The Metro: New Black-owned beauty supplier is ‘breaking barriers’
Black consumer spending on beauty products in the U.S. added up to $9.4 billion in 2023, Nielsen IQ reports, with...
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The Metro: Contributors and solutions to Detroit’s flooding problem
Over the past decade, the effects of climate change have led to a major increase in flooding events in cities...
The Metro: Funding boost to help Joe Louis Greenway connect Detroit communities
The Joe Louis Greenway will soon be wrapping its way around Detroit. Once complete, the project will stretch 29 miles...
The Metro: Campaign aims to fight child hunger during summer break
During the K-12 academic year, many children are regularly fed by their school. For most families, it’s one less meal...
The Metro: Detroit residents respond to block party violence, new community policing strategy
Tragedy hit several individuals and their families in Detroit this past Sunday, when 19 people were wounded and two were...
The Metro: Michigan homeowners associations can’t stop solar panels under new law
A new state law was passed yesterday that prohibits homeowners associations from banning rooftop solar panels and other energy-saving equipment. ...
The Metro: Detroit video game creator to release second game set in the Motor City
Imagine a world where you’re set in a kingdom, but that kingdom isn’t home — Detroit is. That’s the universe...
The Metro: Detroit City Football Club makes history
For the first time in team history, the Detroit City Football Club Women’s Team is headed to the playoffs. The...
The legacy and future of Lakeside Mall
After nearly half a century operating in Sterling Heights, Lakeside Mall closed its doors for good this week. Detroit Free...
The Metro: Detroit Sound Conservancy awarded $1.9M grant to restore historic Blue Bird Inn
The nonprofit Detroit Sound Conservancy announced this week that it received a $1.9 million grant supporting the organization's rehabilitation of...
CEO of Pope Francis Center ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court ruling on outdoor sleeping bans
Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outside in public places....
The Metro: Barbara McQuade offers SCOTUS reflections as annual session comes to a close
The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up its term Monday with a slew of important decisions. The cases include a decision...
