Sponsored: Community safety requires shifting power and resources to community-based safety strategies, and Borealis ...

Economist Lynn Ellsworth’s new book, “Wonder City,” defends the grassroots alternative to the real estate industry’s ...

Southwest Detroit's Clark Park evolved from a site of drug activity and violence into a vibrant neighborhood hub. Driven by ...

The federal government points to default rates to justify new restrictions on the SBA’s Community Advantage loan program. The ...

Op-ed: Federal dollars are disappearing, but community wealth building doesn’t need to fade with them. Here’s a roadmap for ...

Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and ...

Op-ed: Tackling predatory lending, prison recidivism and food security, urban farms are cultivating bottom-up change.

Michigan ranks 8th in the nation for landfilled food waste, contributing to climate-warming methane emissions. A 2023 law now ...

Across Michigan, startups and apps are converting food waste into resources – turning food scraps into functional products ...

Op-ed: The average urban historic sacred place generates more than $1.7 million in economic impact every year. What are ...

Two pioneering efforts in Detroit's Riverbend neighborhood are transforming food waste into nutrient-rich soil. Across ...

Michigan’s landfill problem isn’t just about space — it’s about incentives. But transforming Kent County’s waste system is an ...