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Large tree branch broken but still attached to trunk but fallen over, obstructing sidewalk and road.
Posted inSystems Repair

What Detroit can learn from last week’s massive storm and do before the next one

Avatar photo by Koby Levin September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

“I’ve lived here in Detroit in one place my whole life, so I know what the weather should look like, and it’s not this,” said Birch Kemp, executive director of Arboretum Detroit.

Two baby raccoons with shiny black noses and small clawed paws are held in the air by wildlife rehabilitation volunteer, one fitting neatly in each hand.
Posted inHow to Detroit

A Detroiter’s guide to dealing with neighborhood wildlife

Avatar photo by Koby Levin August 29, 2023September 1, 2023
View from above of a large white warehouse. Dozens of semi-trucks are parked next to the white building or around the outside of the property.
Posted inSystems Repair

Eastsiders are fed up with Stellantis truck traffic. A street plan up for city approval might not help

Jena Brooker by Aaron Mondry and Jena Brooker August 25, 2023August 25, 2023
jeffersonian apartment building in detroit
Posted inFix this First, Housing, The Dig

With no A/C amid Detroit heat wave, Jeffersonian residents scramble for temporary housing

by Miriam Marini June 16, 2022March 14, 2023
Posted inThe Dig

What does sustainable development look like in today’s Detroit?

by Nina Ignaczak February 16, 2022March 14, 2023
Posted inThe Dig

Tapping into people power to plant trees on vacant neighborhood land

by Erin Kelly, Guest Curator of The Dig February 9, 2022March 14, 2023
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