Nina Misuraca Ignaczak

Friends of the Rouge ED Marie McCormick on how the nonprofit is coping with the pandemic

Marie McCormick, Friends of the Rouge When the Friends of the Rouge formed back in 1986, the Rouge River was in desperate…

5 years ago

These work-from-home Detroiters are productive — but they still miss office life

"I think there's going to be a lot of anxiety and a slow return," says Amanda Lewan, cofounder of coworking…

5 years ago

Detroit’s air quality has improved since the COVID-19 shutdown. This map shows how.

The shelter in place order, however, is resulting in improved air quality across the country as people drive less and…

5 years ago

Feeling acute economic pain during COVID-19 crisis, many Detroiters think they’ll be broke by summer

Detroit's kids may be less likely to get the coronavirus, but they're more likely to live in households that have…

5 years ago

Front porch revival: How social distancing shines a light on our long-neglected public-private realm

These days, quarantined Detroiters are finding ourselves drawn to the oft-neglected spaces between our private lives and the public realm.…

5 years ago

COVID-19 is not caused by 5G technology. Here’s what’s up with that rumor.

This story originally appeared in Planet Detroit, a weekly email newsletter update to help you get smarter about the environment.…

5 years ago

Detroit design team uses 3D printers to create thousands of face shields

John McGarry couldn't abide the thought of frontline workers going without personal protective equipment, or PPE, as COVID-19 hospitalizations rose…

5 years ago

Not even the coronavirus epidemic has stopped abortion foes from protesting outside a Detroit clinic

Security footage of police encounter with protesters at Scotsdale Women's Center, an abortion clinic, in Detroit on March 31, 2020.…

5 years ago

Detroit water shutoffs and a crisis of public health

Earlier today, the City of Detroit announced it would begin restoring water to affected homes in preparation for a potential…

5 years ago

Detroit to turn the water back on during coronavirus threat

City of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Monday that the city will end water shutoffs and restore service to customers.

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