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The Low-Rent Trap
Tenants of the Detroit Housing Commission live in some of the only housing in the city guaranteed to be affordable. But properties owned by the authority keep failing inspections, and homes and complexes across the city are falling apart.
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Our favorite looks from Michigan Fashion Week in Detroit
Michigan’s small community of fashion designers, hair stylists, makeup artists and models strutted their way to the Godfrey Hotel in Detroit for Michigan Fashion Week this month. These were some of what we considered to be the best looks.
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