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A Rant About "Scrappers"
They are the vultures who feed on the carcasses of dying neighborhoods, the men (and occasionally women) who, armed with a few bolt cutters and screwdrivers and shopping carts, strip unoccupied...
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Podcast: Detroit Lives, Why a Shoe Company Made a Web Documentary Here
Beneath the torrid news headlines, the crime, the anxiety and the decay, a human story exists in Detroit and Palladium Boots set out to find out what that is. The California-based footware company...
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The Return Flight?
According to new studies, white people are moving back into Detroit proper in increasing numbers for the first time in nearly 60 years. The survey, more estimate than precise numbers, shows that the...
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Podcast: Why Greater Detroit Is So Segregated
Despite recent reports of an influx of white citizens returning to Detroit, largely young artists or empty-nesters, the metropolitan area remains one of the most segregated in the nation. The city...
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Does Detroit Need Its Own Wall Street?
I've heard a lot of intriguing ideas about reshaping our communities over the years, but one that's always stayed with me has been the notion of attracting investment into local businesses through a...
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Taking A Bad Angle
Props to Jack O'Reilly, the mayor of Dearborn, Mich., for recently setting straight teabag-ist Sharron Angle, the Nevada Senate candidate who crassly tried to re-imagine the Detroit suburb as some...
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Podcast: A Chat with City Council President Charles Pugh
Charles Pugh, a former television journalist-turned politician was elected president of Detroit's City Council last year. But his taking office, along with the largely new council, came at a time when...
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What Will Become of Public Education in Detroit?
OK, I'm pretty sure that it's safe to say that Detroit Public Schools emergency financial manager Robert Bobb has been a failure. He's screwed up the DPS transportation system, with results ranging...
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DPS Tries Perks for Parents
Unquestionably, it's a good thing to that the Detroit Public Schools are taking steps to encourage more parents to participate in their children's educations. According to reports, a new district...
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Podcast: All Good Things...
It's TIME to say goodbye for now. As we end our yearlong look at the people, the events and the issues facing the Motor City, what have we learned? What are Detroit's most serious challenges? What are...
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