Journalism Workshop: Watchdogging The Wayne County Tax Auction

5 years ago

Come hang out with Detour Detroit and Outlier Media for a hands-on, group act of accountability journalism.

February 21: Lauren Bush Lauren at The Henry Ford

5 years ago

Feed your entrepreneurial spirit at a talk featuring social entrepreneur Lauren Bush Lauren at The Henry Ford Museum of American…

February 20: Distilled Democracy

5 years ago

During changing times, how can you become more civically-engaged, offline and IRL?

The courtroom battle between protesters and the QLINE that no one’s talking about

5 years ago

Last week, after leaving 36th District Court, the activists were triumphant: real estate magnate Dan Gilbert hadn’t been the one…

Why John Dingell was the best at Twitter

5 years ago

How 'The Dean' used Twitter to become the moral conscience of the Democratic Party. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of…

11 thoughts about that golden ring statue in Sterling Heights

5 years ago

Last month, Sterling Heights erected the “Golden Corridor icon,” a giant circle sculpture on M-59 by Lakeside Mall. With a…

This Flint startup has upcycled 16,000 water bottles into glasses

5 years ago

By Erin Gold Ali Rose VanOverbeke and Jack Burns, co-founders of Flint eyewear startup Genusee, can measure their progress in…

Meet 9 Detroit designers making the city extra festive this season

5 years ago

It’s hard to imagine something in Detroit that provokes as much nostalgia as the former Hudson’s downtown -- double it…

Marijuana is legal in Michigan. Now we have to make it equal.

6 years ago

Michigan voters passed Proposal 1 by a wide margin Tuesday, making us the 10th state to legalize recreational marijuana. The law won’t…

Why isn’t Wayne County doing more to keep speculators from exploiting the tax auction?

6 years ago

Even if a buyer can’t unload the property again or decides paying taxes isn’t worth the trouble, losing the house…