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Super Bowl XLVI: Fans have rituals to ensure a Giant win

February 5th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Features, Special Reports | Leave A Comment »

Anthony Lopez, a 27-year-old maintenance worker from Alphabet City, poses with pride in his commemorative Giants Super Bowl jacket.

Before the big game, rituals and careful wardrobe selection for fans

Super Bowl XLVI: City eateries benefiting from big game

February 4th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Special Reports, Video | Leave A Comment »

Super Bowl XLVI: City eateries benefiting from big game

Huge Super Bowl demand helps city restaurants

Super Bowl XLVI: Clueless about the Super Bowl

February 4th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Special Reports, Video | Leave A Comment »

Super Bowl XLVI:  Clueless about the Super Bowl

Not all New Yorkers care about the big game

Rebuilding Detroit: Made in Detroit

October 25th, 2011  |  by  |  published in News, Special Reports, Video | Leave A Comment »

Rebuilding Detroit: Made in Detroit

Pavement Pieces correspondent, Elyse Mickalonis, short documentary on the hopes, dreams and issues facing auto workers.

Rebuilding Detroit: Two sides of 8 Mile

October 17th, 2011  |  by  |  published in News, Special Reports | 3 Comments »

Rebuilding Detroit: Two sides of 8 Mile

Residents believe their city can comeback.

Rebuilding Detroit: Cop suicides highest in country

October 17th, 2011  |  by  |  published in News, Special Reports | 2 Comments »

Lt. William Petersen of the Detroit Police Department admires photos of his family and said her personal life helps keep him calm after a stressful day at work. Photo by Emily Canal

Preventive measures sought to combat the attitudes that lead to depression and suicide.

Rebuilding Detroit: Community clinics build a safety net for the vulnerable

October 17th, 2011  |  by  |  published in News, Special Reports | 4 Comments »

Veronica Green, 53, waits for her medications during Thursday night clinic hours at the Cabrini Clinic in southwest Detroit, a free health care provider. Unemployed and uninsured for over a decade, Green relies on food stamps to live. She is well known at the clinic as a long-time patient. Photo by Meredith Bennett-Smith

About 22 percent of Detroit residents are uninsured.

Rebuilding Detroit: Arab Americans in Dearborn

October 17th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Multimedia, News, Special Reports, Video | 6 Comments »

Rebuilding Detroit: Arab Americans in Dearborn

Just a few miles outside of Detroit is the largest Arab American community in America. The balance of being Arab, Muslim and American is not easy.

Rebuilding Detroit: Urban Spelunkers step into Detroit’s vibrant past

October 17th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Features, Special Reports | 1 Comment »

A once grand auditorium, complete with stadium seating and stage now sits empty at David Mackenzie High School. Sy Ginsburg, a Mackenzie alumni, remembers the auditorium fondly as one of the nicest auditoriums he'd ever seen. Photo by Dayna Clark

Not every Detroiter sees abandon buildings as blights to be demolished.

Rebuilding Detroit: Latino businesses feel the sting of increased border patrol

October 16th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Business, Special Reports | 1 Comment »

Jordan Velazquez, 20, stands behind the front counter at La Carreta Market in Detroit's Mexicantown. Velazquez said more aggressive border patrol enforcement has led to a decrease in business at the store. Photo by Kathryn Kattalia

Stories of border patrol officers picking up illegal immigrants from stores and restaurants have become increasingly common—and businesses are starting to feel the impact.