Detroiters are just built different. They’ll complain about the city, but once an outsider does, they’ll defend it to the death — and rep a T-shirt to show it. Then again, if you claim to be from Detroit when you’re from, say, Grosse Pointe, you’ll never be forgiven. And something like a square Detroit-style pizza, Vernors, or the humble coney dog is probably completely baffling to anyone not from here. File these under “It’s a Detroit thing, you wouldn’t understand.”

When the Mercury Theatre opened June 11, 1941 with Barbara Stanwyck in "The Lady Eve" & Wallace Beery in "The Bad Man". This Streamline Moderne-sty...

The results are in for this year’s Best of Detroit reader’s poll. According to you, these are the best spots for food in and around Detroit. You can read the rest of the winners in our Best of Detroit issue.

Looking for holiday events in Metro Detroit this November and December? We've picked a few of our favorites for you to check out...

The Cadieux Cafe is the home of the only Belgian Featherbowling alleys in the United States, not to mention some great Belgian comfort food and beers. 4300 Cadieux Road, Detroit, Michigan

For nearly 20 years, the row of abandoned, red-brick townhouses in Detroit’s Hubbard Farms neighborhood was a dangerous eyesore. Today, the 106-year-old building, known as The Murray, is fully renovated, and each of the 12 units is occupied with renters.

What if Detroit had a subway system? Artist Jake Berman created a metro Detroit subway map with stops in cities and landmarks.

The Detroit Riot of 1967 began when police vice squad officers executed a raid on an after hours drinking club or “blind pig” in a predominantly black neighborhoods located at Twelfth Street and Clairmount Avenue. They were expecting to round up a few patrons, but instead found 82 people inside holding a party for two returning Vietnam veterans. Yet, the officers attempted to arrest everyone who was on the scene. While the police awaited a “clean-up crew” to transport the arrestees, a crowd…

Looking for things to do to beat that suburban boredom? You're in the right place! Date Night, Ladies Night Out, or Fun w/a Group of Friends!

To pay respects to Italian-American Heritage Month, our reporter set out to find the best Italian sandwiches in metro Detroit. Here’s what he digested.