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At Detroit’s Coup D’etat boutique, Angela Wisniewski suits up for a personal rebellion
Think of Coup, located inside New Center’s Cadillac Place building, as an ever-evolving art object with a moodboard for a…
A program to cut down back taxes for Detroiters may be too little, too late
At first glance, the Pay as You Stay program -- which would dramatically cut down on back taxes for low-income…
Chef Maxcel Hardy gets real about what Detroit’s restaurant industry needs right now
Chef Maxcel Hardy. Photo by David Rudolph. We spoke to Chef Maxcel Hardy a few days after a massive hurricane…
Meet Sirene Abou-Chakra, director of development for the City of Detroit
Detroiter Sirene Abou-Chakra, director of development for the city, chats with Detour about 20-minute neighborhoods, social mobility and her favorite…
Show-stopping Detroit Airbnb was once an empty ruin
Who hasn’t fantasized about buying and restoring one of the city’s grand old homes to its former glory? Living that…
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…
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 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…
With the opening of Marrow, Ping Ho may be Detroit’s next restaurant mogul
In this occasional series, Detour founder Ashley Woods digs in for some #realtalk with Detroiters you may already know…
These moms built a Facebook group into a thriving community
Our Made Here series gets real with Detroit entrepreneurs and digs into the lessons and learnings behind the business plans.…