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On June 23, 1963, 20 years after the deadly race riot that began on Belle Isle, an estimated 125,000 peaceful civil rights demonstrators participated...

Under the Gratiot bridge by Eastern Market, the walls are caked with graffiti — or, to use Amy Peterson’s preferred term, “street art” —...

When I call up Tiff Massey in early November 2025, she’s just returned from Art Basel week in Paris. There, she was exhibiting at...

Every team wants to earn a place in the history books — but none want to do it the way the 2023-24 Detroit Pistons...

How do you move a revered cultural institution focused on the past into the 21st century and increase attendance? This was a question on...

“When you’re in the business of inventing, keep your eyes open for what to invent.” That’s a tenet that has driven Jim Anderson for...

On Nov. 4 at 9:12 p.m., the Associated Press declared Mary Sheffield the winner of Detroit’s mayoral race, which will make her the first...

Veronika Scott is a study in paradoxes. Seated in her dimly lit office, surrounded by the thriving organization she built from scratch over a...

One hundred years ago on Nov. 27, 1924, the Michigan Thanksgiving Parade (now known as America’s Thanksgiving Parade) first took place on Woodward Avenue....

The 43-day federal government shutdown impacted millions around the country, including over 1.4 million Michiganders who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This...

Winter Blast, the popular Detroit festival that began in 2005, is merging into Royal Oak Holidays for an expanded event beginning on Nov. 21,...

I met Cheryl Daskas, co-owner of Tender in Birmingham, in the late ’90s when I was freelancing for the former lifestyle magazine published by...

As progress continues to be made on the $6.4 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge, just across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, a new...

When parents of a child with a disability first receive the diagnosis, their minds might start to fill with all the things their child...

On Sunday, the 16th Annual Magnum P.I. Day took place at Comerica Park — and this year, it was attended by a very special...

It was a hot weekend in Detroit, and not just because of the weather. Things got heated at Hour Detroit’s 2025 GrillFest Presented by...

Sameer Eid, founder of the long-running Lebanese American restaurant Phoenicia, died on Friday, Aug. 15, his family spokesperson tells Hour Detroit. He was 85.“Sameer...

When I lived out of state and thought of my childhood in Detroit and the suburbs, it was the summertime memories that stayed with...

What is it? Slate Auto, a 3-year-old startup company in Troy, has revealed its concept for a minimalist EV pickup that addresses the auto industry’s...

 Luther Keith, the youngest person ever inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame, was convinced his friend and fellow musician, the longtime Detroit...