September 18, 2015
Welcome to Michigan, a basket case full of news
Michigan has long had an outsize presence in the national and even global news digest. That’s due mostly to Detroit;...
Detroit
September 13, 2015
In Ilitch arena district, a new round of development versus historic preservation
As construction on the Ilitchville Detroit Red Wings arena district-formerly-know-as-the-Cass-Corridor continues apace, now comes word that more vacant, historic buildings...
September 4, 2015
Demolished former Pizza Hut in Ferndale will become retail building
After noticing heavy equipment onsite at the vacant Pizza Hut building on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale the night before, crews...
August 20, 2015
Today in dubious trend pieces: Hazel Park is hip?
From The Detroit News today comes surprising word that Hazel Park — a dreary inner-ring suburb best known for a...
July 31, 2015
In praise of good urban design: Detroit’s new Townhouse restaurant
Detroit doesn’t always feel like the big city it is — or at least was. Whether that’s because it essentially...
July 23, 2015
Can Detroit trust the Moroun family in Riverside Park land deal?
The Detroit City Council this week postponed a vote on a deal that would see the city transfer public parkland...
July 14, 2015
Let’s go to Pluto with NASA — and Siouxsie, circa 1989
It’s a big day for us space geeks, as NASA’s New Horizons probe sends home the most detailed image of...
July 10, 2015
Bye-bye, Zombieland: Park Avenue Hotel bites the dust
Tomorrow morning, demolition crews will use 200 pounds of TNT to level the 91 year-old Park Avenue Hotel, a storied...
June 26, 2015
Gay marriage legalized!!! in GIFs, memes, video — and a Heino drinking song
Today the U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on same-sex marriage — including Michigan’s, booyah — capping a remarkable cultural turnaround for...
June 23, 2015
Bikes, trains and buses: A week of positive transit-related news for Detroit
Could the Motor City, long defined by its increasingly pothole-ridden road network and an unreliable bus system, be ready to...
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