As part of the deal, Moroun lent the quasi-public Detroit Wayne County Port Authority roughly $2.1 million to pay off the debt of the city’s main cargo terminal, the Detroit Marine Terminals. In ...

He and a partner eventually settled on a house on Englewood Street in the North End, which they bought in a private sale for $35,000. “When we started, we thought we had a good roof, foundation, ...

The rare waitlist opening underscores the incredible need for affordable housing in the city, which the public housing authority is not equipped to match. In 2015, about 40,000 people entered the ...

From Detroit Dough to Detroit Vineyards, the options are endless for delicious food and drink gifts made locally.

Libib is a website and app that lets users catalog their own books, movies, music and video games. I started using it a few years ago when I almost bought a third copy of James Baldwin’s “The Fire ...

Detroit’s very own Three Squared Inc. was one of the companies that encapsulated the hopes for shipping container architecture. They frequently attracted attention and glowing profiles based on ...

The project to uplift the northwest Detroit neighborhood has accomplished a lot in that time. Dozens of homes have been demolished or boarded up. Lots have been cleared and maintained. The city ...

North End Landing, a development first reported by Detour, would bring 180 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments in townhomes spread out over several blocks and two multifamily buildings at John R ...

Until 2013, tribal governments had no authority to prosecute non-Natives accused of committing crimes on their reservations. Today, tribes can prosecute in cases of domestic or dating violence, child ...

“There are very few accessible meeting places in Detroit,†says Dessa Cosma, executive director of Detroit Disability Power. “It’s a constant challenge for people with disabilities involved in ...

Motor City Grounds Crew, a group that got its start mowing parks and other neglected public spaces, launched the tool library in July in the MorningSide neighborhood. Like a regular library with a ...

Fortunately, or so it seemed at the time, Smith-Bey’s home was then bought for the price of her tax debt by Storehouse of Hope, an organization run by Rev. Joan C. Ross, a well-known community ...