As Detroit emerges from the darkness of bankruptcy, we say "let there light!" this holiday season. Here's a backstage tour of lighting in Detroit, from schools to streetlights to the Christmas tree at Campus Martius.
Booklovers in Detroit are about to get three new shops where they can scratch their literary itch: Silva Rerum, Pages on Livernois, and Bookspace Detroit.
Not long ago, speaking about a resurgent Jewish community in Detroit would have had folks thinking you were a few candles short of a full menorah. Today, however, that community is growing thanks to an influx of young people and a few key institutions.
Detroit's Black Bottom Brew Club makes beer according to a centuries-old German purity standard using hops grown right here in the city.
Soulardarity is working to solve Highland Park's public lighting problem -- one solar streetlight at a time. By 2017, they hope to install 200 lights throughout the city.
For the latest installment of our "City Kids" series, David Sands reports on Allied Media Projects' Detroit Future Schools program, which pairs artists with teachers to create a classroom environment where kids can take ownership of their education.
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