Kids Killing Kids: New Jack City Eats Its Young

Excerpt from Barry Michael Cooper’s e-book anthology…

My Summer Vacation to the Worst Ghetto in America

If you’re searching for some domestic culture shock…

The Past, Present & Future of Detroit

When you think of Detroit, what are the first images that come to mind?

How can a city reimagine its physical space to drive 21st century innovation?

The Metropolitan…

Those Damn Gentrifying Hipsters

Avoiding the pull of the “creative class” typecast

New Detroit

New Detroit is better, prettier, more inclusive. It’s also a dangerous lie.

Finding Hard Value in Real Estate

An analysis of Vancouver and Detroit

I love you Detroit, but this is your sickness.

The fish does not know it is submerged until it isn’t.

Not just another bass player from Detroit

An appreciation of Rocky Rocheleau (1949-2013)

Can Urban Planning Rescue Detroit?

The Hopes, Fears and Possibilities of the Detroit Future City Plan