rewind Archives • Outlier Media

Cars driving at nighttime with snow covering the ground, roads are plowed.

Detroit opened its first warming center in the 1980s. It’s the temporary fix that never went away

by Alex Klaus November 17, 2023November 17, 2023

Warming centers are not new in Detroit, and neither are calls to provide permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness.

Yellow, red, white and black illustration of three people lined up to vote.

Rewind: How Michigan got its voter ID laws

by Alex Klaus November 3, 2023November 2, 2023

Night scene with glowing fire and smoke in the distance. Outlines of trees and house with bright windows are barely visible in the darkness.

Rewind: A history of Devil’s Night in Detroit

by Alex Klaus October 20, 2023October 19, 2023

An old map of the Detroit metropolitan area from the 1930’s where different neighborhoods are overlaid with blocks of different colors. The map was commissioned by the federal Home Owners Loan Corporation and served as a guide for banks and other lenders making mortgages. Loans should not be made to neighborhoods marked in red on the map. The map is a visual representation of the practice of “redlining.”

Rewind to when residency requirements said police officers had to live in Detroit to work here

by Alex Klaus October 6, 2023October 5, 2023