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

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

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 ...

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

Despite tenant advocates' documentation of rental price hikes, just nine landlords have been charged with rent gouging.

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

In Springfield, Missouri, senior and disabled tenants at one Millennia affordable housing building say they’ve gone about a ...

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 ...

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

Arrested mobility, coined by author Charles T. Brown, threatens the ability for Black people to move freely in public.