May 11, 2016
‘Third world state’ and other accolades keep rolling in for Michigan
I’ve written before about what an embarrassment the state of Michigan is turning out to be, given its long list...
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May 7, 2016
Bike share contract adds to ‘pretty damn fast’ growth for Detroit Bikes
Homegrown bicycle maker Detroit Bikes LLC hopes to be able to soon turn its first profit in the wake of...
May 4, 2016
Ferndale could see 90 new housing units at 2 school sites
A former adult-education high school and a college-prep high school could be demolished and the properties redeveloped as housing under...
May 1, 2016
Bike to Work Day grows to 3 locations in Detroit
Local organizations and bike commuters will mark the start of the bicycling season and highlight the region’s growing bike culture...
April 28, 2016
Pardon the dust while 8-Wood remodels
The last straw was when a friend who was visiting recently from New York City asked me about my blog and...
April 28, 2016
MLS franchise would be ‘crushing’ to Detroit City FC, says Motown soccer podcaster
Even as it tries to expand on its foothold in the U.S., the beautiful game sparks complicated debates among its...
April 26, 2016
Gores-Gilbert MLS push puts Detroit City FC in an awkward spot
Detroit soccerdom was rocked today with the bombshell announcement that billionaire sports-team owners Tom Gores and Dan Gilbert plan to...
April 22, 2016
Dearly beloved, Prince has left us
The whole world is reeling from the news that Prince, the prolific, creative dynamo who arrived in this world like...
April 21, 2016
Detroit City FC opening Hamtramck storefront; addresses MLS chatter
An unassuming brick building with papered-over windows in Hamtramck will become the new mixed-use home of the Detroit City FC...
April 19, 2016
There’s one key thing missing from Detroit’s transit plans
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to correct an error — SMART and DDOT drivers are both unionized —...
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