Hamtramck completes housing for families displaced by I-75 construction in the 1960s
A class action lawsuit filed in 1968 against Hamtramck for displacing a Black neighborhood for the construction of the I-75...
Detroit Councilwoman Calloway is calling for a ban on cannabis billboards
Detroit City Council member Angela Whitfield Calloway is asking for the city to limit the number of cannabis billboards allowed...
The Metro: Local moms talk about the beauty, meaning of motherhood
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and as the holiday has been celebrated over the years, the role and meaning of...
Cars altered to be louder would lead to fines under new state House bill
State Rep. Natalie Price (D-Berkley) introduced a bill last month that would penalize drivers for altering vehicles to make them...
Ascension cyberattack ‘causing chaos’ for Michigan hospitals
Updated Thursday May 9, 2024, 4:40 p.m. Patients who can avoid going to Ascension emergency departments should do so for...
Passenger Recovery in Hamtramck creates spaces for musical substance use recovery
Passenger Recovery Community Center is one of metro Detroit’s new substance abuse recovery support spaces. It’s free for people in...
Created Equal: How to achieve work-life balance as a mom after social media, COVID
What does motherhood look like in 2024? In anticipation of Mother’s Day this Sunday, Dr. Katheryn Maguire, a professor of...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit developer constructing single-family homes in East Village
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is praising a new development of single-family homes in the city’s East Village neighborhood. Subscribe to...
Created Equal: Residents speak out against I-375 redevelopment plan
A coalition of community voices is challenging the “I-375 Reconnecting Communities Project” to replace the one-mile stretch of freeway on...
The Metro Events Guide: Where to spend Mother’s Day Weekend in Detroit
This week, we’ve got some suggestions for Mother’s Day celebrations of all sorts, from floral arrangements to drag bingo. Plus,...
The Metro: Why Dearborn amended its dust ordinance with stricter standards
Fugitive dust — it sounds like bad air gone awry. And honestly, that’s not such a bad characterization.Fugitive dust is...
Detroit’s Project Clean Slate celebrates 10,000 expungements for residents
Thousands of Detroit residents had their criminal records completely wiped clean thanks to Project Clean Slate. Created by Mayor Mike...
