Kate Abbey-Lambertz

Denise Fair, top Detroit health official, on making tough calls for a city in crisis

How Denise Fair, the top health official in Detroit, makes tough calls during the COVID-19 crisis -- while trying not…

4 years ago

Submit now: Detour seeks pitches for mental health stories from BIPOC journalists

Writers are encouraged to submit pitches by July 24 for a series in collaboration with the Detroit Equity Action Lab.

4 years ago

9 things we’re missing from Detroit’s Movement Festival right now

"The energy that happens during that festival is purely electric."

5 years ago

11 ways to tap into Detroit culture from home this week

Maybe it’s the changing seasons, or all this time to lay around with the sound system cranked, but lately we’ve…

5 years ago

Detroit’s coronavirus budget squeeze means staffing and service cuts are coming

In an address Tuesday night, Mayor Mike Duggan got real about the city’s grim financial situation in the aftermath of Detroit's…

5 years ago

11 things to do ‘in Detroit’ this week

Need something to do with your hands? Bake with bakers, write with writers and grow with growers this week at…

5 years ago

Take in Detroit culture this week from your couch

What to do, eat, read and listen to in Detroit this week while you're trapped at home and social distancing.

5 years ago

The best virtual events in Detroit during the COVID-19 shelter at home quarantine

We've got some amazing things you can do this week "in Detroit," aka with a Zoom video conference, YouTube, Facebook…

5 years ago

Detroit said it would end water shutoffs to battle the spread of coronavirus. But people still have no running water

Detroit has led the way nationally in its efforts to restore service to households without running water in the wake…

5 years ago

Detroit’s ‘Well-Read Black Girl’ Dawn Sarai Robinson uses books to bring people together

Dawn Sarai Robinson launched a Detroit chapter of a book club that celebrates Black women and nonbinary writers... and brings…

5 years ago