Thanks to Mark Lee and In the Conference Room for my new interview about the past and future of Detroit's Renaissance Center and my new book Rust Belt Reporter: A Memoir. The link here: youtube.com/watch?v=k3NQcS…

Got book lovers on your holiday gift list? Don't forget my new memoir Rust Belt Reporter about my years covering the Motor City for the Detroit Detroit Free Press, available wherever you buy books.

In his latest Substack column, urbanist Pete Saunders looks at how Detroit rebuilt its civic leadership, quoting extensively from my new memoir Rust Belt Reporter. Here's the link: substack.com/home/post/p-15… and the book is available wherever you buy your books.

My latest guest column in the Detroit Free Press this morning says Detroit should be more concerned with reimagining its riverfront than worrying about who should pay to demo part of the Renaissance Center. Here's a link: freep.com/story/opinion/…

Gary Peters' decision to retire from the Senate after this term holds an opportunity for Michigan Democrats. All those big names thinking of running for governor or even president now have another key office to think about.

Thanks to Hour magazine for including my new book Rust Belt Reporter: A Memoir in its February issue as one of the "books from the heart" suggestions for Valentine's Day gifts. Available wherever you buy your books.

Thanks to hosts Robyn Vincent and Tia Graham for having me on WDET's The Metro yesterday to talk about my book Rust Belt Reporter. You can listen to the show here wdet.org/shows/the-metr… and you can get Rust Belt Reporter wherever you buy your books.

Thanks to Pete Saunders for his wonderful review of my new memoir Rust Belt Reporter on his Substack column Corner Side Yard. Here's the link: substack.com/home/post/p-15… and the memoir is available wherever you buy your books.

I'm back in the Detroit Free Press this morning with some thoughts on Detroit's Renaissance Center and Bedrock's plan to remake that environmnet. Here's the link: freep.com/story/opinion/…

Rust Belt Reporter: Journalism, Memoir & Legacy youtube.com/live/e0ade-1g3… via YouTube

Still think Michigan will be a climate haven as the world roasts? Better check out my new long-form Forum piece in Crain's Detroit here: crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum-c…

Rising property values in the city of Detroit masks the serious challenges facing renters in the city. My guest column today in the Freep: freep.com/story/opinion/…