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The Metro: Celebrated Detroit artists to fuse Arab, Armenian sounds at Concert Of Colors

Cary Junior II, Lauren Myers, David Leins, The Metro July 17, 2025

Sounds from across the globe are coming to Detroit this weekend for the 34th annual Concert of Colors music festival....

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The Metro: How will Detroit’s next mayor address homelessness and housing?

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey July 17, 2025

Affordable housing has been a major issue for many voters in Detroit. In fact, according to recent University of Michigan...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan shakes hands with a resident at a press conference in Southwest Detroit.
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Citizen Vox: Voter wants next Detroit mayor to ‘put own spin’ on Duggan’s blueprint

Quinn Klinefelter July 17, 2025

Only about one out of every five people in the city of Detroit voted during the last mayoral election.Now a...

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Find your match before primary election day, Aug. 5, 2025.
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The Metro: Outlier’s mayoral candidate quiz helping Detroit voters find their match

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Jack Filbrandt July 17, 2025

Here on The Metro, we’ve been talking to Detroit’s mayoral candidates about how they would lead if elected, and what...

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Michigan’s conservation districts face financial struggle to meet public need

Evan Dix, Amanda LeClaire July 17, 2025

Michigan’s conservation districts are raising concerns as they face increasing financial challenges and potential cuts in federal funding. Officials from the...

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Marcus Samuelsson, chef, restaurateur and television personality, speaks at a Global Citizen NOW event in Detroit, Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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The Metro: Marcus Samuelsson is savoring Detroit’s global food scene

David Leins, The Metro, Tia Graham July 17, 2025

The world can learn a lot from Detroit. Last week, the nonprofit Global Citizen came to the Hudson’s building to...

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Senate approves Trump’s $9B in cuts to public media, foreign aid

Associated Press July 17, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including...

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The "dogleg," highlighted in red, is comprised of Detroit's Boynton and Oakwood Heights neighborhoods. Detroit is highlighted in pink.
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CuriosiD: Where in Detroit is the community known as Dogleg?

Bre'Anna Tinsley July 17, 2025

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...

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"Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It" is the latest book by author Andre Perry.
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The Metro: New book explores the true meaning of ‘Black Power’

Cary Junior II, The Metro, Nadia Ziyad July 16, 2025

"Black Power" is widely known as a political slogan — a rallying cry to mobilize Black Americans to attain social,...

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Detroit residents who experienced basement flooding in June 2021 may be eligible for free sewer repair.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit seeking residents affected by June 2021 floods for sewer repair program

Nargis Rahman July 16, 2025

The city of Detroit is notifying people about a free sewer repair program for residents who experienced basement flooding in...

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In The Groove host Ryan Patrick Hooper holds Detroit's largest boombox — designed by Detroit artist Matthew Holman — outside of WDET Studios during the 2025 spring fundraiser.
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In The Groove: The first public radio show to play Justin Bieber + Jeff Tweedy together!

Ryan Patrick Hooper July 16, 2025

How exciting to be, what I believe, the first public radio music show to go from Justin Bieber’s excellent new...

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Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield joins The Metro live at WDET Studios, July 16, 2025.
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The Metro: Mary Sheffield makes her case for Detroit mayor

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey, Nadia Ziyad July 16, 2025

Since entering the Detroit mayoral race in December, City Council President Mary Sheffield has become a frontrunner in the race....

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