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Polka Dot Rebellion: Heidelberg Project survived on guts, vision of Tyree Guyton

By Steve Neavling on August 14, 2016   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Buildings, Headline, posts  

Polka Dot Rebellion: Heidelberg Project survived on guts, vision of Tyree Guyton

In the early 1990s, artist Tyree Guyton held a gun to his head. He didn’t pull the trigger and instead created a world-renowned outdoor art exhibit. Now he’s ready for something new.

Vacant ice-cream store with iconic cow head up for sale in Detroit – for a lot

By Steve Neavling on May 24, 2016   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Headline, Real Estate  

Vacant ice-cream store with iconic cow head up for sale in Detroit – for a lot

This Detroit landmark was quite the attraction a half-century ago. In Eminem’s 8 Mile, he blasted the cow with a pink paintball.

Detroit’s first black hospital hits tax auction with $3,800 starting bid

By Steve Neavling on September 10, 2014   Headline, Real Estate, Wayne County  

Detroit’s first black hospital hits tax auction with $3,800 starting bid

The beautiful Romanesque Revival home is just three blocks east of the Detroit Institute of Arts.

This Detroit home could be yours for just $1

By Steve Neavling on August 1, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Headline, Real Estate  

This Detroit home could be yours for just $1

But you may want to look out for arsonists, who torched the home and the one beside it for a second time recently.

Detroit mulls taking Grosse Pointe Park to court over controversial blockade

By Steve Neavling on August 1, 2014   City Government, Government, Headline, Mayor's Office  

Detroit mulls taking Grosse Pointe Park to court over controversial blockade

Grosse Pointe Park’s decision to block a popular road at the border of Detroit with a farmer’s market may be a costly one.

28 Detroit houses selling for $500 at county auction

By Steve Neavling on October 11, 2013   Development, Headline, posts, Urban Renewal  

28 Detroit houses selling for $500 at county auction

Some of the properties are abandoned and gutted, while others could fetch more than $85,000 in any other community.

Mapping all Detroit properties? There’s an app for that

By Steve Neavling on October 7, 2013   Headline, posts  

Mapping all Detroit properties? There’s an app for that

Have a cell phone camera? Play a role in shaping Detroit’s future.

How a flophouse along Cass Corridor fetched $3M-plus

By Steve Neavling on October 4, 2013   Development, Headline, posts, Urban Renewal  

How a flophouse along Cass Corridor fetched $3M-plus

The purchase price is a stark sign of what’s about to happen to the Cass Corridor.

Photos: Canadian developer gobbles up Corktown properties

By Steve Neavling on October 3, 2013   Development, Headline, posts, Urban Renewal  

Photos: Canadian developer gobbles up Corktown properties

North Corktown is witnessing a steady drizzle of development and new residents, but it’s not envisioned as a rehabilitated neighborhood under Mayor Bing’s blueprint for land use.

Eminems childhood home is for sale on abandoned street

By Steve Neavling on September 18, 2013   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Headline, posts  

Eminems childhood home is for sale on abandoned street

The bungalow is featured on the cover of Eminem’s 2000 “Marshall Mathers LP” album.

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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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