The building at Mack near Chalmers resembles thousands of Detroit properties: abandoned, in tax foreclosure, burned out, dangerous, overdue for demolition. The surrounding eastside neighborhood comprises 3,430 vacant lots and a mere 1,289 buildings — only 900 or so occupied. Two carjackings recently occurred down the street. Last year, one block away, a man dressed […]
Tim Kiska
Tim Kiska is a native Detroiter and a veteran newsman. He wrote for the Detroit Free Press (1970-1987) and The Detroit News (1987-2002) before earning his Ph.D. in history at Wayne State University in 2003. He is currently an associate professor of communication at the University of Michigan — Dearborn.