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Jews and Christians unite to restore historic synagogue in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on April 26, 2017   Buildings, Culture, Headline  

Jews and Christians unite to restore historic synagogue in Detroit

An iconic synagogue in Detroit has brought Jews and Christians together to transform the 95-year-old building into a mixed-faith community center.

Video: Protesters, journalist assaulted Saturday inside Detroit church where Trump spoke

By Steve Neavling on September 18, 2016   Headline, Politics  

Video: Protesters, journalist assaulted Saturday inside Detroit church where Trump spoke

Chaos ensued Saturday at the church where Donald Trump spoke and filmed an interview.

Trump blasts Flint pastor as a ‘nervous mess’ bent on sabotaging him

By Steve Neavling on September 15, 2016   Headline, Politics  

Trump blasts Flint pastor as a ‘nervous mess’ bent on sabotaging him

Donald Trump blasted a Flint pastor as a “nervous mess” when she interrupted him at her church Wednesday for straying from the topic of the water crisis.

Photos: Protesters far outnumber attendees at Trump’s church visit

By Steve Neavling on September 5, 2016   Headline, Lens On Detroit, Photo Gallery, Politics, posts  

Photos: Protesters far outnumber attendees at Trump’s church visit

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of a black church in Detroit to call out Donald Trump.

Rev. Nicholas Hood II, a civil rights hero and ex-Detroit councilman, dies at 92

By Steve Neavling on April 11, 2016   City Government, Government, Headline, History  

Rev. Nicholas Hood II, a civil rights hero and ex-Detroit councilman, dies at 92

The Rev. Nicholas Hood Sr., a prominent civil rights leader, minister and long-time Detroit City councilman, died Sunday.

Suspicious fires gut church, apartment building, 5 houses in 3-block area

By Steve Neavling on October 20, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire, posts  

Suspicious fires gut church, apartment building, 5 houses in 3-block area

The Detroit Fire Department is searching for a brazen arsonist or arsonists who are believed to be behind enormous fires on the west-side.

Hatchet-wielding man shot by police outside of church in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on July 14, 2014   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Hatchet-wielding man shot by police outside of church in Detroit

There’s no telling what would have happened if an off-duty police officer wasn’t attending church on Detroit’s west side Sunday morning.

Photos: Saying goodbye to fire-ravaged First Unitarian Church in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on May 19, 2014   Fire, Headline, Lens On Detroit, Photo Gallery  

Photos: Saying goodbye to fire-ravaged First Unitarian Church in Detroit

The mood was somber as preservationists and parishioners sang a hymn, prayed, listened to somber horns and clutched candles.

Video: Historic Detroit church engulfed in flames by time firefighters arrived

By Steve Neavling on May 14, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire, posts  

Video: Historic Detroit church engulfed in flames by time firefighters arrived

Investigators believe the fire on Woodward Avenue near downtown was intentionally set.

Who would burn down historic church adjacent to Detroit’s new Red Wings arena?

By Steve Neavling on May 12, 2014   Crime & Fire, Fire, Investigations  

Who would burn down historic church adjacent to Detroit’s new Red Wings arena?

Suspicion fell almost immediately on the church’s owner, Salim Kemenko, a property speculator who has wanted to demolish the building but was prohibited from doing so.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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