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The Dig

The Dig is Outlier’s deep dive on some of Detroit’s biggest issues: housing, real estate development and how we interact with and change the city’s built environment.

Two people in bright green vests shoveling dirt from the edge of a large hole in the street. The hole is partially filled with water by an exposed pipe. Heavy construction equipment sits in the background.
Posted inSystems Repair

More than 300 active “cave-ins” and a future with more Detroit sinkholes

Avatar photo by Koby Levin August 9, 2023August 7, 2023
Posted inThe Dig

“We are being erased”

by Aaron Mondry August 2, 2023August 1, 2023
Black-and-white photo of a Chinese man and woman standing next to each other and looking at the camera. The man is wearing a black suit, white dress shirt and tie; the woman is wearing a floral pattern dress.
Posted inHow to Thrive

After demolition, memories of the ‘central hub’ of Detroit’s Chinatown endure

by Aaron Mondry August 2, 2023August 2, 2023
Posted inThe Dig

Redeveloping old Detroit buildings without breaking the bank

by Aaron Mondry July 26, 2023July 25, 2023
Facade of a three-story apartment building with a gray stucco exterior.
Posted inHousing

How to make development in Detroit’s neighborhoods work? ‘You have to live it’

by Aaron Mondry July 26, 2023July 25, 2023
People sit at tables under multicolored umbrellas and walk around a public plaza with a modern water fountain, in front of two tall glass buildings.
Posted inThe Dig

Detroit developers gamble on office space

by Aaron Mondry July 19, 2023July 18, 2023
People sit at tables under multicolored umbrellas and walk around a public plaza with a modern water fountain, in front of two tall glass buildings.
Posted inSystems Repair

Office real estate is in a slump. Some of Detroit’s biggest developers won’t admit it

by Aaron Mondry July 19, 2023July 18, 2023
Two-story mansion made in the style of a French château, with stone walls, towers on each corner, copper roof spires and green landscaping. It is next to a seven-lane street.
Posted inThe Dig

To tax or not tax yourself

by Aaron Mondry July 12, 2023July 11, 2023
Row of two-story brick homes on a residential street. The small front lawns all have green grass.
Posted inHow to Detroit

Special assessment districts in Detroit offer private security and other services for more taxes. Are they worth it?

by Aaron Mondry July 12, 2023July 11, 2023
Posted inThe Dig

Tlaib to look into DHC conditions following Outlier investigation

by Aaron Mondry July 5, 2023July 3, 2023

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