December 4, 2016
Detroit’s Noel Night, in photos
It hasn’t been the easiest year to get into the Christmas spirit, what with the not-very-wintry weather we’ve had so...
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November 27, 2016
Photos: New pedestrian pathway forms expanded linear park in Pleasant Ridge
Tonight I took advantage of the fine late-November weather and rode my bike through the neighborhood when I stumbled upon...
November 20, 2016
Architect plans custom-built homes on North Corktown Land Bank properties
Detroit’s North Corktown neighborhood will see its first new homes built in years starting next spring by an architect who...
November 17, 2016
Fall in the hood: Watch a sugar maple change colors (slideshow)
Here’s a little homage to autumn, starring one of my favorite trees. It’s a sugar maple that stands on the...
November 13, 2016
After RTA defeat, piecemeal approach to transit is Detroit’s best hope
I’m finally coming up for bit of air following the bleakness of last week’s election results. In the interest of...
November 7, 2016
M-1 Rail improvements should inspire a ‘yes’ vote on RTA transit proposal
As a region, Detroit has long had a blind spot when it comes to public transportation. We’re the Motor City,...
October 30, 2016
How Detroit is changing
I spent Saturday morning helping to plant trees with some coworkers in Detroit, and as it just so happened, the...
October 26, 2016
Here’s a wonk’s guide to the Nov. 8 Regional Transit Authority proposal
While I like to consider this blog a fairly early and often endorser of the upcoming vote to boost public...
October 19, 2016
Whole-animal butchery seen as latest piece of emerging Ferndale food district
Matts working hard to make sure there’s plenty of sausage for this Sunday’s Warren Farmers Market #eatlocal #michigan #farmersmarket #?...
October 13, 2016
Fate of fabled former Detroit Chinese restaurant uncertain
Stanley’s Other Place was a Chinese restaurant on Eight Mile Road just west of Woodward that closed in 2014 after...
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