February 11, 2016
My day handing out water and supplies in Flint with the Red Cross
If you really want to disrupt people’s lives in a fundamental way — not to mention endanger their health —...
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February 10, 2016
Crime-ridden Motorama Motel may close after Ferndale council denies business license
Ferndale city officials have rejected a hotel business license for the Motorama Motel at Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue,...
February 2, 2016
Crowdfunding drive for new Detroit City FC home in Hamtramck hits home stretch
Detroit City Football Club LLC, a semi-pro soccer team that plays in U.S. Soccer’s fourth tier, has been one of...
January 23, 2016
Time for a deep-winter visit to Detroit’s Belle Isle (with photo slideshow)
It’s late January and my kids are starting to go crazy from cabin fever, bouncing off the walls and relentlessly...
January 17, 2016
Flint water crisis, Detroit schools a major reckoning for a once-proud state
In case you didn’t notice, the lead poisoning water crisis that is right now engulfing Flint is playing out in...
December 20, 2015
First underpass art project is installed in Detroit’s New Center (photos)
A recent drive home took me underneath the Cass Avenue railroad viaduct, which has been dramatically re-imagined as a brighter,...
December 9, 2015
Here’s a glimpse of the ‘speedfactory’ concept adidas wants to bring to Detroit
Global footwear manufacturer Adidas has released a video touting the “speedfactory” concept it has said it would like to establish...
December 7, 2015
Detroit now touts greening strategies to improve quality of life, economy
More signs that post-bankruptcy Detroit is turning to new ideas and away from the failed models of the past. From...
December 3, 2015
What’s going on with Detroit bike trail projects? Todd Scott brings us up to speed.
Bike culture is flourishing in Detroit, with plenty of exciting projects to point to as evidence. The city recently installed...
November 25, 2015
Can we not lose our minds — and our democratic principles — over Syrian refugees?
Recently my aunt, a white-haired ordained Methodist minister who has a magic touch with children and rarely speaks up about...
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