February 14, 2017
Ferndale approves brownfield plan for 4-story loft development
A proposed brownfield redevelopment project that would add 127 residential units in a four-story mixed-use loft building east of downtown...
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January 29, 2017
It’s time to ask … WTF, Macomb County?
There’s a digital billboard ad I really wanted to photograph for this post that features Jim Fouts — yes, he...
January 6, 2017
6 big reasons 2017 won’t totally suck — in Detroit, at least
Despite my many shining, positive attributes (cough!), I generally am not one to tap dance through a shit storm. So...
December 12, 2016
1980 video: ‘Where will you be the picture of success? Where else but Detroit!’
Promotional videos aim to capture their subject in the best light, but it’s hard to feel that way in hindsight...
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...
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 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...
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