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Owner of Avalon International Breads warns of instability of payment protection program in 'New York Times' op-ed

• By Jerilyn Jordan
• Tags: Table and Bar, Avalon, NYT, new york times, Detroit, Detroit bakery, PPP, coronavirus, COVID-19

Officials predict Michigan's unemployment funds could run out by July

• By Jerilyn Jordan
• Tags: News Hits, COVID-19, Michigan, Detroit, coronavirus, Michigan Unemployment, Whitmer, small businesses Detroit, Bridge, New York Times

'1619 Project' creator Nikole Hannah-Jones to give free talk at U-M

Staff Pick

• By Jerilyn Jordan
• Tags: The Scene, 1619, UM, New York Times

Abdul El-Sayed and thousands of physicians sign open-letter NYT ad endorsing Medicare for All

• By Sonia Khaleel
• Tags: News Hits, Abdul El-Sayed, Medicare for All, NYT, New York Times, physicians for Medicare for All

Joe Biden leads Democratic primary in latest Emerson poll, while Bernie Sanders gains support

• By Sonia Khaleel
• Tags: News Hits, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Emerson poll, New York Times, NYT, Siena College, Donald Trump

NY Times editor says Detroit, Rashida Tlaib aren't part of the Midwest

• By Tom Perkins
• Tags: News Hits, Rashida Tlaib, Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, Midwest

Ford is now playing a sexual harassment video on loop in its factories

• By Jerilyn Jordan
• Tags: Ford, Sexual harassment, UAW, Chicago, New York Times

Today’s 'New York Times' travel piece on Detroit gets it mostly right

• By Michael Jackman
• Tags: The Scene, New York Times, Detroit, is Detroit the most interesting city in America?

U-M professor breaks down Detroit's racist history in 'New York Times' op-ed

• By Alysa Zavala-Offman
• Tags: The Scene, detroit, racist monuments, new york times, detroit future city, segregation

New York Times reporter is looking for Macomb County residents who voted for Trump

• By Alysa Zavala-Offman
The reporter, Susan Chira, will be in town tomorrow, Dec. 12.
• Tags: News Hits, trump, election 2016, new york times

Parallels between Flint and New York village with tainted water supply

• By Allie Gross
It appears officials in a New York village knew of possible health risks but failed to warn citizens.
• Tags: News Hits, Flint, Cafe, New York Times, Flint Water Crisis

New York Times looks at Matty Moroun's ghost neighborhood in Windsor

• By Michael Jackman
See the neighborhood where the owners of the Ambassador Bridge hope to build their new span. It ain't pretty.
• Tags: News Hits, Ambassador Bridge, Detroit, Matty Moroun, New York Times

The New York Times: Mabel Gray is 'hopelessly addictive'

• By Alysa Zavala-Offman
Oh, and there's a Brooklyn reference, too.
• Tags: Table and Bar, New York TImes, Mabel Gray, James Rigato

Life expectancy lower for Detroit's poorest residents

• By Allie Gross
Detroit is the third-worst large city when it comes to the life expectancy of poor men.
• Tags: News Hits, Detroit, New York Times, life expectancy

New York Times editorial board: Flint crisis 'a catastrophe caused by failures at every level'

• By Lee DeVito
The editorial board places the onus squarely on Snyder to solve the problem — by any means necessary.
• Tags: News Hits, Flint water crisis, Flint, Snyder, New York Times

Grand Rapids named one of New York Times' '52 Places to Visit in 2016' (but no, not Detroit)

• By Lee DeVito
The Gray Lady has chosen our neighbor to the west, Grand Rapids — ranking it No. 20 on a list that includes global destinations like Barcelona, Abu Dhabi, and St. Louis.
• Tags: The Scene, Grand Rapids, New York Times, 52 Places to Visit in 2016, Slows Bar-B-Q

'New York Times' continues to perpetuate the myth that Detroit is an awesome place for artists

• By Lee DeVito
Artists are flocking to Detroit the same way that packs of 50,000 stray dogs aren't roaming the city's streets.
• Tags: The Scene, Detroit, New York Times, artists, stray dogs, media

Wayne County one of the worst in U.S. for income mobility

• By Ryan Felton
• Tags: News Hits, wayne county, income mobility, new york times

NYT highlights Wayne State police efforts in Midtown

• By Ryan Felton
• Tags: News Hits, new york times, wayne state, detroit, police

Michigan residents love cheesy potatoes for Thanksgiving, according to the New York Times

• By Ryan Felton
• Tags: News Hits, thanksgiving, new york times, cheesy potatoes

MAP: Michigan is divided when it comes to rooting for college football teams

• By Alaina Nutile
• Tags: News Hits, College football fandom, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, map, New York Times

New York Times gets Detroit wrong again

• By Michael Jackman
We honestly don't want to sound too petty about it, but the New York Times keeps irritating us with its efforts to praise Detroit's progress. But ...
• Tags: News Hits, New York Times, drive-by journalism, Detroit dining

The New York Times wants your Detroit stories

• By Ryan Felton
• Tags: News Hits, new york times, detroit

Arse lickers! Jack White does Insane Clown Posse and, um, the essence of some dead dude named Mozart.

• By Brian Smith
• Tags: City Slang, insane clown posse, Gathering of the Juggalos, New York Times, T Magazine