Culture

Get the lowdown on a pioneering woman in Detroit design

There’s plenty of Michigan icons to celebrate during the ongoingDetroit Modernism Week -- and you’re definitely familiar with their work, if…

6 years ago

Detroit development is getting celebrated at the expense of displaced residents

“Desolation.” “Moribund.” “Shabby.” “Mostly empty.” “Once-vacant.” “Mostly vacant.” “Seldom-used.” “Oblivion.” From the descriptions in this Free Press article earlier in…

6 years ago

The Motor Signal Reading Series

Motor Signal jolts the typical literary reading out of its conventional form.

6 years ago

February 21: Lauren Bush Lauren at The Henry Ford

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

6 years ago

Meet 9 Detroit designers making the city extra festive this season

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

6 years ago

With the opening of Marrow, Ping Ho may be Detroit’s next restaurant mogul

  In this occasional series, Detour founder Ashley Woods digs in for some #realtalk with Detroiters you may already know…

6 years ago

What to do and drink during Detroit Cocktail Week

Detroit’s first Cocktail Classic launched in 2014, with a respectable 12 bars and restaurants serving drinks alongside a relatively modest brunch.…

6 years ago

Uncovering the mystery of Corktown’s strangest billboard

For a couple months this summer, the “Questions Guy” billboard loomed over Trumbull and Michigan in Corktown. With a powder…

6 years ago

How to snoop inside the quirkiest homes in Detroit

We’ve seen plenty of home tours in Detroit -- it’s a great way to peek inside stately historic neighborhoods like…

6 years ago

There’s nowhere like Hamtramck, USA

There’s nowhere like Hamtramck, USA: Filmmakers tug at the tense threads of diversity and community in an evolving city. By…

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