Detroit’s campaign to bring the nearly 40,000 rental properties into compliance with the city housing code by 2020 defies logic. These codes were intended to prevent neighborhood deterioration. This blitz, however, will accelerate abandonment and decimate both low-income and middle-class communities. Rental property owners will have six months to register their units, bring them up […]
Sunday dinner is a long-established tradition in countless American households, and now a downtown Detroit small business is inviting the community to its version of the favorite family meal. House of Pure Vin recently announced its “Last Sunday Supper Pure Vin Experience” series, welcoming the city to enjoy creations by local chefs, combined with wine […]
When local residents hear the phrase “Detroit versus everybody” a few things might come to mind. One could be the famed song by Detroit rappers and singers like Eminem, Big Sean and Dej Loaf. Another might be the t-shirt brand started in the city. But “Detroit versus everybody” could also describe the mentality of those […]
Trips across the border are part of Robert Lewis’ normal routine. As a truck driver for Moore Transport, he often finds himself traveling between Ohio and destinations in Canada that aren’t well known to the average city dweller. Sometimes Lewis travels so far north, “You don’t see deer crossings, you see moose crossings,” he says. […]