Notes From the Neighborhood

The Bodega Gap: Why Detroit Needs More Neighborhood Corner Stores

  If you’ve ever lived in New York, Chicago, or even parts of Philly, you know the magic of the "corner store." In NYC, they call them bodegas. In other places, they’re delis or markets. But whatever the name, the concept is the same: a small, reliable shop just a few steps from your front door wher

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Don’t Kill Your Bricks: Why Lime Mortar is Non-Negotiable for Historic Detroit Homes

  If you’ve spent more than five minutes driving through Boston Edison, Indian Village, or Palmer Woods, you know exactly why we’re obsessed with Detroit. It’s the brickwork. It’s that deep, earthy red, the intricate patterns, and the sheer "they don't build 'em like this anymore" energy of our hist

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The Detroit Porch Life: A Scientific Study of People-Watching

If you’ve spent more than twenty minutes driving through the residential streets of Detroit, you’ve noticed a recurring architectural theme: the porch. Not just a little slab of concrete where packages go to die, but massive, sprawling, covered porches that look like they could host a small wedding.

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