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Crews continue to work on the water main break in Southwest Detroit.
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The Metro: Repairing the broken water main in Southwest Detroit

Sam Corey, The Metro March 3, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s been two weeks since streets and basements flooded on Beard...

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DWSD Director Gary Brown provides an update on response efforts to the water main break in Southwest Detroit, Feb. 19, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Water main break repair in Southwest Detroit could take weeks

Bre'Anna Tinsley February 20, 2025

Detroit Water and Sewerage will begin repairing damage caused by the massive water main break in Southwest Detroit next week.Subscribe...

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A flood response team works to drain a street
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Detroit Evening Report: City works to repair flood damage in southwest Detroit

Sascha Raiyn February 18, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover the aftermath of a massive water main break, warming centers open around the...

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The Clark Park Coalition hosted joint practices and scrimmages with youth hockey players from Hockey in Harlem, an outdoor youth hockey program in New York, over Martin Luther King Jr. Day-weekend.
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The Metro: Clark Park Coalition keeping ice hockey alive in southwest Detroit

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Tia Graham February 10, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. There’s a hidden gem in Southwest Detroit that's keeping hockey, ice...

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Detroit's Mexican Irish Festival is taking place from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, at El Mercado.
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The Metro: Mexican Irish Festival celebrates cultural connections in Detroit

John Filbrandt October 11, 2024

There’s a long history of Irish and Mexican people blending together in North America and in Detroit specifically.  After a...

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The Detroit skyline from the Gordie Howe International Bridge, still under construction.
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The Metro: How is the Gordie Howe Bridge construction impacting residents?

John Filbrandt September 10, 2024

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is expected to be complete in 2025. The bridge is being built in Detroit’s Delray...

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Southwest Detroit’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival, “Fiesta Detroit,” is taking place Friday to Sunday, May 3-5, 2024.
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The Metro: Cinco de Mayo history and celebrations in Southwest Detroit

The Metro May 3, 2024

This Sunday is Cinco de Mayo, a day that commemorates a significant event in Mexican history. On May 5, 1862, the...

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Lydia Gutierrez (left), president of Hacienda Mexican Foods, at Donut Villa with Jeanette Pierce of the City Institute.
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Take a tour of Southwest Detroit for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Nargis Rahman October 2, 2023

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) the City Institute is hosting guided tours in Southwest Detroit...

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Detroit City Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero
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Detroit Today: Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero on current SW Detroit issues, future solutions

Detroit Today May 15, 2023

Detroit’s District 6, which includes Southwest Detroit, Corktown and Midtown, is one of Detroit’s most diverse areas, with large Latin...

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Global Detroit’s Fiber Optics exhibit celebrates women artists

Nargis Rahman June 17, 2022

As part of Immigrant Heritage Month, Global Detroit’s Common Bond program is hosting Fiber Optics, an exhibit created by diverse...

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Gabriela Santiago-Romero Southwest Detroit CARE
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Southwest Detroit Community CARE mutual aid group uplifted community during the pandemic

Nargis Rahman March 7, 2022

  “Communities of Hope” features Detroiters from communities of color who have been looking for ways to persevere during the...

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Inside St. Hedwig Catholic Church
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra holds free church performance with Latino residents in mind

Laura Herberg February 17, 2022

Typically, patrons see Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians play at Orchestra Hall in Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood. On Feb. 9, the show...

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