Articles by Heather Smith
Heather Smith (on Twitter, @strangerworks) is interested in the various ways that humans try to save the environment: past, present, and future.
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As residents leave this Detroit street, it sprouts art
The Heidelberg Project is art made of abandoned houses. It has attracted a steady stream of pilgrims -- and now, it seems, arsonists as well.
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In Detroit’s water wars, a pause that refreshes
The groups fighting water-service shutoffs in Detroit take a victory lap, though what they have won so far is highly provisional.
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A century ago, Detroit’s “potato patch mayor” knew how to ride out hard times
How can a city's distant past guide our search for solutions to today's problems? A statue offers some clues.
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In Michigan, the drilling wars are infesting the Twitter stream
If you're looking for signs of how much is at stake in the fight over drilling and fracking in the Great Lakes region, just check your feed.