March 26, 2017
House of Diggs
Why a Detroiter who made a fortune in the funeral business opened his own cemetery.
March 26, 2017
Why a Detroiter who made a fortune in the funeral business opened his own cemetery.
March 25, 2016
The woman who sat on every executive committee ever formed.
December 17, 2015
We almost built it next to Palmer Park. Then we almost didn’t build it in Royal Oak.
October 20, 2014
We’re launching a new-fangled old-fashioned email newsletter!
July 23, 2014
Detroit turns 313 this year. Does it matter that we’re the same age as our area code?
April 8, 2014
Doctors, lawyers, frontiersmen, furriers, veterans of obscure wars, leprosy victims, brewers, abolitionists, and scores of bad hairstyles.
November 6, 2012
What happened the last time a Detroiter ran for President?
September 23, 2011
A few details about that book I’ve been hinting about for months now. Which is available for pre-order.
August 19, 2011
I turned in my manuscript. Here are some images that didn’t make the final cut.
July 7, 2011
“Detroit has no street signs, but Detroit has signs of streets.”
June 10, 2011
Fake eviction notices in Detroit. From 1837.
May 20, 2011
A documentary about the Brewster-Douglass projects, ongoing headaches at the Jim Scott Fountain, the continued relevance of local media, kids in costumes. And kittens.
May 19, 2011
A brief biography of Ebenezer Rogers, a.k.a. “Squirrel-Tooth,” a.k.a. “Old Famine,” who ate everything, leered at women and got in a lot of fights.
April 8, 2011
Happy OPENING DAY, Detroit!
March 28, 2011
It’s the 175th birthday of this blog’s grandfather, the good Captain Frederick Pabst. His story is dear to my heart, but not really germane to Detroit.
March 11, 2011
And while we’re on the topic of Belle Isle – what about that winery?