City leaders ignore alternative plan to save, improve Belle Isle; time running out
The players deciding Belle Isle’s future have chosen not to look at good alternative to lease.
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.
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.
Detroit’s roads could stay covered in snow as city grapples with budget woes; students, bus riders most affected
More streets won’t get plowed, while others will be neglected for more than a week.
As fires rage across Detroit, people are dying because of severe budget cuts
Firefighters are angry, frustrated and feel betrayed by a city they’ve been – and still are – devoted to.
Comedian Dave Chappelle returns with big laughs
By Eric Kiska Dave Chappelle, famed comedian, returned Sunday to Detroit for the first time since 2006 and came out to a lively crowd at the Fillmore. When the surprise show went on sale Thursday through Live Nation, it sold out within 6 hours. The show was something nobody expected, before he came on stage […]
Melodies and Memories isn’t just any record shop; stars, locals flock to collection
To call this place “just a record shop” would be doing it an injustice. It boasts a collection of over 3,000 retro lunchboxes; board games from the 1960’s; a life-sized replica of the RCA Dog; action figures and dolls that range from Rosa Parks to Godzilla; a tambourine signed by Bob Dylan; vintage posters from Detroit concerts, and much more.