Lakisha King is standing in her kitchen in northwest Detroit, wielding a spatula and channeling southern-style YouTube cooking sensation Danni Rose, also known as StoveTop Kisses. That’s where King ...

A few years ago, shipping container architecture was trending, like tiny homes, but even more minimal. People seized on the novel designs and the idea that using discarded steel cargo boxes for ...

When the Fitzgerald Revitalization Project was announced in 2017, it came with a great deal of fanfare. Too much, perhaps. The project to uplift the northwest Detroit neighborhood has accomplished a ...

On March 1, the developers of a Detroit housing project were prepared — maybe even excited — to present their plans at a virtual meeting with residents of the Lower North End Block Club. One by ...

Karis Floyd grew up in Detroit and went to Belle Isle all the time as a kid. But as he got older, he noticed that the island park was showing its age — and lack of investment. “A lot of the ...

Editor’s note: Sarah Williams is a freelance journalist who has taken part in protests and marches in the city over the past two weeks. As Detroiters continue to take to the streets against police ...

Belle Isle has been a favorite Detroit spot since the city purchased the island back in 1879. While it has gone through numerous changes and weathered financial challenges, it remains a popular ...

Without the Detroit Home Mortgage program, Jennifer Levy and her husband wouldn’t have been able to buy their home. In 2016, the couple were renting an apartment downtown, but wanted more space and ...

Matthew Corbin has been in property management for over 20 years. But after working exclusively at for-profit companies, he needed a change. “Their only concern was the bottom line and they didn’t ...

Accessibility is rarely a prioritized feature of building design. Most developers will do the bare minimum to not be in violation of the American with Disabilities Act. Some will even disregard the ...

This story was published with the Mishigamiing Journalism Project through the Traverse City Record Eagle and Indigenizing the News. MT. PLEASANT — Melissa Pamp took the phone to a different room to ...

As spring emerges, two things start to happen on Belle Isle: Detroiters use the island with more frequency, and organizers of the Grand Prix begin setup for the IndyCar race. Unfortunately, the two ...