Grosse Pointe Park blocks off main road at Detroit border to build farmers market
It is the fourth such barrier that Grosse Pointe Park has erected that prevents Detroit traffic from entering the predominately white community.
Twitter hashtag ‘YouAintFromDetroit’ draws hilarious, sobering responses
The tweets offer a glimpse into the various attitudes about Detroit.
NYT reporter ‘deeply regrets’ omitting black Detroiters from story
“Only realizing now that none of those businesses were black-owned and I deeply regret the omission!” the reporter tweeted.
Lens on Detroit: Historic Second Ave. undergoes transformation in Cass Corridor
Beginning next week, Second Avenue in the Cass Corridor and Midtown will become a two-way street, a sign of the incredible decline of the street since the 1930s.
Detroit sues owner of intentionally burned historic church over cleanup
Soon after the fire gutted the 124-year-old Romanesque Revival building, the owner ordered his demolition crew to topple the final stone walls even as darkness settled in.
40 minutes pass before police dispatched to active burglary at Detroit grocery store
Two thieves in a vehicle slammed through the plate-glass windows of Lafayette Foods early this morning.
Man arrested for throwing drug-stuffed football into Michigan prison
Authorities say Christen Moore’s toss fell short of the exercise yard, catching the attention of officials at the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility.
88 ideas to enhance Detroit with art
The Knight Foundation plans to award the top art projects with money as part of a multi-million-dollar investment in Detroit.
Scrapper seriously injured after he’s crushed beneath porch in Detroit
His leg was jutting in the wrong direction, and his neck and back may have been broken.
Attendees of men’s rights conference angry over changed location in Detroit
Organizers are dismissive about complaints and told a would-be attendee, “Go fuck yourself.”