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People are calling this obscure change to Detroit’s water bills the ‘rain tax’
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These doctors-in-training meet their patients under freeway overpasses and on street corners
At first glance, the seven people picking their way through the shadows of a southwest Detroit underpass at the end…
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OPINION: Detroit isn’t a tale of two cities. There’s something worse going on.
During the hours when people are in line to find secure housing, their means of transportation is silently whisked away.
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Should the Detroit auto show park on Belle Isle?
It’s pretty irrational, when you stop and think about it, that Detroit’s largest festival happens each year in the dead…
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These moms built a Facebook group into a thriving community
Our Made Here series gets real with Detroit entrepreneurs and digs into the lessons and learnings behind the business plans.…
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Elon Musk says he can fix Flint’s water. Here’s what he should do instead.
Dear Mr. Elon Musk: We get it — if you’re attempting to send mini-submarines into underwater caves and launch yourself into space, fixing…
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Health
Want Medicaid in Michigan? Get a job.
By most accounts, the Healthy Michigan program, which gives 670,000 low-income Michiganders access to health care, has been a resounding…
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Culture
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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Here’s why Detroit needs to get serious about supporting entrepreneurs of color
It's no secret that white, male-owned businesses generally make the most money. But the level of disparity for entrepreneurs in…
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What the wildest train station renovations in America could mean for Detroit
TRENDING: TRAIN STATION STYLE Yes, the entire world knows that Ford bought the abandoned Michigan Central Station. But what on…
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