City Hall has spent four years demolishing hundreds of homes in this northeast neighborhood. Many more remain.
Nancy Derringer
Nancy Nall Derringer is a former reporter at Bridge
Posted inUrban Affairs
Islandview: New development, fears of displacement
Detroit is planning big changes to a little neighborhood near Belle Isle. Some wonder who will benefit.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Bagley: New residents, more investment, old worries
In one of city’s most self-reliant neighborhoods, City Hall plans improvements as old brick homes get new owners.
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A Detroit bathhouse cleans up its act. Welcome to the Schvitz. (Slideshow)
Once steamy and seedy, a North End sauna has booted the swingers and is investing big money in rehab work. Can it be a Detroit spa destination?
Posted inTalent & Education
Staying safe on football game day in Michigan (SLIDESHOW)
Drinking and football are often synonymous. But they don’t have to be dangerous. Use these 10 tips to avoid big trouble.
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Eleven surprising facts that define Detroit’s ‘139 Square Miles’ (Slideshow)
Detroit’s middle class is shrinking and poverty remains rampant, but neighborhoods are stabilizing, a new report shows.
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Detroit is a city with many needs. So why are bikes such a priority?
The city’s neighborhoods are still in need of many improvements, but they’re getting striped set-asides for cyclists. Transportation evolution or an amenity for the few?
Posted inBusiness Watch
If you don’t want to lose your job to a robot, don’t think like one
Jobs will undoubtedly be lost to artificial intelligence, and others gained. The trick will be to craft policy to help as many people who lost jobs to find new ones.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Four tips for staying employed in the age of artificial intelligence
Spoiler alert: Use your head. It’s still better than a robot’s.
Posted inTalent & Education
Fewer college students want to be teachers, and why it matters (searchable database)
Enrollment in teacher-prep programs is falling nationwide, and by more than 50 percent in Michigan colleges and universities. Why the classroom is losing its appeal.