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...
Kaleigh Wilder’s essential guide to Jazz Fest 2026
The Detroit Jazz Festival is a weekend I've looked forward to since I moved to Michigan in 2017. Back then,...
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...
Acoustic Café: A brand new album from our guest Grace Potter, archived recordings from Amos Lee + more
On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Grace Potter has just released a new album called "Trespasser." A conversation of...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Dolly love, Tim respect, new Wyclef, Detroit’s Ayla Ottenbreit + more
This week on Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, fondly remembering Dolly Parton through her own music and interpretations, as well as...
MichMash: A Flint water crisis report; disputes with ballot proposals; and funding for a UP copper mine
In this episode: Why did the flint water crisis report come out now?Citizenship voting proposal blocked from Michigan ballot.Controversial UP copper...
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne County reports first human West Nile virus case of the year
Wayne County has reported its first human case of West Nile virus this year. The Wayne County Public Health Division...
The Metro: Homicides are down. This former FBI agent credits community leaders.
The FBI put out its 2025 crime numbers this month, and they show the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime...
The Metro: Detroit actor Bennie Taylor and his growing Hollywood career
Animation fans have long awaited the release of "Coyote vs Acme." The Looney Tunes film blends live-acting and animation into...
Metro Events Guide: A flea market in the Majestic Theatre, music, artwork +more in Metro Detroit
Art opens a window into policy, comedy brightens the end of summer and a pop-up vintage and craft market sweeps...