Detroit Works – Where is the Communitity Representation?
Reflections from Advisory Task Force Member, Charity Hicks In the previous year we have seen several twists and turns for the Detroit Works project, lead by the City of Detroit […]
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Marche du Nain Rouge: Keep on Truckin’?
by Paul Abowd More than 1,000 Detroiters described by the Detroit News as “hip urbanites” came out for the second Marche du Nain Rouge. The costumed crowd gathered outside 3rd […]
On The Corner: Segway Spotting
He intruded on a conversation amongst coffee sippers. “It runs on gyroscopes and electric motors.” He was a Wayne State cop on a Segway, recently arrived at Avalon, leaning forward […]
Black Invisibility in the Black City
by Jackson Christopher Bartlett In the last year and a half, the national press has gone gaga over Slows Bar-BQ in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. Given its great food and atmosphere, […]
Critical Moment 