We’re paying big bucks to keep poor people in jail — before they’ve been convicted of crimes By Kate Abbey-Lambertz If you’re arrested and held...
Metro Detroit is actually doing something right when it comes to transit, and riders are getting on board Transit has long been a weak spot...
You might not always notice the gargoyles and other faces carved on Detroit's famous buildings, but they see you......
Imagine if half the time a person was charged with a crime they went straight to prison without consulting a lawyer or going to court....
On housing discrimination and staying healthy By Kate Abbey Lambertz Back in 1968, redlining — or refusing to give loans to residents of certain neighborhoods,...
By Kate Abbey Lambertz 103,557: How many more affordable rental properties Metro Detroit would need to add so all the region’s extremely low income families could...
I’ll come clean: Despite the warnings, the last few days I’ve been jaywalking all over town, walking in the street and crossing between intersections and...
“Desolation.” “Moribund.” “Shabby.” “Mostly empty.” “Once-vacant.” “Mostly vacant.” “Seldom-used.” “Oblivion.” From the descriptions in this Free Press article earlier in February, you’d think we were...
The system is rife with rule breaking, but has been punishingly harsh for low-income Detroiters ...
Last week, after leaving 36th District Court, the activists were triumphant: real estate magnate Dan Gilbert hadn’t been the one on trial, but it still...