Few cities have experienced a sharper economic change of fortune than Detroit. It was one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation between 1900 and 1950. In the nearly 75 years since then, it has ...

The outgoing mayor came into office 14 years ago almost by accident. He leaves one of the hardest municipal jobs in America with a string of victories.

When Detroiters approved Prop N in 2020, they did so with the promise that 8,000 derelict homes would be torn down and another 6,000 would be rehabbed. And about 11 a.m. on July 18, Detroit Mayor Mike ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mark Skidmore, Michigan State University; Camila Alvayay Torrejon, Universidad ...

Detroit stands at a pivotal moment. My research on housing insecurity, homelessness and urban governance, along with broader scholarship on equitable development, suggests that Detroit’s future ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) It was one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation between 1900 and 1950. In the ...

The Detroit skyline rises behind the Monument to Joe Louis, also known as "The Fist." (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (Paul Sancya, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All ...

Deyanira Nevárez Martínez is a trustee of the Lansing School District Board of Education and is currently a candidate for the Lansing City Council Ward 2. My research on housing insecurity, ...