The Metro: Ex-chief Craig returns to Detroit politics with outsider bid for mayor
Come November, Detroit residents will decide who will lead the city into its next chapter. Nine candidates and a write-in...
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The Metro: Ex-chief Craig returns to Detroit politics with outsider bid for mayor
Come November, Detroit residents will decide who will lead the city into its next chapter. Nine candidates and a write-in...
The Metro: Christian Vincent reflects on Noah’s Arc and his Detroit roots
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Christian Vincent joins us on...
The Metro: Black-owned brewery to join the Detroit beer scene
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Located in the Cass Corridor,...
The Metro: Assassination shakes democracy as political violence rises in America
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. On Saturday, as millions of...
The Metro: Mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim fights for Detroit grassroots power
There are a few candidates running as outsiders in Detroit’s mayoral election. They say they aren’t typical politicians and that...
The Metro: Meet Todd Perkins: Attorney, advocate, and Detroit mayoral hopeful
Come November, Detroit residents will decide who among them will lead the city into its next chapter by taking Mike...
The Metro: Immigrants face arrest at hearings as Trump policies spark nationwide protests
We’re coming off a powerful weekend of action. Millions of people in hundreds of cities were united in “No Kings”...
The Metro: Fatherhood then and now, stories and lessons from dads
Father’s Day is this weekend, and today on The Metro we’re celebrating fatherhood, past and present. We’re joined by The...
The Metro: What Detroit’s Latino community wants from the next mayor
As Detroit’s mayoral race begins to take shape, residents will have to decide which candidates will address the issues most...
The Metro: Detroit’s Senior Olympics wraps with awards and celebration
Throughout its parks and recreation centers, the City of Detroit puts on its annual Senior Olympics, to make sure the...
The Metro: No Kings protests planned nationwide this weekend
Protests against President Donald Trump’s executive order activating more than 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines in Los Angeles...
The Metro: Mayoral candidate Rogelio Landin on growing Detroit and more
As Detroit continues its fight to stabilize population loss and rebuild its tax base, one mayoral write-in candidate believes the...