Firefighters union: Detroit is choosing money over lives, shortcuts over solutions
Detroiters are being hit by a plan that they know nothing about and are facing a debilitating cut to their public safety system.
Blood on Mayor Bing’s hands? Another fire fatality following station closures
Firefighters believe they could have saved the man with disabilities if their station wasn’t closed.
Police: Men stole body from Detroit cemetery in hopes of resurrecting it
Police said two men were taken into custody this morning after the body and casket were discovered in two different locations.
Former black separatist is slammed for supporting white mayoral candidate
Many black Detroiters were unhappy, calling Shabazz a trader – all because he supports a white candidate.
Cemetery mystery: A body and coffin were stolen from a Detroit mausoleum
Someone snatched the body and casket of a man who recently died and was awaiting burial.
Historic Hotel Charlevoix: Take a rare glimpse inside a long-neglected building
With a bit of courage and muscle, we ascended the building, often using a precariously hanging fire escape, getting a rare glimpse of the interior.
Leader of New Black Panther Nation supports Detroit’s only white mayoral candidate
Not long ago an outspoken black separatist, Minister Malik Shabazz is embracing the only caucasian mayoral candidate, former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan.
Abandoned Hotel Charlevoix may be leveled this year after judge orders demolition
The ruling comes six months after the Detroit Historic Commission declined Sachs’ request to demolish the building.
Fired Detroit attorney Crittendon, who opposes state intervention, announces bid to run for mayor
Mayor Dave Bing convinced a majority of city council members last week to fire Crittendon as corporation counsel because of her commitment to challenge any state financial takeover in court.
Birmingham developer offers plan to buy Belle Isle for $1 billion, secede from Michigan
The plan smacks of antagonism and divisiveness at a time when the city is shedding vital services to avoid bankruptcy.