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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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