Detroit

Detour Detroit takes home four SPJ Detroit ‘Excellence in Journalism’ awards

Detour Detroit took home the first-place award for engaging election coverage from the Society of Professional Journalists' Detroit chapter.

3 years ago

Al Poe, aka ‘Detroit Pig Out,’ tried 250 different local restaurants last year (yes, in a pandemic)

Food influencer Al Poe, who goes by "Detroit Pig Out," dines out more than 200 times a year only at…

3 years ago

How the all-women team at END Studio is making design accessible in Detroit

The all-women at Detroit’s END Studio are carving out a niche that leans into architecture's playful, accessible side.

3 years ago

Entrepreneurship surged in Michigan during the pandemic. Why?

Common wisdom holds that the pandemic has been terrible for business. Economic reports seem to back that up, especially when…

3 years ago

North End Landing developers press on despite opposition to 180-unit project

Developers of the North End Landing project in Detroit's North End plan to build 180 units -- but not if…

3 years ago

Black women have borne the brunt of restaurant industry exploitation. These two are building a new model.

There’s a new labor movement brewing in restaurant kitchens across the nation. That two Black women from Detroit, Devita Davison…

3 years ago

Ask Detour: The time has come to mingle indoors. How do you even do that?

Whether and how to gather indoors are big questions on our minds as Michigan winds down masking and capacity limits.…

3 years ago

Is this the year Michigan passes driver’s license reform for undocumented immigrants?

The Drive SAFE bills aim to make it easier to get a driver’s license for undocumented immigrants in Michigan.

4 years ago

The Fitzgerald Revitalization Project is winding down. Why did it fall short of expectations?

When the Fitzgerald Revitalization Project was announced in 2017, it came with a great deal of fanfare for its ambitious…

4 years ago

Ask Detour: To mask or not to mask in Michigan

After the CDC dropped its bombshell guidance last week saying vaccinated folks can forgo the face covering and Michigan Gov.…

4 years ago