Singapore owns 5% of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Its wealth fund bet on timber July 7, 2025 | Simon D. Schuster in Michigan Government
Poor in Michigan with no ID. “I am somebody. I just can’t prove it.” September 26, 2017 | Joel Kurth, Ted Roelofs in Urban Affairs
In Detroit, surviving without running water has become a way of life October 24, 2018 | Joel Kurth in Urban Affairs
Whites get half of mortgages in Detroit, nation’s largest majority black city June 13, 2019 | Mike Wilkinson in Urban Affairs
Detroit studies restoring passenger trains to Michigan Central Station April 3, 2019 | Joel Kurth, Chastity Pratt in Urban Affairs
Digital distress: Affordable Internet an equity issue in Michigan December 7, 2017 | Chastity Pratt in Urban Affairs The digital divide is real. And poor residents are being left behind.
Watching ‘Detroit’ movie? Read about Algiers Motel case first. (slideshow) December 7, 2017 | Bridge Staff in Urban Affairs A grieving sister. A brilliant lawyer. A conflicted son. These are the stories behind the film out on DVD next week. Only in Bridge.
Detroit shut water to 1 in 10 homes this year. Yes, that’s progress. December 5, 2017 | Joel Kurth in Urban Affairs Since 2014, the city has shut taps on 100,000 homes. Even so, shutoffs are way down this year.
A fight for teachers weakens Detroit schools. November 30, 2017 | Erin Einhorn in Urban Affairs Teacher shortages and poaching of talent among traditional and charter schools hurts students in the low-performing school district.
Garlin Gilchrist to seek recount in Detroit clerk loss November 21, 2017 | Chastity Pratt in Urban Affairs Detroit city clerk candidate who lost by 1,482 votes wants absentee votes recounted.
A lawsuit and recount threats. Yes, it’s Detroit post-election season. November 20, 2017 | Chastity Pratt in Urban Affairs Democracy isn’t pretty. It’s even less so in Detroit, so experts are urging audits of balloting to restore faith in elections.
Detroit election issues (surprise!) could prompt recount November 8, 2017 | Joel Kurth in Urban Affairs Clerk candidate Garlin Gilchrist says he’s concerned about reports of irregularities and may seek a recount in his narrow loss Tuesday.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan wins big. Does he have a mandate? November 8, 2017 | Chastity Pratt in Urban Affairs Few surprises in Detroit, Flint and other cities. Here are takeaways from Tuesday’s elections.
American dream, Mexican nightmare: A Michigan mom’s life after deportation. November 2, 2017 | Chastity Pratt in Urban Affairs She grew up in America, married an American and had an American baby. Her story could hold lessons to Dreamers worried about deportation. (video)
They grew up in the United States. They’re finding a better life abroad. November 2, 2017 | Chastity Pratt in Urban Affairs Undocumented immigrants are increasingly ‘self-deporting,’ returning to Mexico or other countries and forsaking the American Dream. (video)
Detroit deportee adjusts to Mexico’s poverty. 'You can’t believe it' November 2, 2017 | Chastity Pratt in Urban Affairs Deportation split his family in two. Now, he’s surrounded by shanties and homes without running water. (video)
Detroit schools compete for teachers. As usual, the students suffer. October 26, 2017 | Erin Einhorn in Urban Affairs Rampant turnover has schools yearning for teachers and turning to bonuses and penalties. Research shows the instability is bad for kids.
Miss the Detroit mayoral debate? You can watch right here October 24, 2017 | Bridge Staff in Urban Affairs Watch the debate right here on Bridge with the incumbent Mayor Mike Duggan and challenger state Senator Coleman Young II.
Is Detroit coming back? It depends on the neighborhood. October 17, 2017 | Joel Kurth, Mike Wilkinson in Urban Affairs Bridge Magazine examines four corners of Detroit. The numbers say the city is improving. The people sometimes tell another story.
Warrendale: ‘I don’t feel like we’re part of a renaissance’ October 17, 2017 | Bridge Staff in Urban Affairs Cheap homes are attracting new residents. But dumping, crime and a feeling of disconnection from City Hall pervade this far-west neighborhood.
Islandview: New development, fears of displacement October 17, 2017 | Joel Kurth, Nancy Derringer in Urban Affairs Detroit is planning big changes to a little neighborhood near Belle Isle. Some wonder who will benefit.
Osborn: Bulldozing gives hope in crime-ridden corner October 17, 2017 | Nancy Derringer in Urban Affairs City Hall has spent four years demolishing hundreds of homes in this northeast neighborhood. Many more remain.
Bagley: New residents, more investment, old worries October 17, 2017 | Joel Kurth, Nancy Derringer in Urban Affairs In one of city’s most self-reliant neighborhoods, City Hall plans improvements as old brick homes get new owners.
Q&A: Meet the man reimagining Detroit, one vacant lot at a time October 17, 2017 | Joel Kurth in Urban Affairs Maurice Cox’s plan for the city: Make its biggest weakness a strength.
Owe taxes? That’s OK. Wayne County will still sell you foreclosed homes. October 12, 2017 | Sarah Alvarez in Urban Affairs A law was supposed to stop land speculators from buying homes at tax auctions. It hasn’t worked out that way.