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Detroit artist Kristle Marshall sends handheld joy around the U.S. via snail mail
Detroit multimedia artist Kristle Marshall created This Is Not a Bill in April 2020, a project where she sends illustrated…
Singing hope at the homegoing
Throughout the pandemic, funeral singer Shelia Oden has used her voice to comfort mourners at hundreds of Detroit funerals.
Detroit teacher Vicki Hooks Green slings coney dogs to save for retirement
Vicki Hooks Green is a passionate Detroit teacher first -- but she started Big Ma's Coney Cart as a summer…
7 Detroiters’ best advice, in five minutes or less
On "The Best Advice Show" podcast, Detroiters and others share their words of wisdom -- boiled down to just a…
Juna Durrant launches Jytte Designs handbag line with tribute to her grandmother
Juna Durrant launched her line of leather bags, Jytte Designs, out of her home in Detroit after she lost her…
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…
How Dr. Sushi’s illegal Corktown pop-up turned into a sustainable business
Dr. Sushi started by selling fish out of his apartment. Now he dreams of opening a brick-and-mortar location.
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…