The Redford Theatre As a teenager, I saw a handful of movies at the Redford Theatre in Detroit--classics like The African Queen , On th...

Happy Birthday, Detroit! It's been 313 years since French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac pulled his boats ashore and declare...

The Detroit Public Library Main Branch Last week, I visited the Detroit Pubic Library's Main Branch for the first time. It is locate...

"Detroit did not have to be. Detroit is –despite every obstacle that had been thrown into its path." -Malcolm W. Bingay, Detroit I...

I had the opportunity to speak with author Jean Scheffler about her novel The Sugar House . The Sugar House is a gripping tale about Detroi...

During the 1920s, no American gang was more feared than Detroit’s Purple Gang, also known as the Sugar House Gang. The Jewish-led gang co...