Nancy Derringer
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Past articles by Nancy:
Warrendale: ‘I don’t feel like we’re part of a renaissance’
Cheap homes are attracting new residents. But dumping, crime and a feeling of disconnection from City Hall pervade this far-west neighborhood. → Read More
Islandview: New development, fears of displacement
Detroit is planning big changes to a little neighborhood near Belle Isle. Some wonder who will benefit. → Read More
A Detroit bathhouse cleans up its act. Welcome to the Schvitz. (Slideshow)
Once steamy and seedy, a North End sauna has booted the swingers and is investing big money in rehab work. Can it be a Detroit spa destination? → Read More
Eleven surprising facts that define Detroit’s ‘139 Square Miles’ (Slideshow)
Detroit’s middle class is shrinking and poverty remains rampant, but neighborhoods are stabilizing, a new report shows. → Read More
Detroit is a city with many needs. So why are bikes such a priority?
The city’s neighborhoods are still in need of many improvements, but they’re getting striped set-asides for cyclists. Transportation evolution or an amenity for the few? → Read More
Four tips for staying employed in the age of artificial intelligence
Spoiler alert: Use your head. It’s still better than a robot’s. → Read More
Fewer college students want to be teachers, and why it matters (searchable database)
Enrollment in teacher-prep programs is falling nationwide, and by more than 50 percent in Michigan colleges and universities. Why the classroom is losing its appeal. → Read More
How many in your county would be most vulnerable to Obamacare repeal?
While everyone would feel the impact of the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, some are more vulnerable than others. Almost one in 10 Michigan residents have health insurance either through Obamacare individual plans or through Medicaid expansion. See how many in your county would be affected. → Read More
Should Michigan make it easier to opt out of school vaccines?
More kindergartners get their shots after the state made it harder to receive a waiver for them. Now, two lawmakers want to go back to the old system, but health officials say doing so is an invitation to trouble. → Read More
Six ways Trump budget could threaten Michigan environment (SLIDESHOW)
A budget deal granted a reprieve to a popular Great Lakes program. But rivers, lakes and air could still be at risk, environmentalists warn. → Read More
Bring on the wealthy to ease inequality in Detroit
Scholar argues that neighborhoods thrive when rich and poor live together. → Read More
Is gentrification helping or dividing Detroit?
Two writers discuss gentrification. One sees inequality. The other, glimmers of hope. → Read More
Welcome to the New Detroit, white people. So long, poor folks.
New book argues City Hall is picking winners and losers. And longtime residents are out of luck. → Read More
Detroit scales back drain fees after churches balk
The city reduces controversial surcharge after religious leaders balk. → Read More
Top of the pecking order: Meet your Detroit Chicken
Which came first, the artist or the egg? High art generates a new breed of chicken for a Detroit urban farm. → Read More
How Trump can help Detroit
Suffice to say, Detroit did not go Donald Trump’s way last November. But the new president promised to bring more jobs, better schools and safer streets to African-American communities. We asked Detroit residents and civic leaders what making Detroit great again might look like. → Read More
Meet Michigan's divided
Can 11 passionate Michigan residents and families reach across the political and cultural chasms that too often divide our state? → Read More
Amid strikes and spares, Muslim nervousness that the game has changed
Four couples, two lanes, 10 frames – when the president makes you feel unwelcome, sometimes you just have to go bowling. → Read More
Meet Michigan's divided: Hussein and Mariam Charara
Meet Hussein and Mariam Charara, from Dearborn. → Read More