The City of Detroit turns 324 on Thursday! It was founded on July 24, 1701 by Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac. According to the Detroit Historical Society, Cadillac was a French military leader and ...

Standing before the crumbling walls of the old Packard Plant last year, I couldn’t help but feel the weight of the past pressing through the silence. Once the roaring heart of American industry, it ...

Detroit is the cultural and architectural heartbeat of the state of Michigan, a city where each building has a narrative of innovation, resilience, and rebirth. Heralded for its auto heritage, soulful ...

Detail view of Anthony Marcellini, “When Bricks Become Verses” (2016), 26 photographs on shelf, produced with Forterra Brick, Corunna, Michigan, and photographed by P.D. Rearick (all images courtesy ...

DETROIT - Mary Sheffield made history in Michigan on Tuesday night, Nov. 4, becoming the first woman ever elected mayor in Detroit and concluding a campaign cycle she led from start to finish. The ...

DETROIT – As a 10-year-old, Daniel Baxter didn’t fully grasp the level of history that lies inside 2905 Garland St. on Detroit’s southeast side. He was asked by a newspaper reporter in 1975 what he ...

A new Detroit Historical Museum exhibit, "Welcome Home," showcases the Vietnam Veterans of America Detroit Chapter No. 9. The exhibit highlights the chapter's work supporting veterans, advocating for ...

Action should follow history, say four community-minded Detroit women who wish to work with Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield as ...

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield made history Tuesday night, Nov. 4, becoming the first woman ever elected mayor in the city and concluding a campaign cycle she led from start to finish.