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Seven people wade in the shallows and relax on the beach, with calm waters and sun shining in a cloudless sky.

Community, Explainers, How to Detroit, Safety and Policing

What to know about the recent Belle Isle Beach closure

by Koby Levin June 2, 2023July 27, 2023

View down a one-way street with decorative string lights hanging across it and an elevated pedestrian walkway. Multiple restaurants and businesses occupy the older brick buildings.

Explainers, Safety and Policing, Systems Repair

Rewind: Detroit has a long history with youth curfews, but it’s not clear they work

by Alex Klaus June 2, 2023July 27, 2023

Arms and bright swim caps appear above the water as several swimmers compete in a race in the Detroit River. Belle Isle Bridge and the Detroit skyline are visible in the distance.

Yes, it’s safe to swim at Belle Isle (most of the time)

by Koby Levin May 25, 2023October 11, 2023

An A to Z guide to Belle Isle, the ‘Jewel of Detroit’

by Sarah Alvarez and Allison Jacobs May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

Two-story townhouses with brick and white vinyl siding are surrounded by black metal fencing, footpaths and green lawns covered in dandelions.

Answering the biggest questions about the Detroit Housing Commission

by Aaron Mondry May 3, 2023May 15, 2023

Digitally created image of a brown, 20-story building with large glass windows, a patio on a lower roof and retail storefronts. The building is bounded by two street and a pedestrian plaza made with pavers. Text in the lower-right says, “Conceptual Rendering.”

The affordable housing promises of District Detroit, explained

by Aaron Mondry April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

two students around middle school age step into a school bus

How to get your child to school in Detroit

by Outlier Staff April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

yellow and orange illustrated houses

Avoid foreclosure before Wayne County’s deadline: Look up your home’s tax status

by Sarah Alvarez March 10, 2023March 17, 2023

Aerial view of convention center at night, showing Detroit River in foreground and downtown skyscrapers in background.

Local Government

A decade of change at Huntington Place began with Detroit losing ownership

by Aaron Mondry March 1, 2023March 16, 2023

Detroit skyline at dusk with residential buildings in foreground and downtown skyscrapers in background.

Detroiters’ 2023 property taxes are going up. Blame (mostly) inflation.

by Noah Kincade and Sarah Alvarez January 24, 2023March 17, 2023