Crews demolish Hotel Charlevoix in downtown Detroit
The 108-year-old Hotel Charlevoix, which stood vacant in downtown Detroit for nearly three decades, was demolished this morning.
Man masturbates, barks like dog as historic club burns
The naked lurker crawled on his hands and knees, with his tongue out, and gazed at the flames.
Bing administration covers up depth of fire crisis; 27 dead
Responding publicly to life-threatening challenges is not the administration’s style.
Jimmy Hoffa search ends; mafia son profits
As the media and FBI return to Detroit with nothing new, Anthony J. Zerilli cashes in on Hoffa mystery.
Fiery Councilman Kenyatta abruptly says he’s resigning
“You are going to have to drag me out of here for me to leave,” Kenyatta said just two months ago.
Detroit eyes lawsuit to remove mountain of petroleum coke
The waste was placed there by a company controlled by Charles and David Koch, wealthy conservatives who have denied climate change.
Railroad crossing on Gratiot malfunctions, stranding people (video)
Some cars zipped through the crossing, while riders walked off DDOT buses or waited.
Jimmy Hoffa search baits media – again
The search for Jimmy Hoffa is making one person a lot of money.
Councilman got wish: Historic club gutted
An effort to save the historic University Club would devolve into a discussion of slave institutions and the Holocaust.
AG: Hands off DIA artwork, not for sale
Schuette concluded that the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts must be preserved because it’s held “in charitable trust for the people of Michigan.”