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ANNOUNCING Life in the Cracks: An online exhibition

Check out the art and observations submitted by Planet Detroit readers in our virtual exhibition!

4 years ago

How early voting works in Detroit: Don’t mail your ballot and everything else to know

With less than two weeks left until Election Day, there are still a few ways to vote early in Detroit.…

4 years ago

U of M students ordered to stay in place as COVID-19 cases surge

The surge is “overwhelming the ability” of local health officials to confront the pandemic, Washtenaw County health officer Jimena Loveluck…

4 years ago

Developer Philip Kafka keeps building in Core City, from courtyards to the Caterpillar

On a corner in Core City, construction is moving along at a steady pace -- even as the pandemic grinds…

4 years ago

Why Detroit developers can’t afford to forget about design

If you bring in a designer before buying a building, before committing your life savings to a project, they can…

4 years ago

Indigenizing the News: Coming home through traditional foods

This is the first in a two-part series on the foodways of Indigenous Michiganders in partnership with Indigenizing the News,…

4 years ago

Proposal 2, digital privacy ballot initiative, energizes Detroit activists

"It will send a strong message to not only law enforcement, but community members that we still have a bit…

4 years ago

What you need to know about judicial races on the Detroit ballot

Don’t overlook the judicial races on your Detroit ballot this election -- here are the candidates running for Michigan Supreme…

4 years ago

People can’t open carry guns near Michigan polls on Election Day

Michigan will not allow people to openly carry guns at or near polling places on Election Day in an effort…

4 years ago

Where Michigan Senate candidates stand on the issues

Michigan’s Senate race is one of the most closely watched in the nation this election.

4 years ago