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Detroit Free Press columnist. I write about people nobody else does.

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Is this the end of Delray?

Is this the end of Delray?

Detroit offers homeowners money to move away from this dying neighborhood. But some residents say they’ll nev…

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In Detroit's poorest neighborhoods, a food truck serves the forgotten

In Detroit's poorest neighborhoods, a food truck serves the forgotten

Some Detroit neighborhoods have seen considerable improvements in the past few years. A number of neighborhoo…

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Promised land? For Sudan family, Detroit is like another planet

Promised land? For Sudan family, Detroit is like another planet

They were Sudanese refugees given a new home in Detroit. But how do you survive in a land you don't understan…

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U.P. party store owner becomes cult figure

U.P. party store owner becomes cult figure

He was just a regular Yooper. Then his face appeared on a T-shirt and he became world famous.

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Hidden breakfast spot Up North might serve its last meal

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By John Carlisle Verified
| Detroit Free Press Verified
HALE — There were thick slices of bacon ready to fry, fresh local eggs stacked by the dozen, mounds of shredded potatoes piled by the hot griddle and loaves of bread waiting to be toasted. The only thing missing was the people to eat it all.
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Hidden breakfast spot Up North might serve its last meal

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By John Carlisle Verified
| The Sault News Verified
HALE — There were thick slices of bacon ready to fry, fresh local eggs stacked by the dozen, mounds of shredded potatoes piled by the hot griddle and loaves of bread waiting to be toasted. The only thing missing was the people to eat it all.
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Small-town American Legion Post offers up Sunday breakfast

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By John Carlisle Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Follow Small-town American Legion Post offers up Sunday breakfast John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press Updated Fri, August 21, 2026 at 6:14 AM EDT Small-town American Legion Post offers up Sunday breakfast Mark Findley, 53, cooks breakfast in the kitchen inside American Legion Post #422 in Hale on Sunday, July 12, 2026. (John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press) For decades, a small-town hall held the area's only Sunday breakfast. Then a restaurant in town started offering their own.
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