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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

Detroit’s office market has shown no signs of recovery. Yet some of Detroit’s newest developments are betting on demand for office space.

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

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

by Aaron Mondry March 1, 2023March 16, 2023
a rendering of bedrock's hudson's site
Posted inDocumenters, Local Government, Systems Repair, The Dig

City Council’s last-minute walk on avoids debate

by Malak Silmi August 1, 2022March 14, 2023
several electric scooters parked on an empty sidewalk in downtown detroit
Posted inHow to Detroit

Scoot elsewhere: Detroit imposes weekend curfew on electric scooter use downtown

Kate Abbey-Lambertz headshot by Kate Abbey-Lambertz May 26, 2022March 15, 2023
downtown detroit holiday markets
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives

What to do in Detroit this week: Afro Beats, Mayer Hawthorne, sake tasting and more

by Kelsey Hubbell November 10, 2021October 11, 2023
photo of detroit free press building exterior, reopened after a rehab by bedrock
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Detour's The Dig

Former Detroit Free Press Building reopens with apartments and rooftop pool

by Aaron Mondry November 10, 2020October 11, 2023
Empty lots in downtown Detroit
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Detour's The Dig

Should downtown Detroit ban more surface parking lots?

Kate Abbey-Lambertz headshot by Kate Abbey-Lambertz September 24, 2019October 11, 2023
capitol park detroit downtown loft artists evicted
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Detour's The Dig

Detroit development is getting celebrated at the expense of displaced residents

Kate Abbey-Lambertz headshot by Kate Abbey-Lambertz February 28, 2019October 11, 2023
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