Mayoral candidate: Duggan thinks he’s better than Jesus
Candidate Tom Barrow said Duggan is campaigning for the “wealthy and arrogant.”
Vigilantes are attacking graffiti writers in Detroit
Fed up with the inundation of graffiti, some Detroiters are taking matters into their own hands
Analysis: How Council President Pugh fell from grace
A man of two sides, Pugh can be charming, temperamental, progressive, juvenile.
Pugh friend: ‘Give the brother a break; he’ll return’
A friend and trainer of Charles Pugh urged Detroiters not to draw conclusions about the council president’s whereabouts and said Pugh would return to office.
Plan: Turn old Tiger Stadium site into public sports complex
Past preservation attempts have been thwarted by city officials, who have insisted – wrongly, so far – that the site can garner tens of millions of dollars from a major developer.
Detroit EM: Pugh must resign or return to work
Pugh has not responded to colleagues or reporters in the past week. He disabled his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Council President Pugh missing, disables social media accounts
Not even Pugh’s office or colleagues know where the president is, causing confusion and slowing the legislative process.
Voter irregularities spotted in Detroit ahead of election
People are registered to vote in government buildings where no one lives.
Tensions flare as cops haul off teens before fireworks curfew
Authorities rounded up so many teens that they’ve run out of buses and are causing confusion about where the juveniles are being taken.
Peregrine falcons, chicks in danger atop vacant building
Vandals, scrappers and urban explorers are disrupting a pair of peregrine falcons and their chicks atop the Whittier.