Elizabeth Bastian

The city's historical ward system produced mostly corruption and inefficiencies. An at-large city council wasn't much better. Now comes a city split into seven districts. Welcome to the brave new world of Detroit.

BINGHAM FARMS — Elizabeth Bastian, left, and Samantha Diehr, right, have joined Bingham Farms-based Identity, an integrated public relations firm, as a financial administrator and administrative assistant, respectively. Identity Managing Partner Mark Winter made...

In a land often run by oligarchies or conglomerates, one independent company in metro Detroit is turning the tables on the standard office environment.

Local interns have had few job perks - until GM's first Intern Ride and Drive Event. We got the opportunity to see GM's latest, greatest, and most important for Detroit. Here's what we thought.

I ascended the white marble steps of the Detroit Public Library in late May, invited to attend a symposium on “urban centers” in Detroit. I was expecting to find a group of seasoned professionals who shared strong opinions about a city they had only seen from an airplane or through the window of a taxi.