Here’s a map of more than 550 businesses that take part in the City of Detroit’s Project Green Light program. Under Project Green Light, launched in 2016,...
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...
How ‘The Dean’ used Twitter to become the moral conscience of the Democratic Party. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress, ever, will be laid...
This Flint startup has upcycled 16,000 water bottles into glasses
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- Detour Contributor
- 11 December
By Erin Gold Ali Rose VanOverbeke and Jack Burns, co-founders of Flint eyewear startup Genusee, can measure their progress in plastic. So far, they’ve turned...
By Detour Neighborhood Ambassador Frank Nemecek Warrendale is a familiar name to most folks in the Detroit. The neighborhood shows up in the news...
Detroit’s infamous foreclosure auction looks different this year
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- Detour Contributor
- 28 September
Every year, counties across Michigan auction off foreclosed properties whose owners have been delinquent on property taxes for three years. While it’s a state-mandated, quiet...
Why researchers are poring over thousands of Metro Detroit food tweets
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- kateabbeylambertz
- 13 September
Let’s say you fire off a tweet about the bomb grilled cheese you just made. Maybe, you wonder into the Twitterverse where you should go...
Why the University of Michigan is eyeing a bigger slice of Detroit
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- kateabbeylambertz
- 11 September
When we first learned about the University of Michigan’s Detroit Center, not gonna lie, we pictured some impressive, gleaming hall of urban research. In reality,...
Detroit testing free Lyfts from bus stops to make late night commutes easier
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- kateabbeylambertz
- 7 September
Just before 1 a.m. the other night, I perused the schedule for the “new” #8 Warren Ave. bus line in Detroit (previously the #14 Crosstown)....
We’ve seen plenty of home tours in Detroit -- it’s a great way to peek inside stately historic neighborhoods like Boston Edison. But the Weird...
OPINION: Detroit isn’t a tale of two cities. There’s something worse going on.
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- Detour Contributor
- 26 July
During the hours when people are in line to find secure housing, their means of transportation is silently whisked away....
It’s pretty irrational, when you stop and think about it, that Detroit’s largest festival happens each year in the dead of winter when most people...
It's definitely not as simple as counting the mile roads. ...
Here’s why Detroit needs to get serious about supporting entrepreneurs of color
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- kateabbeylambertz
- 21 June
It's no secret that white, male-owned businesses generally make the most money. But the level of disparity for entrepreneurs in Detroit is staggering. ...
Kristine Ferguson opened her sewing and alterations shop Backstitch to provide a new service and learning hub for her community of Highland Park, a city...
After Detroit City Council rejected Mayor Mike Duggan's proposed $250 million blight bond, we’re looking at one resident's suggestion for how the city could better...
By Rhonda J. Smith: Neighbors even reported the event to officials -- but the people who actually came left with mutual respect, not outrage....
As recreational cannabis sales begin in Michigan, businesses face challenges of supply, new and restrictive local ordinances and accessing capital. But they’ll also have to...
The Detroit Public Library is expanding outreach and offerings with the Mobile Library, building on the 79-year-old bookmobile program. ...
The latest gallery show from the Detroit-based writer and documentarian showcases his most emotional work yet -- the stories and photographs Karpov collected during four...
The Center for Investigative Reporting’s Aaron Glantz is headed to Detroit for a discussion about his new book, “HOMEWRECKERS: How a Gang of Wall Street...
Artist Cassie Thornton is helping Detroiters create alternative credit reports that show a more holistic picture than just a low credit score. ...
How can white residents who are new to Detroit responsibly enter historically Black communities, and how can longtime residents cope with changes to their neighborhoods?...
Southwest Detroit's Unity in our Community TimeBank, where more than 800 members have spent thousands of hours trading time and talents, turns 10 this month....
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