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Get ready for The Blend, a Detroit digital magazine for women launching in June

Detour is teaming up with Detroit Women's Leadership Network to deliver essential information to help women grow, connect, learn, achieve and become the best versions of themselves.

A food lover’s guide to curbside pickup in the Detroit area

Social distancing doesn't mean you have to miss out on fresh seafood, melt-in-your-mouth cookies, mile-high sandwiches and more.

The Cato family is struggling to figure out how to best navigate the upcoming school year in Detroit.

A Detroit family adjusted to pandemic life. The approaching school year brought dread and stress rushing back

After adjusting to pandemic life, the Catos are now once again navigating dread and indecision about the best way to handle school, as science evolves about the risks of COVID-19 for children and districts scramble to create reopening plans that balance safety and education access.

What are the Detroit real estate and development issues that matter most to you?

Detour is planning to expand our coverage of Detroit real estate and development, and we need your help. Fill out a quick survey telling us what you want to read and be entered to win a gift to rep your neighborhood pride.

Sign indicating a polling location had moved in Detroit on Aug 4.

Detroit’s primary was a total mess. Here’s what went wrong for voters

Polling places changed last minute, absentee ballots that never came, polls that opened late -- voting issues plagued the Detroit primary.

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Malik Yakini illustration by Steven Shik

How Malik Yakini is bringing his food security mission to Detroiters — right when they need it most

As the COVID-19 crisis magnifies health inequities in Detroit, Malik Yakini and the Detroit Black Community Food Security continue their mission to give Detroiters power in the local food system.

Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State

Flood of mail-in ballots could slow vote counting for Michigan primary

A sharp increase in the number of people voting by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic could slow the counting of ballots in Michigan's August primary and the November general election, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Wednesday.

11 ways Detroiters’ ‘new normal’ actually makes life a little better

Here are the top 11 reasons why Detroiters are benefitting from the pandemic lifestyle.

6 ways Victoria Burton-Harris would reform criminal justice if elected Wayne County Prosecutor

For the first time since she was elected in 2004, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy faces a significant challenger in Victoria Burton-Harris, an avowed progressive and defense attorney running on a platform to reform the criminal justice system with a strong emphasis on ending mass incarceration and eliminating so-called “juvenile lifers” -- positions that contrast with Worthy's priorities and strong focus on victims' rights during her time in office.

Lawmakers make cuts, draw on rainy day funds to cover Michigan’s $2 billion budget hole

Michigan lawmakers began approving a plan Wednesday to address a $2.2 billion state budget hole caused by the coronavirus pandemic, relying on a mix of federal funding, the state's cash reserves and budget cuts.

The mysterious origin of Detroit’s Jesuit pear trees

Today, Jesuit pear trees are considered a treasure of Detroit's natural history and preservation efforts are underway.

Detroit women at the vanguard, a playlist of essential music right now.

These Detroit women are at the vanguard of music today

Detour and The Blend curated a playlist of some of our favorite music from Detroit women artists of color right now, working across pop, R&B, hip hop and more, featuring stars like Dej Loaf, stalwarts like Miz Korona and artists who are on the come-up like Siena Liggins.

‘Women Rapping Revolution’ gives Detroit women in hip hop their due — as artists and activists

Detroit has an unquestionable influence on modern music, from the era of Motown, to the birth of techno, to the distinctly punctuated beats of Motor City hip hop. Throughout the decades, women have helped shape the changing Detroit sound -- but their contributions to genres’ evolution are sometimes sidelined or invisible.