You’ve seen them and sometimes turned your head in disgust as you walked by. Empty Detroit storefronts – sometimes with posters in the windows and sometimes all you see is just dirty windows. No matter what, they’re ugly. Well, the City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department has a plan to use local talent to […]
Reporting on low-income communities is different than reporting for low-income communities. So says journalist and researcher Sarah Alvarez. She points out the disconnect represents a huge problem – a large number of citizens are discounted as consumers of quality, relevant media. Alvarez is the one-woman show behind Outlier Media, a project that aims to serve […]
A dramatic new partnership between the city of Detroit, four foundations, The Platform and Century Partners will bring $4 million in investment and redevelopment of more than 300 parcels within the beloved Fitzgerald neighborhood. Officials who announced the partnership Wednesday said “Fitzgerald Forward” as the plan is known will be one of the largest neighborhood […]