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 ...

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 ...

How state management stabilized Belle Isle Belle Isle became a state park in 2014 after the Michigan Emergency Loan Board approved a 30-year lease as part of the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy ...

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 ...

During this time, access to the more used western half of the island — which contains popular attractions like the Belle Isle Conservatory and Aquarium, James Scott Memorial Fountain and Sunset ...

The Dreamtroit vision The redevelopment hopes to streamline this complex web of past uses. The key feature is the creation of 81 live/work spaces, which aren’t reserved for artists but are designed ...

The Flint born, Detroit-based producer and artist O’Shay Mullins is one such rising star. Professionally known as Huey Mnemonic, he views techno as “an expansive and ever-changing music†that ...

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