Shinola has perfect timing in Detroit

Jan 21, 2016
Starting a luxury brand in a bankrupt city isn't easy.
Shinola employs 260 people at its Detroit facility. Many of them are former auto workers, police officers and hospital workers
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Full interview: Shinola CEO Steve Bock

Jan 21, 2016
Why the luxury watch company decided to set up shop in Detroit

'Ambassadors' try to prove Detroit is more than an auto show

Jan 20, 2016
"Ambassadors" at the auto show provide answer visitors' questions about Detroit

An app that could cure urban blight

Nov 23, 2015
Connecting interested buyers with foreclosed homes.

American Futures from Detroit to Fresno

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

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

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

Jul 17, 2015
Because of its exclusion from Chapter 9 provisions, handling debt is complicated.

Cities rethink their future by looking to the past

Jun 26, 2015
The first step is realizing your town may not be a Silicon Anything.

Amid water shutoffs, Detroit residents struggle

Jun 3, 2015
The city's residents owe the water department about $47 million dollars.