Kate Abbey-Lambertz

Mapping urban sprawl in Detroit and the surrounding suburbs

It turns out, you can drill down and actually quantify one aspect of sprawl, thanks to the Street Network Disconnectedness…

5 years ago

Detroit Housing Commission opens rent voucher waitlist for the first time in 5 years

The rare waitlist opening underscores the incredible need for affordable housing in the city, which the public housing authority is…

5 years ago

How Backstitch, a new sewing and alterations shop in Highland Park, is built to serve community

Kristine Ferguson opened her sewing and alterations shop Backstitch to provide a new service and learning hub for her community…

5 years ago

What would you do for Detroit with $250 million?

After Detroit City Council rejected Mayor Mike Duggan's proposed $250 million blight bond, we’re looking at one resident's suggestion for…

5 years ago

Blazing Silence, Detroit summit, tackles discrimination and sexual harassment in Michigan’s budding cannabis industry

As recreational cannabis sales begin in Michigan, businesses face challenges of supply, new and restrictive local ordinances and accessing capital.…

5 years ago

The revamped Detroit bookmobile is bringing the library to residents, computers and all

The Detroit Public Library is expanding outreach and offerings with the Mobile Library, building on the 79-year-old bookmobile program.

5 years ago

Artist Cassie Thornton is giving Detroiters alternative credit reports, because subprime isn’t a character trait

Artist Cassie Thornton is helping Detroiters create alternative credit reports that show a more holistic picture than just a low…

5 years ago

Challenge yourself at a discussion on neighborhood relations between Black Detroiters and new white residentsÂ

How can white residents who are new to Detroit responsibly enter historically Black communities, and how can longtime residents cope…

5 years ago

The best things to do each week in Detroit this November

Here's more than 70 recommendations for spending your November out on the town in Detroit, from art events to the…

5 years ago

Even in her most private moments, Aretha Franklin was always a queen

The Queen Next Door, a coffee table book of photographs by Linda Solomon, shows Aretha Franklin's life off-stage when she…

5 years ago