Can Detroit Prevent a Return of 'Devil's Night'?

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

With the wave of foreclosures and other economic woes, some fear the city's Halloween tradition of torching homes could make a comeback

Luring Buyers on Detroit's 'Lonely Homes' Tour

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009

If there's any city that symbolizes the most extreme effects of the nation's economic crisis and its housing crisis in particular, it is Detroit

The Detroit Blog

Monday, Oct. 12, 2009

Read the latest from TIME journalists participating in Assignment Detroit, a year-long reporting project including Fortune, Money, Essence and Sports Illustrated.

The Detroit Blog

Wednesday, Sep. 23, 2009

Letter From Detroit: What Exactly Am I Doing Here?

Friday, Sep. 18, 2009

CNN: Demolishing Houses to Save Detroit

Friday, Apr. 30, 2010

Can the Lithium-Ion Battery Save the U.S. Auto Industry?

Sunday, Apr. 04, 2010

A panel of stakeholders discuss how the lithium-ion battery will shape the future of Michigan's auto industry

Why Start-Ups Are Charging Into Lithium

Monday, Apr. 05, 2010

With the electric-car market set to expand rapidly, the Obama Administration has funded new battery ventures to create green, high-tech jobs. The technology is difficult; so is the competition

10 Questions for Elmore Leonard, 'Detroit's Dickens'

Monday, Mar. 22, 2010

Postcard: Downsizing Detroit

Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2010

Powering Electric Cars: What Do You Want to Know?

Monday, Mar. 15, 2010

A Struggling Detroit Art Museum Tries to Reach Out

Monday, Mar. 08, 2010

With a new show of Islamic art, the Detroit Institute of Arts is trying to engage a diverse community

Fortune: Hummer Heads to the Scrap Heap

Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010

This Old House: Best Neighborhoods 2010 - The Villages, Detroit

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010

Video: Aretha Franklin Queen of Soul

Friday, Feb. 19, 2010

10 Questions for Aretha Franklin

Monday, Mar. 01, 2010

The Queen of Soul talks about giving Detroit a little respect. Aretha Franklin will now take your questions

Fortune: Mission Critical — Turn Detroit Into a Tech Center

Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010

Bravo, Metro Airport

Tuesday, Feb. 09, 2010

Ask Your Questions: Crime Writer Elmore Leonard

Monday, Feb. 08, 2010

Rouge in Reverse

Friday, Feb. 05, 2010

Give the Working Class a Break

Thursday, Feb. 04, 2010

SI: Dave Bing - Having Fun Yet, Mr. Mayor?

Monday, Feb. 08, 2010

Why Was a Controversial Imam Shot 20 Times?

Monday, Feb. 01, 2010

An investigation has begun into the way Dearborn, Mich., imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah died during a raid by federal agents

Ask Your Questions: Aretha Franklin

Monday, Feb. 01, 2010

Belle Isle as "Neglected Gem"

Friday, Jan. 29, 2010

The Detroit News calls Belle Isle a "neglected gem," and that is so true. This place should be great and it is not

Michigan's Governor's Race Tests the Democrats

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010

The party may choose between two business-minded candidates as a big election year for governors across the nation takes shape

Can Robert Bobb Fix Detroit's Public Schools?

Monday, Jan. 25, 2010

Detroit's public schools have been mismanaged for years and in some cases simply abandoned. Can Robert Bobb fix them? Can anyone?

Detroit School Kids' Dreams of the Future

Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010

Kids from Ann Arbor Elementary School and Cody High School share their hopes with TIME

Photographs and Interviews by Corine Vermeulen for TIME

Jesuit Message Drives Detroit's Last Catholic School

Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Detroit's only Catholic college-prep school is on a mission--to educate young men and save the city

Photos: Detroit Fights Devil's Night

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

The city combats Halloween-time arson, a deadly local custom

Video: Mitch Albom Finds Faith in Detroit

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

In a new book, best-selling author Mitch Albom discovers a connection of faith with the pastor of a ramshackle Detroit church

Michigan: Send Us Your Prison Inmates

Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009

With a soaring deficit and prisons closing, Michigan is looking for an economic boost from out-of-state prisoners -- even those from Gitmo

Detroit: Where Private Security Is Booming

Monday, Nov. 02, 2009

With a police force decimated by budget woes, the Motor City's middle-class enclaves are hiring their own to fight rising crime. Where security is a booming business

Photos: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

Jennifer Granholm is the first female governor of Michigan. In office since 2002, she now presides over one of the most economically troubled states in the nation

Flint, Michigan: Electric Cars Bring Revival Hopes

Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

As GM has declined its manufacturing base in Flint, Mich., has shriveled. But GM's electric cars promise new life for the beleaguered city

Michigan and Granholm Face a Budget Deadline

Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2009

State officials are scrambling to close a $2.8 billion deficit and avert a government shutdown

A Long-Awaited Redemption for the Detroit Lions

Monday, Sep. 28, 2009

For many here, the Detroit Lions' surprise victory over the Washington Redskins late Sunday affirmed a regional belief in redemption despite profoundly grim odds

SI.com: The Courage of Detroit

Thursday, Oct. 08, 2009

To outsiders Detroit is crumbling; to those who live in Motown there's hope

Assignment Detroit: Why Time Inc. Is in Motown

Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009

For the next year, Time Inc. journalists will cover all aspects of the Motor City. Because the future of Detroit affects all of us

SI.com: No City Has Been Harder Than Tigertown

Thursday, Oct. 08, 2009

The financial forecast in Detroit has not necessarily brightened, but in a development as unexpected as Chevy's unveiling of the Volt, the Tigers have provided a jolt for the city

Detroit: The Death — and Possible Life — of a Great City

Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009

Hubris, racial tension, myopic politicians and the woeful auto industry brought this iconic American city to its knees. The first installment of a yearlong look inside the once and future Detroit

For Iraqi Refugees, a City of Hope

Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009

Like previous waves of Arabs fleeing violence and political upheaval -- or merely seeking new economic opportunity -- thousands of Iraqis have been arriving in the Detroit area since 2007

Detroit Tries to Get on a Road to Renewal

Thursday, Mar. 26, 2009

Amid old Detroit's ruins, urban visionaries are plotting the city's comeback

SI.com: Ernie Harwell Will Always Be the Voice of Summer

Thursday, Oct. 08, 2009

Few around sports have ever been as loved as Ernie Harwell, the Detroit Tigers baseball announcer for a half-century

Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009

Two French photographers immortalize the remains of the motor city on film

Photographs by Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

How Boosting Detroit's Graduation Rates Will Boost Its Economy

Friday, Sep. 18, 2009

For much of the last year, the Detroit crisis, or at least the auto industry aspect of it, has returned to the American consciousness in a way not seen in decades.

The Remains of Detroit

Thursday, Dec. 04, 2008

Photographer Sean Hemmerle finds an elegiac sign of America's fading industrial might in the crumbling urban ruins of the Motor City

Can Detroit Be Retooled — Before It's Too Late?

Thursday, Apr. 02, 2009

The President's auto task force is imposing a brutal overhaul of U.S. automakers that may include bankruptcy for GM. But the payoff could be huge when car sales rebound. And they will

Postcard from Detroit

Thursday, Apr. 30, 2009

As carmakers founder and the jobless rate skyrockets, Michigan's movie industry is the state's lone, surprising bright spot. The Motor City gets ready for its closeup

Detroit Tries Muscle: The Return of the Camaro

Saturday, Mar. 21, 2009

After an eight year hiatus, GM's stud-car returns, with plenty of muscle and a touch of Aussie styling