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![A volunteer hands a child an orange during a Meet Up and Eat Up event.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Meet-Up-Eat-Up-Image-copy.jpg)
The Metro: Campaign aims to fight child hunger during summer break
No Kid Hungry’s goal is to reduce food insecurity by supporting school districts and spreading awareness nationwide.
![Community leader Teferi Brent speaks at a press conference following the mass shooting at a "pop-up" block party in Detroit on Sunday, July 7, 2024.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/91A6389-900x506.jpg)
The Metro: Detroit residents respond to block party violence, new community policing strategy
There were shootings at six different block parties in Detroit over a three-day period last week, according to city officials.
![Nicholas Hartnett, owner of Pure Power Solar, holds a panel as his company installs a solar array on the roof of a home in Frankfort, Ky., July 17, 2023.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Solar_Panels_AP24110817775638-900x506.jpg)
The Metro: Michigan homeowners associations can’t stop solar panels under new law
The Homeowners’ Energy Policy Act prohibits a homeowners association from banning rooftop solar panels and putting other energy-saving equipment on a home.
!["We Never Yield," the newest video game from Detroit-based video game developer Neil Jones, will be available on major gaming platforms July 16, 2024.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WeNeverYield-900x497.png)
The Metro: Detroit video game creator to release second game set in the Motor City
The game’s creator, Detroit-native Neil Jones, joined the show to discuss the vision behind his latest project, “We Never Yield.”
![The Detroit City Football Club faces off against the San Antonio FC at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, May 20, 2023.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Detroit_City_FC_v._San_Antonio_FC_2023_11_Keyworth_Stadium-scaled-e1720214723896-900x507.jpg)
The Metro: Detroit City Football Club makes history
The Detroit City Football Club Women’s Team is set to face off against River Light FC at 7 p.m. Friday, at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck.
![Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights closed its doors for good on July 1, 2024.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LakesideMall_exterior-900x506.jpg)
The legacy and future of Lakeside Mall
Detroit Free Press business reporter JC Reindl joined the show this week to discuss both the mall’s history and the future of the site.
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