Will Detroit ever return to its former glory?

That's a bit of a trick question. What and when was this “former glory”? I think, because of the urban disintegration, there's a sense of a better “before”, which is valid, but just what and when that before was, is highly debatable. read more

Detroit will return to a new kind of glory. Hopefully. We are seeing the emergence of an authentic, niche-driven economy in Detroit. Small, creative businesses are popping up around the city. Young people with dreams for a different kind of world are taking advantage of the desolate playground Detroit has to offer. read more

A population exodus, as well as bad financial management, has put the city on the brink of bankruptcy. These drastic times forced the governor to appoint an emergency financial manager, who has the Herculean task of reviving what was once the bustling car capital of the U.S. read more