The Metro: Every tribe in Michigan opposes this pipeline. Michigan approved it anyway
Enbridge is a step closer to building a new oil tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac for its Line 5...
“The Metro” covers local and regional news and current affairs, arts and cultural events and topics, with a commitment to airing perspectives and uncovering stories underreported by mainstream media in Detroit.
The Metro: Every tribe in Michigan opposes this pipeline. Michigan approved it anyway
Enbridge is a step closer to building a new oil tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac for its Line 5...
The Metro: The push to quiet cars in the Motor City
The sound of music and engines is synonymous with summer in metro Detroit. But that noise, specifically the kind generated...
The Metro: NEA Chairman Mary Anne Carter says Michigan arts and culture is inspiring
Arts funding has been on and off the chopping block. At the same time, art and culture organizations are facing...
The Metro: Two English teachers discuss Christopher Nolan’s take on ‘The Odyssey’, host summer lecture series
Christopher Nolan’s film “The Odyssey” brings one of the most famous stories in literature to the big screen. Homer’s epic...
The Metro: What Michigan gets wrong about wildfire smoke
Smoke from wildfires in Ontario and Minnesota has been lingering in Michigan skies. Some of it started on July 7,...
The Metro: Air quality in Detroit is better. A local physician is still concerned
Wildfire smoke at times last week made Detroit’s air quality the worst in the world — that's in a place that...
The Metro: ‘Divining Freedom’ represents Detroit not only as a city, but as an idea
"Divining Freedom," the debut novel of Donna Givens-Davidson, follows Black Detroit families across five generations. The story spans more than...
The Metro: When the power goes out, people call the mayor
What does accountability look like for Michigan’s utilities after over half a million residents lost power earlier this month? Last...
The Metro: How Michiganders are adapting to extreme weather
Over the past four months, northern Michigan has experienced a series of extreme weather events. In March, an ice storm...
The Metro: Is local food safer? A Detroit farmer weighs in
The cyclospora outbreak has highlighted just how hard it is to trace a bag of lettuce through a supply chain...
The Metro: Is cyclospora outbreak a food safety reckoning?
In a normal year, Michigan sees about 50 cases of a parasite called cyclospora. As of July 16, over 4,000...
The Metro: American cuisine has become a World Cup highlight
For the last month Americans have been watching soccer with the World Cup being played on U.S. soil for the...
