Here's how to make maple syrup in your own back yard: www.instagram.com/reel/DHGtPLs... 🍁
Beyond my stories, I've been blown away by what @DetDocumenters uncovered in public meetings, I've loved assisting Detroiters via text + have been inspired by my colleagues' work. Don't sleep on @outliermedia.org. Learn more here: outliermedia.org
And I followed one Detroit woman's fight for a warm place to sleep. After trying unsuccessfully to get into shelters, Paula Sands started showing up at a local housing meetings demanding assistance.
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I found the answer to a question a reader asked us, but that I had always wondered myself, about the way we vote for judges in Michigan.
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For Outlier’s “Affording Detroit” series, I talked to parents about the cost of child care in the city and was shocked by the numbers. outliermedia.org/detroit-day-...
I spent hours with Ellen Ha, who was Detroit's outgoing inspector general at the time. I learned so much about the position and Ha, who said she turned herself into her own role model because she didn't have an Asian-American woman to look up to. outliermedia.org/ellen-ha-det...
I was energized spending the day with model citizen Marguerite Maddox. The chronic public commenter does not let low hearing or challenges related to her cerebral palsy stop her from demanding more from public officials. outliermedia.org/marguerite-m...
I had fun seeing Detroiters engage in archery and square dancing at the city's rec centers, but was shocked to find out only 2% of residents have annual passes: outliermedia.org/detroit-rec-... 🧵2/8
Today is my last day as Civic Life Reporter at @outliermedia.org. I'd like to take this opportunity to share with you some of my favorite pieces I worked on while at this nonprofit, service-oriented journalism outlet. 🧵1/8
