Archive - The Renaissance

Why isn't the Grand Prix a bigger social event in Detroit?

A major local event without the cultural cachet to match

Jun 4, 2023 •

May 2023

It shouldn't be anyone's fucking business why someone leaves Detroit

I can't believe I have to say this

May 22, 2023 •

October 2021

It's just a fucking Target

Goodfellow & Co. puts gullible Detroiters in a chokehold, apparently

Oct 25, 2021 •

May 2021

Sheffield announces the end of her time on council. Is it the beginning of her run for mayor?

All evidence points to a big showing in 2025

May 5, 2021 •

April 2021

A Black Detroiter's image of the Asian in Metro Detroit, and what we all still have to learn

There's no way I could have ever met Steven Yeun when we were kids

Apr 26, 2021 •

I tried to tell y'all about Jewell Jones

It's the ELECTED vanity plate for me

Apr 24, 2021 •

On rebirth, reintroducing myself, and remembering my name

Sorry if this is going to sound a little self-important

Apr 19, 2021 •

Notes on Detroit from a Detroiter from afar

In the meantime, tell your friends!

Apr 1, 2021 •

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