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Skaters enjoy an outdoor ice skating rink, located on S. Riverside Avenue between Cass Street and Clinton Avenue in St. Clair, Michigan.

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Photo essay: St. Clair County provides many opportunities for winter fun

Liz FredendallTuesday, February 2, 2021

Ruth Bell's pathway to opening Chugga's Bakery has been a bumpy one, but one she seems destined for.

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Detroit baking entrepreneur determined to see her business rise again

Kate RoffTuesday, February 2, 2021

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Q&A: New book by Detroit essayist Rochelle Riley enlivens Black history for young readers

Sarah WilliamsMonday, February 1, 2021

Restaurants in Metro Detroit can reopen at 25% capacity starting Feb. 1.

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What Metro Detroit restaurants learned from the pandemic and plans for reopening

Ellen PiligianMonday, February 1, 2021

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How these Detroit women combated mis- and disinformation campaigns in the 2020 election

Serena Maria DanielsSunday, January 31, 2021

A timeline of how information regarding TCF Center spread on Nov. 4, 2020

Serena Maria DanielsSunday, January 31, 2021

“We’re embracing our Michigan winter and craft beer,” says Shalyn Getz, president of Eastern Market Brewing Company

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Eastern Market Brewing Co.'s Ferndale Project establishes itself as a community-focused brewery

MJ GalbraithTuesday, January 26, 2021

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Setting the scene: Meet the set designer bringing Detroit visions to life

Kate RoffTuesday, January 26, 2021

This home, the La Salle demonstration house, was rehabbed and made energy efficient by HOPE Village Revitalization.

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Resilient Neighborhoods: Detroit CDC is getting eco-friendly to make its community more affordable

Erin Marie MillerTuesday, January 26, 2021

Carolyn Wilson administers the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to Dr. Eric Kane at Beaumont Service Center in Southfield on Dec. 15, 2020.

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Michigan health care professionals work to assuage skepticism as they roll out COVID-19 vaccines

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, January 21, 2021

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7 things to do outside in Metro Detroit this winter

Allison Torres BurtkaTuesday, January 19, 2021

GRDC supporters gather in front of a community mural in the days before COVID-19.

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Resilient Neighborhoods: How COVID-19 rewrote the rules for community engagement in Detroit

David SandsTuesday, January 19, 2021

Dr. Wassim Terraf has carried out research on COVID-19's impact on people of color.

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Michigan grapples with COVID-19's disproportionate impact on people of color's mental health

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, January 14, 2021

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These Metro Detroit sisters didn't see businesses that catered to them, so they built their own

Nargis RahmanTuesday, January 12, 2021

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Resident Voices: How organizations are helping Detroit students stay ahead during COVID-19

Tyrone Mitchell Jr.Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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