Tuned Out: Recent Documentary on Flint Water Crisis Falls Flat with Flint Residents
Nayyirah Shariff was half an hour late to Flint: Who Can You Trust?, a documentary chronicling the Flint water crisis, when it premiered in...
7 Things to Do This Weekend (Sept. 16-18)
Craig Ferguson
This Peabody and Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, writer, producer, author, and director will stop at Detroit’s historic Music Hall Center for the Performing...
Two Michigan Towns Named Among the Best Halloween Destinations
We’re not home to Salem or Sleepy Hollow, but Michigan is now officially a prime destination for spooky season fun.
Romeo and Dearborn — more specifically,...
Hour Staffers Brave the Belle Isle Giant Slide; Plus, a New Gmac Cash Video
See how our staff fared on the local attraction
You’re Riding the Giant Slide Wrong, Says Belle Isle Manager
Some tips from the pros on how to survive the slide
Effort Underway in Ann Arbor to Launch Unarmed Police Alternative
The city may be on the cusp of a parallel system where crisis intervention experts, not cops, respond to some calls
Crumbley Lawyer Shannon Smith on Defending the Indefensible
The Michigan State University College of Law alumna spends the majority of her time defending society’s most despised characters — and the rest defending herself
Hazel Park Is Setting a Standard for Marijuana Businesses
With the opening of Hot Box Social and other initiatives, the city is becoming one of the most weed-friendly communities in metro Detroit
Author Shaka Senghor on Fatherhood & the Joys of Being Black in America
The Detroit native released ”Letters to the Sons of Society: A Father’s Invitation to Love, Honesty, and Freedom” earlier this year
Real Estate All-Stars 2022
For Hour Detroit’s Real Estate All-Stars 2022, we commissioned Professional Research Services (PRS) to conduct a survey of all metro Detroit brokers and agents, to determine the top agents and mortgage professionals in the area.
Smithsonian Director Christopher Wilson on His Path from Detroit to D.C.
The University of Detroit Jesuit High School, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State University graduate talks about his moments with Rosa Parks and Michelle Obama, why Lin-Manuel Miranda ghosted him, and more
A Post-COVID Silver Lining Might Mean Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities
Labor force participation for people with disabilities is 3 percentage points ahead of where it stood pre-pandemic
Editor’s Letter: Spring in Detroit
In this month's letter, 'Hour Detroit' editor Kate Walsh talks opening day, our annual City Guide feature, and supporting the Ukrainian community
Ben Wallace to Release ‘Undrafted’ Cannabis Line
The Detroit Pistons star has partnered with Michigan cannabis company Rair
Michigan’s First Cannabis Consumption Lounge is Opening in Hazel Park
The business launches private events this month
Prosecutor Karen McDonald Says There’s ‘No Roadmap’ for The Oxford Case
The Nov. 30 mass shooting — and a novel effort to hold the alleged gunman’s parents accountable — thrust McDonald into the media spotlight
Editor’s Letter: This Month Marks the 300th Issue of ‘Hour Detroit’
Editor Kate Walsh on the magazine’s milestone and selecting the 2022 Restaurant of the Year
Looking Back at 300 Issues of ‘Hour Detroit’
Stroll down memory lane with us this month as we celebrate 300 issues of insight, style, and fun
If Cannabis is Legal, Why Is the Illicit Market Still Thriving?
Michigan legalized possession of marijuana and recreational marijuana use for adults in 2018, but black market pot continues to exist
Historian Jamon Jordan Is on a Mission To Tell the Stories of All Detroiters
The educator was named the city's first official historian in October
