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Hear ‘Homewreckers’ Aaron Glantz discuss the kingpins and crooked banks that swindled Detroit

The Center for Investigative Reporting’s Aaron Glantz is headed to Detroit for a discussion about his new book, “HOMEWRECKERS: How…

5 years ago

At Detroit’s Coup D’etat boutique, Angela Wisniewski suits up for a personal rebellion

Think of Coup, located inside New Center’s Cadillac Place building, as an ever-evolving art object with a moodboard for a…

5 years ago

Chef Maxcel Hardy gets real about what Detroit’s restaurant industry needs right now

Chef Maxcel Hardy. Photo by David Rudolph. We spoke to Chef Maxcel Hardy a few days after a massive hurricane…

5 years ago

Win free tickets to the Detroit Free Press Wine & Food Experience!

Join us in Cadillac Square on September 14 for the Detroit Free Press Wine & Food Experience! We'll be chatting…

5 years ago

Meet Sirene Abou-Chakra, director of development for the City of Detroit

Detroiter Sirene Abou-Chakra, director of development for the city, chats with Detour about 20-minute neighborhoods, social mobility and her favorite…

5 years ago

Show-stopping Detroit Airbnb was once an empty ruin

Who hasn’t fantasized about buying and restoring one of the city’s grand old homes to its former glory? Living that…

5 years ago

Get to know: Alessandra R. Carreon, PizzaPlex

Read our feature story with Alessandra R. Carreon, co-founder of PizzaPlex in Southwest Detroit. Get to know Alessandra: What neighborhood do…

5 years ago

Find your people: Alessandra R. Carreon, PizzaPlex

Alessandra R. Carreon knew she wanted to make the world a more equitable place. But she never thought she’d do…

5 years ago

Why Detroit’s middle class matters now, more than ever

Why keeping Detroit's middle-class residents in the city is key to building a better city.

6 years ago

The Motor Signal Reading Series

Motor Signal jolts the typical literary reading out of its conventional form.

6 years ago