Photos by Violet Ikonomova

February 12, 2017 Photos by Julia Pickett

All photos are from Instagram.

January 29, 2017 Photos by Michael Jackman

Photos from the Women's March on Lansing at the Michigan's state Capitol building on Saturday, Jan. 21. Photos by Julia Pickett

January 21, 2017 Photos by Alex Fluegel and Jack Roskopp

Every year is full of achievements — often proud ones illustrating how far we've come. That's not what this issue is about.…

On Monday, Wayne State University's Students Organize for Syria chapter hosted a candlelight vigil to show solidarity with Aleppo in Detroit's Campus Martius. Despite…

On Thursday, Dec. 15, Detroit's Public Lighting Authority will celebrate a ceremonial "lighting of the last light" at the Detroit riverfront —…

The "Humans of Macomb County" series was created after Macomb County, a place that has traditionally voted Democrat, almost unanimously voted for…

The people (well, the Electoral College, really) have spoken, and some people are not okay with President-elect Donald Trump. Hundreds of protestors…

Anyone who has spent time on Michigan's waterways knows that freighters are very common. Here are 15 vintage photos of freighters chugging…

  All Images from Wayne States Digital Library 

They came, they saw, and they voted.

Ferndale is a happening spot for housing and apartment rentals, and we've rounded up the top 10 spots available right now. Interested in…

The Detroit Zoo launched a new campaign this week called "A Zoo That Could" aimed at highlighting what it does beyond its 125…

Albert Kahn originally designed the Indian Village home for Hugh Chalmers, founder of the Chalmers Motor Car Company, in 1909, and it's truly on some…

Floyd "Money" Mayweather is back at it again, flaunting his wealth, that is. At least he has ok taste in properties. All…

On June 4th, 1896, Henry Ford made his first successful test drive of his first car, the Quadricycle, in the streets of Detroit. Here's…

The dream is now reality. Downtown Detroit is now home to a Nike store. Here's what it looks like. And see more…

Photos by Dontae Rockymore.

The final streetcar on Detroit's original Woodward Avenue line ran on April 8, 1956. To commemorate the ghosts of transit past, here's…

Over the years, Detroit has seen a number of strikes and protests led by women.  From sit-down strikes in major department stores…

March 8 is International Women's Day and to celebrate we've combed the archives of Virtual Motor City and come up with these 30…

'Merica showed up in force on March 4, 2016. Here are some of our favorite shots from the morning's festivities.

The circus is in town. Okay, not really, but it sure felt that way at times on Thursday night when the remaining…

The campaign trail has long crisscrossed the Great Lakes State. Detroit, specifically, has been an important stop for presidential hopefuls, so we've…

Despite reports that work is being done on the new Wayne County jail on Gratiot Avenue, it is still nowhere near finished. And so the…