Detroit

Detroit and St. Louis can learn from one another.That was the idea behind a visit to St. Louis by a group of Detroit community development professionals…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 23, 2013: The story of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing is likely to be a long-running saga. But how…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Several months ago, James Gallagher of the Detroit Free Press visited St. Louis for two days. He…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 4, 2013 - Several months ago, James Gallagher of the Detroit Free Press visited St. Louis for…

Leonard Slatkin has strong ties to St. Louis. His father, conductor and violinist Felix Slatkin, was born in St. Louis and joined the St. Louis Symphony…

The City of St. Louis has some of the highest home vacancy rates in the country, and last month the mayor of Detroit made news when he laid out ambitious…

Over the past four decades Richard Baron has made a name for himself as a pioneering developer of blighted urban neighborhoods. Baron’s firm, McCormack…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 1, 2011 - Living in Saskatchewan, Canada, playwright Joanna Glass grew up with the concept that…