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Home»Entries posted by Steve Neavling (Page 119)

7 suspicious house fires break out in 2 hours, leaving Detroit’s west side without protection

By Steve Neavling on March 21, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire, posts  

7 suspicious house fires break out in 2 hours, leaving Detroit’s west side without protection

The Detroit Fire Department has been flirting with calamity since then-Mayor Bing laid off firefighters, closed stations and cut money for emergency safety repairs.

Detroit’s Grammy Award-winner Anita Baker wanted on arrest warrant

By Steve Neavling on March 20, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Featured Stories  

Detroit’s Grammy Award-winner Anita Baker wanted on arrest warrant

The 56-year-old failed to show up to court in September, resulting in her arrest warrant on Wednesday.

Investigation: What the Heidelberg Project doesn’t want you to know

By Steve Neavling on March 19, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Crime & Fire, Culture, Fire, Investigations  

Investigation: What the Heidelberg Project doesn’t want you to know

“They are saying a lot to the public, but they haven’t been very cooperative,” a high-level fire official said.

Castle makeovers: Demand for lofts drives restoration of historic buildings

By Steve Neavling on March 17, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Buildings, Headline, posts, Real Estate  

Castle makeovers: Demand for lofts drives restoration of historic buildings

One was a mansion for a gambler and hard-partying bachelor. The other was a police precinct.

Do you know this man? Detroit handyman unclaimed at morgue after fire

By Steve Neavling on March 15, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire, posts  

Do you know this man? Detroit handyman unclaimed at morgue after fire

Two days before his 53rd birthday, Kenneth Rouse was killed in a house fire.

Fighting crime with news: Citizen journalist can’t avoid death in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on March 13, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Crime & Fire, Headline, Police, posts  

Fighting crime with news: Citizen journalist can’t avoid death in Detroit

Marc D. has taken to the streets to document police activity in areas often ignored by the media, but it comes at a price.

2 Detroit artists claim they painted ‘Banksy’ mural that is up for sale

By Steve Neavling on March 13, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Headline, posts  

2 Detroit artists claim they painted ‘Banksy’ mural that is up for sale

The market for Banksy pieces is hard to predict, in large part because of questions of authenticity.

4 houses burn on Detroit block late Tuesday night

By Steve Neavling on March 12, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire, posts  

4 houses burn on Detroit block late Tuesday night

The fire broke out shortly before 11:30 p.m. on MacKay near Davison and I-75 and spread to two occupied houses and an abandoned one.

One man’s last goodbye before historic Brewster Projects demo

By Steve Neavling on March 11, 2014   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Development, Headline, History, posts, Urban Renewal  

One man’s last goodbye before historic Brewster Projects demo

As a towering claw dug into one of four remaining high-rises, Prince forlornly posed as cameras chronicled the beginning of the end for the nation’s first publicly funded housing project for black people.

Injured Detroit firefighter refuses medical treatment, says he can’t afford it

By Steve Neavling on March 11, 2014   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts  

Injured Detroit firefighter refuses medical treatment, says he can’t afford it

“I have to feed my wife and kids,” Kasinec said after the fire. “We’re taking major pay cuts, and I can’t afford it.”

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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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