s top legal official says ICE agents are not above the law
Across metro Detroit, some leaders’ stances against ICE have gotten firmer. The Detroit police chief is not allowing his officers...
The Metro: Millions of Iranians want the regime gone. They don’t agree on what’s next
Something is breaking open in Iran — and it's been building for months. A war, then an uprising, then a...
The Metro: The view of Iran from Windsor
There’s a lot of fear and uncertainty in Iran right now. Protestors have faced a violent reaction from Iran’s political...