Detroit

Farewell to a local legend: Armando Galan, creator of the Detroit botana

In 1975, Armando Galan sealed his fate in Detroit food history when he added the botana to his menu.

4 years ago

Can Detroit’s Joe Louis Greenway avoid gentrification?

Applying a “green reparations” framework to the planned 27.5-mile walking and biking trail across Detroit.

4 years ago

Buh-bye to the traditional office holiday party, for better or worse

Make your Zoom celebrations suck a little bit less.

4 years ago

Get concrete tips on perfecting your resume from a Metro Detroit career coach

Heather Coleman-Voss gave concrete notes on a reader's real resume -- but her tips will help anyone trying to nail…

4 years ago

The best Detroit holiday shopping guides you need right now

If you're still finishing up holiday shopping, check out these gift guides so you can support Detroit's local, independent businesses…

4 years ago

Curl up with these 25 notable Detroit and Michigan books from 2020

Detroit’s proprietors of independent bookstores and writing centers know our city and region as well as they know their customers.…

4 years ago

The economy is in distress. But in 2020, Metro Detroit’s housing market took off.

“If no other homes came on the market, we’d be completely out of inventory in a little over 30 days,”…

4 years ago

Michigan’s weakened environmental laws lead activists to embrace other tactics

The 1990 election of Gov. John Engler ushered in a new era of deregulation, and, for the next several decades,…

4 years ago

What Eastpointe’s historic use of ranked-choice voting means for Black voters’ rights

Ranked-choice voting involves ranking candidates from most to least preferred and gives voters input even if their first-choice candidate is…

4 years ago

We asked experts about Michigan’s top Election Day problems. Here’s what they said.

Voting issues reported to an election hotline in Michigan included confusion over voter ID requirements and absentee voting.

4 years ago