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...
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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...
The Metro: Celebrating Detroit’s relationship with Windsor on Canada Day
July 1 marks Canada Day, and in honor of our northern neighbor's national holiday, we had a Canada-packed episode of...
The Metro: Curtain opens on Michigan Stage summer theater
No matter the form, storytelling can bring people together in one space to experience collective emotions. Happiness, sadness, fear, you...