The Metro: New leader of Midtown Detroit, Inc. aims to build inclusive community
Midtown Detroit, Inc. recently announced a new interim executive director. The nonprofit has worked to maintain community and economic development...
Created Equal: Is gentrification without displacement possible?
How do we make economic change in Detroit without steamrolling the people — mostly Black people — who are the...
Detroit Evening Report: Health officials urge Michigan residents to get vaccinated amid measles outbreak
The city of Detroit and state health officials are warning residents to make sure they’ve been vaccinated against the measles...
Birth control access bills appear in committee
Michigan bills to allow trained pharmacists to prescribe birth control methods, like contraceptive patches, received a hearing Tuesday before the...
Detroit chef and community builder Max Hardy dies at age 40
Maxcel Hardy, an award-winning chef, restauranteur and community leader in Detroit, died on Monday at the age of 40, his...
Detroit Evening Report: More than 5,500 family homes in Detroit passed down without legal documentation, report finds
A new report from Detroit Future City revealed that over 5,500 inherited properties in Detroit could end up in legal...
The Metro: Annual Detroit Youth Poetry Con returns March 9
InsideOut Literary Arts has transformed Detroiters through written and spoken word poetry since 1995. On March 9, the organization is...
Created Equal: Black victims of violent crime disproportionately denied compensation
Thousands of Americans each year turn to state-run programs that provide financial assistance to victims of violent crime. In all...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan investing $10M to address overdose deaths, racial disparities
Michigan will spend $10 million this year to address overdose deaths and racial disparities in overdose treatments. Subscribe to the...
Black-led Sepia Coffee Project aims to bring specialty coffee to Highland Park
Martell Mason has worked in the coffee trade all over the world. But when he returned to his native Highland...
The Metro Events Guide: The Hamtramck Blowout returns, plus more local music
This week, we’ve got a wide variety of musical experiences, from the Hamtramck Blowout to Orchestra Hall. Plus, our first...
The Metro: Community history project in Detroit to collect Arab and Chaldean stories
Metro Detroit is home to one of the highest populations of Arab Americans in the United States. And recently, the...