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Detroit
Detroit's emergency manager brings hope, fear
by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 14, 2013
Bankruptcy lawyer Kevyn Orr was installed today as Detroit's emergency financial manager. It's a move that's not without controversy, and maybe a little hope, as well.
Charlie LeDuff on going home to Detroit, and the problems with ruin porn
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 7, 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff goes home in his latest book, "Detroit: An American Autopsy."
The cost of demolishing a home in Detroit
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 29, 2013
Writer dream hampton discusses what happened when her childhood home in Detroit recently burned down.
Detroit on verge of bankruptcy... again
by
Sarah Cwiek
Nov 26, 2012
An internal scuffle between Detroit's city council and the state of Michigan could drive the Motor City's budget into a big ditch.
Detroit, San Francisco housing a big hit these days
Oct 23, 2012
The Detroit Tigers take on the San Francisco Giants in first game of the World Series. Detroit has the auto industry, San Fran has the tech sector, but recently both cities have scored solid gains in their housing markets.
'Detropia' sees Detroit as a reflection of the U.S.
by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 4, 2012
The new film "Detropia" chronicles the problems going on in the city and how the rest of the America can take a lesson from the problems Detroit is having.
U.S. auto companies make big comeback
by
Dan Bobkoff
Aug 28, 2012
The major Detroit automakers, GM, Ford and Chrysler, are all operating their factories at 100 percent capacity, according to a new report by the Detroit News.
For public good, not for profit.
Detroit art museum wins taxpayer support
Aug 20, 2012
The Detroit Institute of Arts avoided a fiscal cliff when voters in three counties approved an tax increase that directly funds the 125-year-old museum.
In Detroit, half the street lights could go dark
May 24, 2012
The mayor's plan would stop illuminating blighted neighborhoods, and spend more to light the rest.
Michigan and Detroit agree on deal to help city's deficit
by
David Gura
Apr 5, 2012
The city of Detroit has a projected a deficit of more than $200 million his year -- and it could run out of money by June. Last night, Detroit's city council narrowly passed a controversial deal with the State of Michigan.