Downtown Birmingham sees surprise surge of new retailers; Detroiter Allie McGhee, star of new Cranbrook exhibit, has been painting and dreaming for 60 years; Neglect, mismanagement, dangerous mistakes doomed Benton Harbor's water

Downtown Birmingham sees surprise surge of new retailers; Detroiter Allie McGhee, star of new Cranbrook exhibit, has been painting and dreaming for 60 years; Neglect, mismanagement, dangerous mistakes doomed Benton Harbor's&nbsp;water

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