People are calling this obscure change to Detroit’s water bills the ‘rain tax’

6 years ago

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These doctors-in-training meet their patients under freeway overpasses and on street corners

6 years ago

At first glance, the seven people picking their way through the shadows of a southwest Detroit underpass at the end…

OPINION: Detroit isn’t a tale of two cities. There’s something worse going on.

6 years ago

During the hours when people are in line to find secure housing, their means of transportation is silently whisked away.

Should the Detroit auto show park on Belle Isle?

6 years ago

It’s pretty irrational, when you stop and think about it, that Detroit’s largest festival happens each year in the dead…

Detroit’s street grid is a lot stranger than it seems

6 years ago

It's definitely not as simple as counting the mile roads.

These moms built a Facebook group into a thriving community

6 years ago

Our Made Here series gets real with Detroit entrepreneurs and digs into the lessons and learnings behind the business plans.…

Elon Musk says he can fix Flint’s water. Here’s what he should do instead.

6 years ago

Dear Mr. Elon Musk: We get it -- if you’re attempting to send mini-submarines into underwater caves and launch yourself into space, fixing…

Want Medicaid in Michigan? Get a job.

7 years ago

By most accounts, the Healthy Michigan program, which gives 670,000 low-income Michiganders access to health care, has been a resounding…

There’s nowhere like Hamtramck, USA

7 years ago

There’s nowhere like Hamtramck, USA: Filmmakers tug at the tense threads of diversity and community in an evolving city. By…

Here’s why Detroit needs to get serious about supporting entrepreneurs of color

7 years ago

It's no secret that white, male-owned businesses generally make the most money. But the level of disparity for entrepreneurs in…