Kate Abbey-Lambertz

Why researchers are poring over thousands of Metro Detroit food tweets

Let’s say you fire off a tweet about the bomb grilled cheese you just made. Maybe, you wonder into the…

6 years ago

Why the University of Michigan is eyeing a bigger slice of Detroit

In many ways, the school has been able to operate in bucolic Ann Arbor while existing wholly separate from Detroit:…

6 years ago

Detroit testing free Lyfts from bus stops to make late night commutes easier

It turns out, as we were glued to the inter-county drama over funding regional transit that ended in defeat, Detroit…

6 years ago

We answer your 5,000 questions about no-fault insurance in Detroit

There’s no question that car insurance is way, way, WAY too high for drivers in Metro Detroit. But there’s plenty…

6 years ago

How to snoop inside the quirkiest homes in Detroit

We’ve seen plenty of home tours in Detroit -- it’s a great way to peek inside stately historic neighborhoods like…

6 years ago

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

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6 years ago

Should the Detroit auto show park on Belle Isle?

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

6 years ago

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

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

6 years ago

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

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

6 years ago

Want Medicaid in Michigan? Get a job.

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

6 years ago