The event “Essential Things Seniors Should Know About Hoarding” is taking place at the Lincoln Branch of the Detroit Public Library on Thursday, May 8.

It’s organized by Brenda McGadney, an expert in aging. As a social worker, her focus was gerontology. But she says her work did not prepare her to deal with the disease her mother struggled with as she aged.

Almost 3% of the population is affected by ‘hoarding disorder.’ It’s more common in people over 60 and those dealing with other psychological issues, especially anxiety and depression.

McGadney’s 94-year-old mother died after she fell in a home where she had been hoarding for many years. She shared her story with WDET’s Sascha Raiyn ahead of the event. 

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Metro Detroit is home to one of the largest populations of Arab Americans in the US. Arabs who are Lebanese, Syrian, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Palestinian, Moroccan and Yemeni have cultivated communities here.

The Arab American National Museum in Dearborn was founded in 2005 to celebrate the Arab world and solidify pride in being Arab American. Alongside the opening of the museum, the Arab Film Festival debuted. 

Dave Serio is the curator of the Arab Film Festival. He joined The Metro on Tuesday to talk about the festival’s 20th anniversary and the films being presented, including “No Other Land,” an Oscar-winning film not carried by American streaming services. 

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Bees’ pollinating presence helps to ensure the vitality of our food systems. 

The work of bees isn’t just happening in fields of wildflowers or quiet suburban gardens. Bees in urban neighborhoods also have an important role to play.

The nonprofit Detroit Hives has turned vacant lots into thriving pollinator habitats and community green spaces. That work includes planting pollinator-friendly trees in neighborhoods that need canopy, beauty and biodiversity. One of the group’s recent projects was at the Finney Community Arboretum and Botanical Garden, which they hope to transform into a thriving community space for pollinators and residents alike.

Detroit Hives Co-founders Tim Paule Jackson and Nicole Lindsey joined The Metro on Monday to discuss their work. 

–Segment produced by WDET’s Amanda Le Claire.

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