Neighborhoods

With award-winning restaurants and lofts going for half-a-million dollars, Detroit's midtown and downtown areas are hot right now. But the view is…

Neighborhoods. It's a topic that has come up time and time again here at State of Opportunity. That's because where people live has a lot to do with who…

In part one of our State of Opportunity documentary, We Live Here, we spent time in Littlefield — a Detroit neighborhood right on the edge. It’s trying…

(Support trusted journalism like this in Michigan. Give what you can here.)Over the last 15 years, cities across the country have faced wave after wave of…

Gun violence can have a devastating impact on both individuals and society as a whole.Trauma from gun injuries and homicides imposes heavy social and…

When a neighborhood's got a problem, sometimes all it takes is a few people coming up with solutions over drinks.About a year and a half ago, a group of…

Neighbors helping neighbors. That’s the motto of ShareCare of Leelanau County.Since 1994, ShareCare has been helping seniors stay in their homes. It’s…

What’s the most important thing to consider when you’re choosing a neighborhood?You real estate agent would probably tell you: location, location,…

Highland Park, Michigan was the birthplace of the automotive moving assembly line. The Highland Park Ford Plant produced the Model T, the world's first…

For every 100 extremely low-income households in the U.S., there are only 29 adequate, affordable, and available rental units, according to The Urban…