Detroit

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

The Motor Signal Reading Series

Motor Signal jolts the typical literary reading out of its conventional form.

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