The Metro: How America has changed — and hasn’t — 25 years after 9/11
Tomorrow marks 25 years since the twin towers came down. That day, before people mourned, they were in shock. What...
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The Metro: How America has changed — and hasn’t — 25 years after 9/11
Tomorrow marks 25 years since the twin towers came down. That day, before people mourned, they were in shock. What...
The Metro: Rep. Tlaib says DTE must pay for outages and pollution
More than 450,000 DTE Energy customers lost power in last week's storms. Many of them will not see a dollar...
Metro Events Guide: Dally across Detroit this weekend
From fine arts to a neighborhood-jam sesh, Detroit's cultural offerings are out full force this weekend. On a more solemn...
The Metro: The Recovery and Resilience Festival welcomes a sober celebration
The Recovery and Resilience Festival is an upcoming music and art festival in Wyandotte, focusing on recovery from drugs and...
The Metro: Season Fair brings the art market to local creatives
The Season Fair, a free non-profit contemporary art fair, returns second year at The Shepherd in Detroit from Sept. 11-13.Season...
The Metro: An initiative wants to remove money from Michigan politics. Can it?
Is money corrupting Michigan's politics? According to a Politico poll, 72% of Americans say there’s too much money in politics....
The Metro: Who gets to say no to a data center in Michigan?
At least 19 Michigan cities and townships have voted to pause new data centers — more than in any other...
The Metro: Detroit Jazz Fest is this weekend
This weekend is Labor Day weekend and in Motown that means it's time for the Detroit Jazz Fest. Dozens of...
The Metro: Is Detroit’s police oversight board able to hold cops accountable?
Detroit voters created a board of civilian commissioners in 1974 with the power to investigate their own police department....
Metro Events Guide: How to spend Labor Day weekend in metro Detroit
There's no shortage of options when it comes to having fun this Labor Day weekend. Events you've waited all year...
The Metro: School attendance is improving quickly in Detroit. Here’s why.
Since the pandemic, Michigan schools have faced a persistent problem: Students are not showing up enough to class. In Detroit...
The Metro: Why Michigan’s Senate race reveals gaps between candidates and voters
Michigan is in the national spotlight. That’s in part because of the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. If Democrats lose,...