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Jan 11, 2024 | outliermedia.org | Kate Abbey-Lambertz |Kate Abbey-Lambertz Product

Detour is coming up on its sixth birthday this spring — practically old age in local newsletter startup years. Since 2018, we’ve experimented with exuberance and made plenty of tweaks (having a copy editor might be the best of those). But in many ways, we’re the same ole email, trying our best to keep you connected to culture and community in Detroit, authentically inviting you and other readers into the conversation, and putting out a publication that we would want to read.

Dec 28, 2023 | outliermedia.org | Kate Abbey-Lambertz |Kate Abbey-Lambertz Product

Hello and Happy (Almost) New Year. If you’re in a reflective mood or finally have some free time to curl up with a long read, boy, do we have some tabs for you to open!We’re closing out 2023 by looking back at Outlier’s reporting and pulling out the stories that still resonate, for better or worse. Plus, we’re sharing a few recent pieces that might have gotten lost in the holiday shuffle. We hope your short days and long nights have been full of rest, warmth and joy.

Dec 21, 2023 | outliermedia.org | SaMya Overall |Kate Abbey-Lambertz |Sarah Alvarez |Kate Abbey-Lambertz Product

Here’s something we never thought we’d write: 2023 might be the year Detroit-style pizza peaked. Sorry to break it to you. The city’s year was full of other surprises, from the exciting (how about those Lions?) to the consequential (a plan to lower homeowner taxes has real legs) and the concerning (the Canadian wildfire smoke dangers have stuck with us). From new landmarks to hometown TikTok stars and everything in between, here are the highs, lows and stories worth remembering from Detroit’s 2023.

Nov 30, 2023 | outliermedia.org | Lynelle Herndon |SaMya Overall |Kate Abbey-Lambertz |Kate Abbey-Lambertz Product

The days are getting shorter, but Detroit’s lighting up the night. Holiday and arts extravaganza Noel Night comes to Midtown this weekend, as does that mega-fair for one-of-a-kind gifts, Detroit Urban Craft Fair. We’re also featuring plenty of opportunities to DIY your own gifts and treats, plus poetry, art and a snazzy self-love night. Check out the rest of our picks for what to do around Detroit this weekend — and don’t forget to RSVP for The Outlier Collective’s happy hour next Thursday.

Nov 30, 2023 | outliermedia.org | Kate Abbey-Lambertz |Kate Abbey-Lambertz Product

We’re suckers over here for freighter drama. Catch up on the saga of stuck Barbro G, plus some concerning hijinks in the political arena and a modest proposal to let schools, libraries and other institutions “fail” in exchange for axing property taxes. Keep reading for an uplifting chat with a Highland Park hero and an oversized roundup of things to do through next week, from the Detroit Urban Craft Fair to the lighting of a menorah two stories tall on the first night of Hanukkah.