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    Restaurant's secrets imported directly from Vietnam

    Restaurant's secrets imported directly from VietnamWhen Hien Le's Chinese eatery fizzled, she returned to her native country for lessons in Vietnamese cooking
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    Korean restaurateur started with 3 jobs, little sleep

    Korean restaurateur started with 3 jobs, little sleepJoe Yoon's Chung Ki Wa restaurant on Dequindre in Troy built its reputation on Korean barbecue
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    • 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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    Lebanese bakery has loyal Indian customers, too

    Lebanese bakery has loyal Indian customers, tooImmigrants accustomed to sweets with afternoon tea flock to Mid-East Pastry Delight in Sterling Heights
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    • 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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    Troy's Polish center makes pierogi just like grandma's

    Troy's Polish center makes pierogi just like grandma'sThird in a series on the many ethnic food businesses on Dequindre between 11 Mile and 17 Mile.
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    • 2 weeks, 3 days ago
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    Punjabi mom’s dishes drive family’s fortunes

    Punjabi mom’s dishes drive family’s fortunesSecond in a series on Dequindre’s ethnic food businesses, featuring Phulkari Punjabi Kitchen
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    • 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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    Hardships boost asthma rate for Detroit kids

    Hardships boost asthma rate for Detroit kidsHighest asthma toll among big cities tied to stress, which can spur health, learning problems
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    • 4 months ago
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    Series: Detroit's foreclosure meltdown

    Series: Detroit's foreclosure meltdownVast number of abandoned homes costs city $500 million, leeaves wake of squatters, arson
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    • 7 months, 3 weeks ago
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    Foreclosures fuel Detroit blight, cost city millions

    Foreclosures fuel Detroit blight, cost city millionsRisky loans contribute to swaths of empty homes, lost tax revenue
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    • 9 months, 2 weeks ago
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    On Dequindre, adventures in ethnic food

    On Dequindre, adventures in ethnic foodImmigrant-built restaurants, bakeries and food stores provide a taste of home to a dozen cultures in a six-mile stretch
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    Interactive map: Detroit's water bills

    Interactive map: Detroit's water billsMore than 1 in 5 occupied homes in Detroit is 60 days behind in its water bill. In all, 44,000 are on payment plans.
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    • 2 months ago
    Detroit

    Home for Christmas for Detroit family, son with asthma

    Home for Christmas for Detroit family, son with asthmaParents surrendered kids to foster care because it was too cold to sleep in car
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    • 3 months, 3 weeks ago
    Detroit

    Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries reunites family

    Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries reunites familyDetroit Rescue Mission Ministries gives Dwayne Cole, Siretha Lattimore and their four children - who were in foster care - a home of their own, free of charge, for two years.
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    • 3 months, 3 weeks ago
    Education

    Database: Explore M-STEP results by district, building

    Database: Explore M-STEP results by district, buildingSearch 2015 M-STEP proficiency rates by grade level and subject for every district and school in Michigan.
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    • 3 months, 3 weeks ago
    Detroit

    Separated Detroit family with asthmatic son may reunite

    Separated Detroit family with asthmatic son may reuniteDetroit family appears to have a chance of being reunited after the mom and dad gave their 4 younger kids to foster care
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    • 3 months, 4 weeks ago
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    Experts: More solutions needed to address urban asthma

    Experts: More solutions needed to address urban asthmaFamilies in poverty need better insurance coverage of asthma medications, other aid, clinicians say
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    The Phantom and the Fugitive: A cross-country drug caper

    The Phantom and the Fugitive: A cross-country drug caperMystery leasing of luxe sedan paves way to celeb-studded L.A.-Michigan drug probe
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    • 10 months, 3 weeks ago
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    Homelessness, asthma force family to give up children

    Homelessness, asthma force family to give up childrenMother decides to turn over kids to the state, including son whose asthma worsens sleeping in the car
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    Detroit News series: Arson in Detroit

    Detroit News series: Arson in DetroitFire epidemic destroys neighborhoods, costs the city millions
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    • 1 year, 1 month ago
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    Asthma rates highest for Detroit youths

    Asthma rates highest for Detroit youthsStress, poverty and trauma and can trigger health problems such as asthma in children. Detroit leads the nation's large cities with 29 percent of its children suffering from asthma.
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    • 4 months ago
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    Mother sacrifices to keep family healthy

    Mother sacrifices to keep family healthySiretha Lattimore has a son, Malik, with severe asthma. With the family unable to afford a home, she decided to put her children in foster care, in part to protect their health.
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    • 4 months ago
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    Family gets treatment for traumatic loss

    Family gets treatment for traumatic lossVickey Carter-Ivory, whose nephew was killed in a drive-by shooting, has a daughter with asthma. Grief therapy sessions through a St. John Providence Health System program called Open Arms helped the family to cope.
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    • 4 months ago
    Wayne County

    Bankruptcy and beyond for Detroit

    Bankruptcy and beyond for DetroitThe inside story of the deals that brought Detroit back from the brink in 15 months
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    • 1 year, 4 months ago
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    Regular checkups a key in treating asthma

    Regular checkups a key in treating asthmaDr. Elliott Attisha, a Henry Ford Health System pediatrician, examines asthma patient Jalen Herron. Attisha works with two mobile health units and seven in-school clinics serving Detroit Public Schools students.
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    • 4 months ago
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    Database: Explore Census data for your county or city

    Database: Explore Census data for your county or cityUse our online database to explore detailed income and poverty statistics for your Michigan county or community.
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    • 4 months, 1 week ago
    Wayne County

    Special section: Detroit's bankruptcy journey

    Special section: Detroit's bankruptcy journeyContinuing coverage of how the city is changing as it proceeds through the court process and beyond
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    • 1 year, 5 months ago
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    Surviving through age 18 in Detroit

    Surviving through age 18 in DetroitInfant mortality rate in Detroit rivals areas of Third World
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    • 1 year, 6 months ago
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    Against the tide: Moving into Detroit

    Against the tide: Moving into DetroitAlita Moore and her 1-year-old son Malachi stroll down Grixdale to a neighborhood park. An MSU graduate in communications, Alita moved back to Detroit last July after working in Atlanta and Chicago. Currently she is a business customer care representative for...
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    • 1 year, 6 months ago
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