The Metropolitan Building officially starts redevelopment into Element Detroit Hotel

Once destined for demo, the beautiful and long-vacant Metropolitan Building is finally starting its $32 million redevelopment. In a ceremony commemorated with the removal of the final rooftop tree downtown,…

Casey Rocheteau vs. the Deck

Danez and Franny head to Motown and talk with poet, artist, playwright, and self-described sea witch Casey Rocheteau. Together, they write themselves into myth, learn some hidden history, shuffle some…

Picking through the Ruins of your Dying Neighborhood

There is a plague upon our house. It’s making the thin wallpaper curl, the tongue-and-groove floors moan.

Rocks, pipes, and sticks being thrown forced Neo-Nazis to leave Kennedy Square in Detroit on 8/22/1981