The Metro: Gambling in sports and Pistons icon’s legacy amid scandal
The relationship between sports and gambling is getting complicated. In the years since the Supreme Court legalized sports betting across the...
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The Metro: Gambling in sports and Pistons icon’s legacy amid scandal
The relationship between sports and gambling is getting complicated. In the years since the Supreme Court legalized sports betting across the...
The Metro: The case for a Detroit land conservancy
Detroit has finally started to regain some population, but it has a long way to go. And that means there’s...
The Metro: Why more people don’t know about Michigan’s first Black congressmember
Detroit has a number of famous representatives. Representatives John Dingell, labor leader Patrick McNamara, and Congressmember John Conyers. Charles Diggs...
The Metro: Investigation finds potential conflicts of interest in Oakland County contracts
Controversy among local leaders in Oakland County is brewing.A Detroit Free Press investigation uncovered gaps in the county's laws that...
The Metro: Detroit’s culture, mystery, and memory — now in puzzle form
Walk through Detroit long enough and the city starts talking to you — in murals, in corner bars, in the...
The Metro: What the archives of bureaucracy can tell us about colonial administration in the U.S. today
Evidence of colonization is embedded in the United States government. Through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or the U.S. territories...
The Metro: Filmmaker of Detroit documentary wants his art to heal
Detroit has changed a lot in the last two decades. There’s more investment in the downtown and midtown areas. There...
The Metro: As aviation hits rough air, a veteran questions whether government math still flies
Across the U.S., flight cancellations have surged and delays are stretching into long waits. The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered...
The Metro: Why tackling affordability issues was the winning message for candidates across the country
Last week, Democrats ran across the country on alleviating the issue of affordability. Those people spreading the message were often...
The Metro: Why Detroit residents are happy with Sheffield’s victory
Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield ran on several promises: creating job opportunities for young people, improving schools, and investing in neighborhoods. It's...
The Metro: A Detroit doctor offers a remedy for America’s health care headache
Seeing a doctor in America comes with numerous costs—the wait for an appointment, the hours on hold with insurance, the...
The Metro: The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a Detroit story
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a tragedy that is remembered with reverence and intrigue across the Great Lakes...