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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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 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…

5 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 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

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…

6 years ago

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.…

6 years ago