Stories

Is this debtor’s prison?

We're paying big bucks to keep poor people in jail -- before they've been convicted of crimes By Kate Abbey-Lambertz…

6 years ago

FAST transit result in speedy improvements

Metro Detroit is actually doing something right when it comes to transit, and riders are getting on board Transit has…

6 years ago

7 of Detroit’s architectural creatures watching you from above

You might not always notice the gargoyles and other faces carved on Detroit's famous buildings, but they see you...

6 years ago

Detroit has a massive eviction crisis. Here’s how the city could keep renters from losing their homes

In Detroit, a full 46 percent of people facing eviction never showed up to court in 2017, no matter their…

6 years ago

Detroit’s redlining past still plagues the city’s present

In a study, researchers suggest that in Detroit neighborhoods that were slower to recover from the Great Recession, residents were…

6 years ago

The rent went up how much?

By Kate Abbey Lambertz Detroit is seeing significant rent increases in high-demand neighborhoods. 103,557: How many more affordable rental properties Metro…

6 years ago

Confessions of a jaywalker

In many places, streets force you to engage in risky behavior — sidewalks disappear without warning, or you have to…

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

Why Detroit’s middle class matters now, more than ever

Why keeping Detroit's middle-class residents in the city is key to building a better city.

6 years ago

Eric Sabree just exposed the fatal flaw at the heart of the Wayne County foreclosure auction

The system is rife with rule breaking, but has been punishingly harsh for low-income Detroiters

6 years ago