NY Times takes a look at Detroit’s bright and dark spots

An in-depth New York Times article looks at the good stuff happening in
the city — like the DIA, MOCAD, casinos and Quicken Loans — as well
as the bad: poverty, job loss and foreclosures.

Excerpt:

To Mr. Kilpatrick, though, one of the biggest obstacles is
overcoming the city’s reputation — an unfair one, in his eyes — as a
civic failure.

“In 2007, the perception of Detroit is as far
away from reality as we’ve ever had it,” Mr. Kilpatrick said. “We’re
ready to reintroduce the city to the world.”

On Thanksgiving
weekend, many people took the mayor up on his offer. More than 57,000
patrons visited the art institute when it was reopened after an
extensive renovation for 32 hours straight, with free admission,
instead of the $8 admission charge that has been made mandatory
(patrons previously were allowed to pay by donation, yielding an
average $2.50 a person.).

Read the entire article here.