Islamic Society of North America Convention comes to Detroit
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is hosting its 63rd convention in Detroit during Labor Day weekend. It’s one of...
The Metro: Is Detroit’s police oversight board able to hold cops accountable?
Detroit voters created a board of civilian commissioners in 1974 with the power to investigate their own police department....
Michigan State Fair returns Labor Day weekend
The Michigan State Fair comes to the Vibe Credit Union Showplace in Novi on September 3, 2026.It's a smaller event...
The Metro: School attendance is improving quickly in Detroit. Here’s why.
Since the pandemic, Michigan schools have faced a persistent problem: Students are not showing up enough to class. In Detroit...
Detroit Month of Design explores how design moves the future
Today kicks off the 16th annual Detroit Month of Design. Kiana Wenzell is the co-executive director of Design Core Detroit and the director of...
The Metro: Why Michigan’s Senate race reveals gaps between candidates and voters
Michigan is in the national spotlight. That’s in part because of the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. If Democrats lose,...
Honorary street name pays homage to Detroit’s late Imam Abdullah El-Amin
More than one hundred people gathered Saturday for an unveiling of the Imam A. El-Amin Way, honoring the late Imam...
The Metro: El-Sayed won Michigan and lost Detroit. Pastors could shape what comes next
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed ran the health departments of both Detroit and Wayne County. Three weeks ago he won a U.S....
The Metro: Why ‘the last vestige of acceptable racism’ is intensifying
A week ago, the Dearborn City Council moved its meeting to the public library because they expected a crowd. Police...
The Metro: Jay Inslee on where the climate movement should go next
What should we make of the climate movement’s accomplishments over the last decade? On one side, the Inflation Reduction Act...
A show that breathes at Grüna Gallery
It feels so good to go to an art show you can actually touch. At this mini-show for textile artist...
City of Detroit works to improve language access ordinance compliance
The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center raised an alarm about the city of Detroit failing to comply with the language access...