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Journalism Workshop: Watchdogging The Wayne County Tax Auction

Come hang out with Detour Detroit and Outlier Media for a hands-on, group act of accountability journalism.

6 years ago

The courtroom battle between protesters and the QLINE that no one’s talking about

Last week, after leaving 36th District Court, the activists were triumphant: real estate magnate Dan Gilbert hadn’t been the one…

6 years ago

Why John Dingell was the best at Twitter

How 'The Dean' used Twitter to become the moral conscience of the Democratic Party. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of…

6 years ago

11 thoughts about that golden ring statue in Sterling Heights

Last month, Sterling Heights erected the “Golden Corridor icon,” a giant circle sculpture on M-59 by Lakeside Mall. With a…

6 years ago

This Flint startup has upcycled 16,000 water bottles into glasses

By Erin Gold Ali Rose VanOverbeke and Jack Burns, co-founders of Flint eyewear startup Genusee, can measure their progress in…

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

Marijuana is legal in Michigan. Now we have to make it equal.

Michigan voters passed Proposal 1 by a wide margin Tuesday, making us the 10th state to legalize recreational marijuana. The law won’t…

6 years ago

Why isn’t Wayne County doing more to keep speculators from exploiting the tax auction?

Even if a buyer can’t unload the property again or decides paying taxes isn’t worth the trouble, losing the house…

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

Rouge Park, Detroit’s biggest urban green, deserves more love

By Detour Neighborhood Ambassador Frank Nemecek   Warrendale is a familiar name to most folks in the Detroit. The neighborhood…

6 years ago