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GroupMe helps Detroiters keep neighborhoods safe
Detroit resident Bob and his neighbors have a neighborhood watch group that really works. The group uses GroupMe for free group text messaging, so the group of 43 can alert each other in real time....
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Tap This: In search of Detroit, the Hamptons and a speakeasy bookstore
Welcome back to the weekly column “Tap This,” where our editors report on their top picks of the week. Read More
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Inside Detroit’s Abandoned Michigan Central Station
Photographer Ryan Southen witnessed the rapid interior decay of Michigan Central Station over the last few years, as the building awaits its fate. Ironically, much of the decay is due to the public...
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The Fairy Doors of Ann Arbor, Michigan
Since 2005, urban fairy doors have taken over Ann Arbor, Michigan. Read More
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A Peek Into Detroit’s Benjamin Siegel House
The Benjamin Siegel House was built in the historic Boston-Edison district of Detroit in 1914 by the founder of Siegel’s department store. Read More
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The Movement Festival and Detroit’s Musical Resurgence
The city of Detroit has gained much national exposure of late as case study for the potential revival of declining Rust Belt cities. And from the establishing of an Emergency Financial Manager to Dan...
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Makerspaces, Hackerspaces and Community-Scale Production in Detroit and Beyond
Hackerspaces or makerspaces can be found in more commercial forms, but the majority of spaces are self-organized and not-for-profit. A look at Detroit's scene. Read More
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A New Legacy for Detroit at Eastern Market with Opening of Wasserman Projects
People are delineating what the legacy of Detroit will be, what will be left behind. This question is particilarly important for a city built on physical grandeur Read More
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The [Abandoned] Couches of Detroit
An obsession with street furniture becomes a calendar, featuring discarded couches--check out Ms. January, August and September here! Continue reading The [Abandoned] Couches of Detroit at Untapped New...
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Inside the United Artists Theater, Detroit
The United Artists Theatre was designed by Charles Howard Crane and opened in 1928. The interior of the theater was sumptuously decorated in Spanish Gothic style, with intricate ornamentation, a large...
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