Detroit: Summer of 2017
A blog about the changing face of the Motor City by essayist Laura Bernstein-Machlay, who teaches literature and creative writing at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, and is the author of a forthcoming book called Travelers.
Previous posts
Urban Wild
In slowly gentrifying Detroit, you might see a fox, or even a coyote, but where have all the stray dogs gone?
by Laura Bernstein-Machlay | Tuesday, September 05, 2017
Driving Toward the Breach
Woodward Avenue, the Dream Cruise, and the QLine
by Laura Bernstein-Machlay | Friday, September 01, 2017
The Grand Army of the Republic
Look what’s popping up all over the place
by Laura Bernstein-Machlay | Friday, August 25, 2017
The Little Aquarium That Could
Like Detroit, a tale of rise and fall and rise again
by Laura Bernstein-Machlay | Friday, August 18, 2017
80,000 Squirrels on My Block Alone
And other tales of Detroit wildlife
by Laura Bernstein-Machlay | Friday, August 11, 2017
Snapshots
The city may be changing, but the music is as great as ever
by Laura Bernstein-Machlay | Friday, August 04, 2017
Thriving and Striving
Introducing our newest Daily Scholar columnist
by Laura Bernstein-Machlay | Friday, July 28, 2017
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