The Metro: Substance versus social media. Why Tom Leonard dropped out of Michigan’s governor’s race
In November, voters will choose a new governor. On the Republican side, the race is shaping up around Congressman John...
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The Metro: Substance versus social media. Why Tom Leonard dropped out of Michigan’s governor’s race
In November, voters will choose a new governor. On the Republican side, the race is shaping up around Congressman John...
The Metro: Detroit pays private ambulances. Patients pay, too
When you call 911 in Detroit, who’s paying for the ambulance? It’s a question that’s tripped up the Detroit City...
The Metro: Detroit’s Alternative Press gave a voice to a generation of artists. A new book tells its story
When political tensions are high, artists and creatives use their work to weigh in. In 1960’s Detroit, a poet and...
The Metro: How to lead a classroom according to a teacher on the cusp of retirement
Shirley Brezzell didn’t plan to become a teacher. But after a stint as a banker and home-schooling her children, she...
The Metro: How Islamophobia shaped American policy — from 9/11 to now
A few years ago, Hamas attacked Israeli civilians, and Israel responded against Palestinians with what many experts call genocide. Although...
The Metro: Poetry’s impact across cultures, explained by an Iraqi American poet
Moments like right now in our world is when art becomes more than expression. It acts as a witness to...
The Metro: The next generation of poets connect and compete at Detroit Youth Poetry Slam
We talk a lot about youth voices on The Metro. And we consistently ask the question, are we actually listening...
The Metro: Highland Park’s library has been dark for years. Residents haven’t given up
Detroit surrounds it, but Highland Park is its own city, with a rich history many have forgotten. It is the...
The Metro: First-time campers welcome at Metroparks’ newly renovated Walnut Grove Campground
One of two public campgrounds in Wayne County is reopening this summer after extensive renovations. Located in Lower Huron Metropark,...
The Metro: A clinician’s perspective on why therapy is so inaccessible
For the first time in decades, more people are seeking talk therapy over medication. The good news is there’s less...
The Metro: Royal Oak’s Sidetrack Bookshop opened with no shelves — now it’s a community institution
Sidetrack Bookshop is an independent book store in Royal Oak. It’s nestled between Washington Avenue and the train tracks there....
The Metro: Art and nature come together at Palmer Park festival
There’s something special about the way nature creates its own art and it's even more special how creativity can live,...