In praise of the chill bar
With the announcement of the closing of St. Cece's, a quintessentially chill bar, Amy Elliott Bragg makes a case for the chill bar and lists her favorites.
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More than 50 years before Dutch elm disease, a treacherous caterpillar pest spurred the city to action on an ambitious plan for its street trees.
Historic Elmwood Cemetery designated Detroit’s first arboretum
There are over 1,400 trees on Elmwood's grounds, representing 91 species, including black locusts, hawthorn, beech, willow, ash, American plum, and domestic pear.
How one woman gave rise to Detroit’s historic preservation movement
Beuhlah Croxford is a name unfamiliar to most Detroiters, yet her legacy as an advocate of historic preservation is visible in buildings and neighborhoods across the city.
How the rise of electricity transformed urban life in Detroit
The culture of innovation that sprang from a single lightbulb.
