Destined for Jazz

Janell HearnsAugust 2017

Detroit is a city that has a rich musical history, filled with powerful voices from a variety of genres. The legacy crea... READ MORE

Boston-Edison

Dan CalabreseJuly 2017

Pillars of the Community

Detroit’s Boston-Edison neighborhood is nothing if not rich in history, once home to icons such as Henry Ford, Joe Louis... READ MORE

G.A.R. Building

Erin GoldJuly 2017

“G.A.R. Memorial Hall Dedicated, Grand Old Men Now Snugly Housed” announced the Detroit Free Press on January 16, 1901. ... READ MORE

Scott Hocking

Jim McFarlinJuly 2017

Not Your Average Scrapper

The 1,500-square-foot, second-floor walkup on Detroit’s North End that serves as the studio for artist Scott Hocking loo... READ MORE

The Bidding Starts At . . .

Rikki SchwartzJune 2017

DuMouchelles

Nearly 100 years before today’s entrepreneurs were twinkles in their mothers’ eyes, another visionary set his sights on ... READ MORE

The Makers’ Renaissance

Dana CasadeiMay 2017

Ponyride Market has earned a reputation as an effective Corktown-based incubator for Detroit businesses, some 60 of whic... READ MORE

Mind, Body, & Movement

Reisa ShanamanMay 2017

Movement Electronic Music Festival, an incarnation of Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF), will take over Hart Plaz... READ MORE

Getting to Know Flint Eastwood

Gus NavarroApril 2017

TBD Sits Down With a Rising Artist

Detroit’s Flint Eastwood, known off-stage as Jax Anderson, is a dynamic person. When she speaks about writing music or p... READ MORE

This Old House … Rocks

Kelly FordonApril 2017

Imagine an alternate reality in which world-class musicians perform in living rooms in front of small, intimate groups e... READ MORE

Doing It Live Since 1934

Anthony SpakApril 2017

Pulling up to the corner of West 8 Mile Road and Livernois, you can see the sign from the street ‒ “Baker’s” ‒ in an ele... READ MORE

1701 Bespoke

Greg TaskerApril 2017

The Perfect Fit

He dresses impeccably. On the streets of Detroit, hanging out at one of his favorite coffee shops or restaurants, Nels... READ MORE

Rubber Soul

Spencer WhiteApril 2017

Meet the Sneakerhead Who's Revolutionizing Resale

What happened to the Space Jam generation? What became of the kids who grew up watching Michael Jordan deliver one of th... READ MORE

A Key Change in Two Movements

Cassandra SpratlingMarch 2017

From the hallowed sanctuary of the historic Bethel A.M.E. Church a chorus of voices - among the best in Detroit - sang o... READ MORE

Perspective, Verse by Verse

Julie EdgarMarch 2017

Broadside Press is undergoing a rebirth – even though it never ceased operating as an important literary and political b... READ MORE

Art For Everyone, From Detroit

Courtney BalestierMarch 2017

Art thrives online in the modern age. That’s not changing. But the traditional gallery remains indispensable. Can a Detr... READ MORE

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Remix)

Kimberly Hayes TaylorMarch 2017

As the first beat of this show drops, audience members’ heads nod, feet tap and the theater-style seats at The Cube lite... READ MORE

The Architectural Imagination

Mekeisha Madden TobyFebruary 2017

For all of the development and activity taking place today in Detroit, in areas like Campus Martius and Canfield Street,... READ MORE

Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers

Kimberly Hayes TaylorFebruary 2017

If you attend a Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers show, buckle up and prepare to take a wild roller coaster ride of... READ MORE

For the Love of Art

Maureen McDonaldJanuary 2017

Carlene Van Voorhies came to an epiphany about docents while touring the Musee du Louvre in Paris. An English-speaking d... READ MORE

Stevie Soul Finds His Voice In The Beat

Mekeisha Madden TobyJanuary 2017

Words swirled around a young Stevie Ansara’s mind like a series of thought tornadoes. But he couldn’t make his brain and... READ MORE

Bringing Good Design to the Table, Literally

Cassandra SpratlingJanuary 2017

Liveliness radiates from Townhouse Detroit restaurant. Its bright, bold, Broadway-like exterior commands attention and b... READ MORE

Long Live the King (of Instruments)

Greg TaskerJanuary 2017

Silent films are still shown at the marquee-less Senate Theater, one of Detroit’s last surviving grand movie palaces. Bu... READ MORE

Semiprecious: More Than Enough

Kimberly Hayes TaylorJanuary 2017

A victorious smile shot across Briana Bicy’s face as she attached a French hook onto a pair of dangling graffiti earring... READ MORE

DAM, Where Artists Get Their Start

Kim FayDecember 2016

At the corner of Forest and Woodward is an invitingly unassuming space that happens to be the launching pad for many of ... READ MORE

Glazed in History

Maureen McDonaldDecember 2016

This spring, Pewabic Pottery founder Mary Chase Perry Stratton would have celebrated her 150th birthday. And while the c... READ MORE

Breathing Life Into Art

Allison Hendricks and Danielle LeathDecember 2016

Within the walls of the Russell Industrial Center, an ancient tradition is taking place. Glassblowers are busy at work, ... READ MORE

Poetic Rebellion

Kelly FordonDecember 2016

Airea D. Matthews, a fixture on the Detroit poetry slam scene for more than a decade, has won one of the most prestigiou... READ MORE

Hand-Knit and Upcycled

Greg TaskerDecember 2016

A Home-Spun Fashion Story

With her business, A Wool Story, Meghan Navoy is adding another dimension to the growing list of sustainable businesses ... READ MORE

In the Key of D

Greg TaskerNovember 2016

His name may not be as familiar as some of Detroit’s jazz greats – think Thad Jones, Howard McGhee and Marcus Belgrave –... READ MORE

Cut From a Different Cloth

Rebecca PowersNovember 2016

This Apparel Industry Entrepreneur Dreams in Denim

  At the corner of McDougall and Franklin in Detroit’s Rivertown Warehouse district, a rocker-chic woman and I r... READ MORE