The Metro: Was justice served for ex-Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO who stole $44M?
Last week, a federal judge sentenced the former Chief Financial Officer of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, William Smith, to 19...
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The Metro: Was justice served for ex-Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO who stole $44M?
Last week, a federal judge sentenced the former Chief Financial Officer of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, William Smith, to 19...
The Metro: Group lobbies to release prisoners still locked up for cannabis
Recreational marijuana has been legal in Michigan for nearly six years, and cannabis culture is thriving. Dozens of dispensaries have...
The Metro: Smog and soot exposure contributing to Detroit’s bad air quality
A recent report from the American Lung Association found Detroit’s air quality ranks sixth in the nation for smog and...
President Trump marks 100 days in office with Macomb County trip
President Donald Trump was in Michigan on Tuesday, visiting Selfridge Air National Guard Base before speaking at Macomb Community College....
The Metro: Wrong turns at Detroit-Canada border lead to hundreds of immigrant arrests
In Detroit, it’s not entirely uncommon to make a wrong turn that leads you toward another country. Some of us...
The Metro: New book spotlights Detroit’s Arab, Chaldean communities
Arab Detroit is constantly in flux. In the last 10 years, new communities of refugees from Syria, Iraq and Yemen...
The Metro: New MOCAD installation tells the human story behind gun violence statistics
Almost 700 people a week died of gun violence in 2018 across the U.S., and that number has only gone...
The Metro: State Rep. Donavan McKinney enters race for 13th Congressional District seat
Democratic state lawmaker Donavan McKinney announced this week his intentions to run against Congressman Shri Thanedar in the 13th District...
The Metro: US House Democrats demand answers after DOGE’s alleged NLRB data breach
Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell is one of 50 U.S. House Democrats demanding a full explanation of an alleged National Labor...
The Metro: Detroit youth organization Teen HYPE celebrating 21 years of supporting teens
Detroit youth organization Teen HYPE is celebrating its 21st year supporting local teens. The youth development program, founded in 2004,...
The Metro: Detroit Councilwoman Santiago-Romero is suing to get back on August primary ballot
We’re four months away from the primary and already, there’s drama with Detroit’s city council race. Unofficially, there are 45...
The Metro: Detroit public schools have higher than average teacher retention rates, report finds
Good teachers can be hard to find and even harder to keep, especially in districts with limited funding and high...