Stories

Does Detroit have a progressive future?

What Wayne County Prosecutor challenger Victoria Burton-Harris' outcome in the August primary says about the future of progressive leadership for…

4 years ago

Metro Detroit’s environmental organizations are largely white. Some are working to change that.

People of color have intimate relationships with the natural world, and environmental injustice disproportionately harms them. So why are environmental…

4 years ago

What are the Detroit real estate and development issues that matter most to you?

Detour is planning to expand our coverage of Detroit real estate and development, and we need your help. Fill out…

4 years ago

Nature cropping up in Midland lakes where dams failed

Nature is returning to craters left from lakes drained by two dams that failed in May during torrential rain in…

4 years ago

Bridget Quinn joins Planet Detroit as an Artist in Residence

Bridget Quinn is an artist, activist, and experimental nature therapy guide who invites people to reconnect with nearby nature using…

4 years ago

Introducing ‘Sidewalk Botany’ with the A.W.E. Society

Each week Planet Detroit’s new artist in Residence, Bridget Quinn, of the A.W.E. Society will highlight two new plants often…

4 years ago

A new plan to reduce phosphorus pollution in Lake Erie pits farmers against Detroiters

State's plan prioritizes upgrades to Detroit's wastewater treatment plant over agricultural runoff.

4 years ago

Detroit’s primary was a total mess. Here’s what went wrong for voters

Polling places changed last minute, absentee ballots that never came, polls that opened late -- voting issues plagued the Detroit…

4 years ago

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Detour Detroit wants to hear from you on how to create the best Detroit culture and lifestyle newsletter.

4 years ago

How Malik Yakini is bringing his food security mission to Detroiters — right when they need it most

As the COVID-19 crisis magnifies health inequities in Detroit, Malik Yakini and the Detroit Black Community Food Security continue their…

4 years ago