The waterfront is one of Detroit’s most poorly-utilized assets. Has been since time immemorial. While Chicago designed its Lake Michigan waterfrontage such that all Chicagoans and tourists have access to its […]

Had he lived, civil rights icon Malcolm X would be turning 88 today. Instead, he was gunned down on the orders of men he thought were his friends and brothers on Feb. 21, 1965.

Sadly, the violence that claimed […]

Via Instagram user TreetownSound, a beautiful piece of art honoring a fallen Detroit music legend, James Dewitt Yancey. Better known as J Dilla.

TreetownSound is better known as Matt Altruda, who hosts a radio […]

If you’ve ever needed proof that Michigan should become a part-time Legislature, State Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Detroit Democrat, has sponsored a bill that might push you over the edge.

House Bill 4733 of 2013 […]

The Detroit News reports on a crime story that explains Detroit and its demons so perfectly.

George Hunter and Serena Maria Daniels write: An argument that started when a parent told a child to go home Wednesday […]

For a man so honored for the class and dignity he brought back to Detroit City Hall, Mayor Dave Bing showed little grace in bowing out of the 2013 Detroit mayoral race.

That Bing is not running for a second […]