Helpless, angry and stranded — what it’s like living on a flooded Detroit street

5 years ago

A wet summer, record-high water levels across the region and a crumbling water and sewer system have submerged a community…

Detour Members to Know: Meet Nicole de Beaufort

5 years ago

We couldn’t do what we do here at Detour without our paying subscribers -- all of you who support our work and…

The sidewalk ends far too often in Detroit

5 years ago

Downtown Detroit might be increasingly walkable, but there are large swaths of the city that don’t qualify as “walkable,” which…

Get to know: Alessandra R. Carreon, PizzaPlex

5 years ago

Read our feature story with Alessandra R. Carreon, co-founder of PizzaPlex in Southwest Detroit. Get to know Alessandra: What neighborhood do…

Find your people: Alessandra R. Carreon, PizzaPlex

5 years ago

Alessandra R. Carreon knew she wanted to make the world a more equitable place. But she never thought she’d do…

Muslim Life Outside of the Mosque

5 years ago

Yes, Detroit’s a 'Halal Metropolis' -- and it has been for a century At Target earlier this month, you could buy…

Get active in Detroit’s great outdoors on the cheap

5 years ago

Don't break the bank on a gym membership this summer Anyone can tell you: there’s nothing like Detroit in the…

Map of Detroit’s Project Green Light locations shows where the city could always be watching

5 years ago

Under Project Green Light, launched in 2016, participating businesses pay for surveillance cameras to be installed and monitored by the…

In Michigan, you can be fired because you’re gay or transgender

5 years ago

Michigan leaders are more supportive of the LGBTQ community than ever, but laws haven’t kept up  This Pride Month marks…

You’ve got tax auction questions. We’ve got answers.

5 years ago

Demystifying the tax auction with Outlier Media's Sarah Alvarez Back in February, Detour teamed up with Outlier Media to offer a free…