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An app that could cure urban blight

by David Brancaccio
Nov 23, 2015
Connecting interested buyers with foreclosed homes.
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American Futures from Detroit to Fresno

by Kai Ryssdal , Mukta Mohan and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 21, 2015
The Fallows have been on a road trip across the country to learn what it's like in small towns.
 A view of downtown Detroit. 
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Detroit: Then and Now

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 17, 2015
A new book looks at how Motor City shaped American culture.
David Maraniss in front of the home in which he spent the first six years of his life. It's now a pile of rubble.
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How Detroit students experienced the city's bankruptcy

by Adriene Hill and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 9, 2015
The NYT video series looks high schoolers' optimism despite their surroundings.
A video journalist from the New York Times followed Denby High School students in Detroit to see the city's bankruptcy through their eyes.
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The problem with Puerto Rico's debt

by Andy Uhler
Jul 17, 2015
Because of its exclusion from Chapter 9 provisions, handling debt is complicated.
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Cities rethink their future by looking to the past

by David Brancaccio
Jun 26, 2015
The first step is realizing your town may not be a Silicon Anything.
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Amid water shutoffs, Detroit residents struggle

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 3, 2015
The city's residents owe the water department about $47 million dollars.
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Asking fans to help build a stadium

by Dan Gorenstein
Feb 12, 2015
A developer is crowd-sourcing the funds to rebuild the Detroit Tigers' stadium.
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Post-bankruptcy Detroit's a bargain for corporations

by Adam Allington
Jan 29, 2015
Companies bet that "Made in Detroit" can outsell "Made in America."
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It's all about the hardware at Detroit auto show

by Adam Allington
Jan 12, 2015
Another auto-show trend: Everything's going to be 'kind of environmentally responsible.'
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