Cass Corridor Commons

by Patrick Geans-Ali The East Michigan Environmental Action Council and the First Unitarian Universalist Church celebrated the official transfer of the deed to the First UU complex to become the Cass Corridor Commons… Read More

On the Corner: Remembering Coko

by Meg Marotte I’d never paid too much attention to the ladies of the night. They strut the streets of John R peering into car windows, gazing into my vehicle as I make… Read More

I-94, Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You: What You Need To Know About The Planned I-94 Expansion

by Edmund Zagorin and Timothy Boscarino Imagine you return home one day to find construction beginning on a major highway expansion in your neighborhood. Properties are being torn down, huge piles of earth… Read More

Upcoming Workshops: Permaculture & Rocket Mass Heaters

Detroiters are not alone in their tenacity for improving upon the norm, or pursuing new ways to live well. Permaculture is one example of such an approach, valuing learning from nature, sustainability, equity… Read More

The Educational Achievement Authority: Detroit’s Top Secret School District

By Phillip Bailey Detroit will have a new school system this fall, separate from the Detroit Public Schools. Yet few know much, if anything, about the new network of schools and what it… Read More

Featured Artists: PlayHouse 313

PlayHouse 313 is a group of Detroit area artists who are committed to creating a more attractive, livable, economically viable and sustainable community in the North Woodward Corridor and beyond.  Our goal is… Read More

The Detroit Works Project: Who decides, who benefits, and the way forward in Corktown

By Jeff DeBruyn A cloud of money hangs over my Detroit neighborhood.When and where exactly it will rain is anyone’s guess. The Detroit Works Project can pour resources into some areas of the… Read More

Summer Issue Release Party!

Join Critical Moment as we celebrate the release of our summer issue! We’ll be at Cass Cafe this Thursday, June 21st from 7-10pm. Pick up a copy for yourself, or a bundle if… Read More

Power at Its Best: Matty Moroun Behind Bars

by Aaron Handelsman Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love. —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Dr.… Read More

Finding A New Community Truth

by Shea Howell The Metro Detroit Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was seated in November 2011 before a crowd of about 300 people gathered at Cobo Hall. The nine Commissioners are carrying the… Read More