Detroit

Detour Members to Know: Meet Nicole de Beaufort

We couldn’t do what we do here at Detour without our paying subscribers -- all of you who support our work and…

5 years ago

The sidewalk ends far too often in Detroit

Downtown Detroit might be increasingly walkable, but there are large swaths of the city that don’t qualify as “walkable,” which…

6 years ago

Get to know: Alessandra R. Carreon, PizzaPlex

Read our feature story with Alessandra R. Carreon, co-founder of PizzaPlex in Southwest Detroit. Get to know Alessandra: What neighborhood do…

6 years ago

Find your people: Alessandra R. Carreon, PizzaPlex

Alessandra R. Carreon knew she wanted to make the world a more equitable place. But she never thought she’d do…

6 years ago

Muslim Life Outside of the Mosque

Yes, Detroit’s a 'Halal Metropolis' -- and it has been for a century At Target earlier this month, you could buy…

6 years ago

Get active in Detroit’s great outdoors on the cheap

Don't break the bank on a gym membership this summer Anyone can tell you: there’s nothing like Detroit in the…

6 years ago

Map of Detroit’s Project Green Light locations shows where the city could always be watching

Under Project Green Light, launched in 2016, participating businesses pay for surveillance cameras to be installed and monitored by the…

6 years ago

In Michigan, you can be fired because you’re gay or transgender

Michigan leaders are more supportive of the LGBTQ community than ever, but laws haven’t kept up  This Pride Month marks…

6 years ago

You’ve got tax auction questions. We’ve got answers.

Demystifying the tax auction with Outlier Media's Sarah Alvarez Back in February, Detour teamed up with Outlier Media to offer a free…

6 years ago

The problem with turning the “jewel of Detroit” into a race track

Detroit’s liveliest beach and outdoor area, Belle Isle, will restrict access to the public so paying spectators of the Chevrolet…

6 years ago