Development
Is anyone actually in charge of oversight of the county tax auction?
Wayne County Ethics Board held a hearing to decide whether or not County Treasurer Eric Sabree broke ethics rules in…
The devil’s in the details of the Fiat Chrysler deal
When Detroit City Council's development and planning subcommittee met Thursday, they didn’t simply rubber stamp the deal to offer land…
Shipping containers were pitched as the Next Big Thing in Detroit housing — but they couldn’t get off the ground
In Detroit, the two Three Squared Inc. project sites remain empty, except a “for sale†sign on the property at…
7 of Detroit’s architectural creatures watching you from above
You might not always notice the gargoyles and other faces carved on Detroit's famous buildings, but they see you...
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…
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…
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…
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.
Eric Sabree just exposed the fatal flaw at the heart of the Wayne County foreclosure auction
The system is rife with rule breaking, but has been punishingly harsh for low-income Detroiters
Journalism Workshop: Watchdogging The Wayne County Tax Auction
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