Tag: Detroit
When the forest is your pantry
At Farrand Hall, flavors come from the land just outside the door. In addition to a vegetable garden, the kitchen forages for herbs and ingredients on the property’s twelve acres. […]
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The Edmund Fitzgerald is More Than a Maritime Tragedy
As a child, Thomas Nelson became fascinated by the Edmund Fitzgerald after seeing one of its lifeboats in a museum. As an adult and elected official, he realized that the […]
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Do Great Lakes shipwrecks resurface in winter? How cold snaps reveal them
Winter storms on the Great Lakes have a habit of briefly giving things back — from exposed reefs and forgotten shorelines to shipwrecks that have sat underwater for more than […]
GLWA takes steps to reduce sewage backups in southwest Detroit
The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) has started building a new tunnel in southwest Detroit. To reduce the risk of flooding, the project will divert excess stormwater from a large […]
First claims paid from $600 million Flint water crisis settlement fund
An online portal started processing payments for about 7,000 property damage claims since December 12. According to the official settlement website, 2,854 payments had been made as of Tuesday evening.