The Metro: Red Wings Hockey celebrates 100 years with new exhibition
The Detroit Red Wings have a long, gritty history that mirrors the city it calls home. To celebrate and commiserate...
The Metro: The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a Detroit story
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a tragedy that is remembered with reverence and intrigue across the Great Lakes...
The Metro: Detroit’s oldest cemetery will be lit up for tours this weekend
Cemeteries are the last place one might look for things to do over the weekend. But, if you appreciate reflection...
The Metro: Reimagine Everything pays homage to author, philosopher and activist Grace Lee Boggs.
James Boggs has the Detroit story. He was born into a sharecropping family in Junction, Alabama. He moved to the...
The Metro: Detroit park honoring hunger march is expanding
During the Great Depression, auto workers organized a march from Detroit to the Ford Rouge Factory in Dearborn. Thousands of...
‘Detroit to Gloryland’ takes local students back to Yosemite
Detroit Outdoors has taken a group of students and teachers to Yosemite National Park for the second time.The Detroit to...
Mackinaw Bridge scrap metal creations go global
Last Monday, tens of thousands of people walked across the Mackinac Bridge as part of an annual Labor Day tradition....
Late Rev. Nicholas Hood on the March on Washington
On August 28th, 1963, nearly 250,000 people from around the country marched to the Mall in Washington D.C, to hear...
The Metro: What our museums offer — and why the White House is clamping down on them
The Trump administration wants American museums to be less critical of our history. On Tuesday, the White House called for...
The Metro: The Wright Museum celebrates 60 years
Founder Dr. Charles H. Wright was well known throughout the city, having worked in the maternity ward of the Hutzel...
The Metro: Cinco de Mayo celebrates resilience
The Mexican Patriotic Committee of Metro Detroit hosted its 60th annual Cinco de Mayo Parade on Sunday. Cinco de Mayo...
The Metro: Untold tales of Arab American life in metro Detroit
Some of the first Arabs came to Detroit by way of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The fair recreated far...