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A school bus passes through a flooded underpass on Livernois Avenue in Detroit.
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Smartphones become tool in Detroit’s flood fight: ‘Sometimes the streets are almost entirely water’

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares April 17, 2025April 17, 2025
Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal
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Detroit’s truck route ordinance: Will it finally bring relief to Southwest?

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares April 10, 2025April 10, 2025
Scott Boateng with PREVA Body products
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Natural skincare products gain ground: ‘It’s about taking the plastic off my body’

Randiah Camille Green headshot. by Randiah Camille Green April 7, 2025April 8, 2025
Belinda Gilmore, founder of Detroit's Field Street Community Fridge
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Detroit community fridges highlight mutual aid efforts around food insecurity, waste: ‘We’re scrappy’

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli April 3, 2025April 3, 2025
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Planet Detroit moves into first dedicated office at the Green Garage

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Carole Hawke-Diop of Planet Detroit's spring 2025 Neighborhood Reporting Lab.
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Brightmoor resident cultivates change through community agriculture. Carole Hawke-Diop shares her Detroit story.

Avatar photo by Sonja Stuckey March 18, 2025March 20, 2025
Tommie Obioha of Planet Detroit's spring 2025 Neighborhood Reporting Lab
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Tommie Obioha grew up in a bicultural Detroit household. His journey led to community development and journalism.

Avatar photo by Akilah Russell March 14, 2025March 20, 2025
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Journalism is Sonja Stuckey’s first love. Detroit Documenters gave her a second chance at writing.

Avatar photo by Carole Hawke-Diop March 12, 2025March 20, 2025
Planet Detroit Southwest reporter Isabelle Tavares interviews Detroit organizer Victor Jimenez.
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Café y Chisme No. 4: Victor Jimenez on environmental organizing in Southwest Detroit 

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares March 12, 2025March 12, 2025
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Southwest Detroit residents take stand against ICE crackdown: ‘Our presence enriches this country’

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares March 5, 2025March 20, 2025

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