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Penrose Risingnew

In a downtrodden section of Detroit known as Penrose, a transformation is taking place through a collaboration of public and private interests, and is poised to resurrect a neighborhood all but lost to drugs and despair.

Metro Times | Curt Guyette | 05-21-2013 | Housing & Development

Tags: urban renewal, landscape architecture, low-interest loans, Penrose, urban farming

Getting the Lead Outnew

Successful program that protects Detroit kids is now in jeopardy.

Metro Times | Brian Bienkowski | 03-06-2013 | Housing & Development

Roundup Of Raunchnew

Just in time for Valentine's Day, the frontman of the Meatmen offers his take on the raunchiest records ever recorded, including such artists as Little Richard, Blowfly and GG Allin.

Metro Times | Tesco Vee | 02-07-2013 | Music

Bob King's Failed Promise and Labor's Perilnew

Bob King seems likely to be remembered as the worst leader the United Auto Workers has ever had.

Metro Times | Jack Lessenberry | 12-12-2012 | Business & Labor

Tags: United Auto Workers, Bob King, UAW

Dan Savage: All Americannew

Dan Savage has slipped the sultry bonds of sex advice to become something more, a sort of ethicist for the growing progressive wing of American culture.

Metro Times | Michael Jackman | 11-30-2012 | Author Profiles & Interviews

New Tactic for Crime?new

Detroit cops to target gang members with 'cease fire' strategy.

Metro Times | Larry Gabriel | 09-26-2012 | Crime & Justice

Tags: violence, youth, Crime

Noise of Summer: How 1990s summer jams made us dumberernew

In the days before earbuds, they were the anthems you knew by heart from just walking around town. And they were catchy and smart. But something happened in the 1990s: Summer jams started getting so subnormal, so tweaked to appeal to below-average intellect, that they'd rightly earn their place as sports anthems or become culturally appropriated by Disney.

Metro Times | Michael Jackman | 08-27-2012 | Music

Tags: culture, Summer, 90s, 1990s