State to Detroiters: Sorry for demolishing your recently purchased homes
State officials took blame for demolishing up to 20 Detroit homes that recently were purchased at a Wayne County tax foreclosure sale.
Controversial urban farm gets approved despite noisy opposition from Detroiters
The 5-4 vote gives Hantz Woodlands permission to buy nearly 2,000 lots for the dirt-cheap price of $520,000, or less than $300 per lot.
Detroiter lays down at council meeting to avoid being ejected
Marie Thornton was speaking beyond her one-minute public comment period when she demanded that council President Charles Pugh apologize for once accusing her of tossing a grape at a school board member.
Oops? State demolishes recently purchased homes in Detroit, shocking new owners
An economic development engine for the state has demolished an estimated 20 houses that were purchased at a recent foreclosure auction. State officials mum.
Photo Gallery: Heavy fog blanketed Detroit
Heavy fog blanketed Detroit earlier this week, giving the illusion of a fading city. But Detroit is anything but.
Neighbor: Two teen girls attacked, robbed at abandoned Packard Plant
Police were seen patrolling the perimeter of the plant Monday, even as suburban teens threw bricks at buildings and thieves continued to load pickup trucks with scrap metal.
Bing’s administration won’t stop illegal scrapping that is endangering Detroiters
Last week, Bing’s office and the police department told us they were oblivious to a large backhoe and dozens of scrappers who have been aggressively tearing apart the asbesto-laden Packard over the past three months.
Newly released music video from Eminem, 50 Cent features abandoned train station, Michigan Ave.
The video, “My Life,” begins inside the train station, with 50 Cent walking through the graffiti-strewn lobby with a helicopter spotlight shining through the broken windows.
Thieves in backhoe continue tearing apart Packard minutes after building erupts in flames
As I write this, thieves in a backhoe are stealing large metal beams even as a fire burns in the plant, a few buildings away.
Will serial arsonist strike Detroit’s east side for the fourth night in a row?
In the past three days, someone set fire to five houses in a two-block area of East Canfield and Garland. The blazes spread and consumed nine abandoned houses and damaged four occupied homes.