Renovated Redford Theatre is rare gem offering classic films for just $5
The fanciful auditorium is like a Japanese garden, with gold walls, colorful Asian murals and a deep blue ceiling sprinkled with stars.
Detroit at night: Exploring dark neighborhoods, downtown’s bright lights (photos)
From downtown’s beautiful bright lights to the darkened neighborhoods, Detroit is a different city at night.
Photos: Morning fog drapes Cass Corridor, Brush Park, Brewster Projects
We took a stroll as fog blanketed Detroit this morning.
What’s in store for Detroit’s long-idle Chinatown?
Key to the transformation is a tattoo artist and a nonprofit that has been wildly successful in Midtown.
DNR ranger under investigation for vandalizing Detroit with graffiti
The ranger has defaced historic buildings and signs throughout the city while collecting a check from the state.
Man refuses to leave Packard Plant in Detroit, demands to be parking attendant
The bald, self-described war veteran with boozy breath also is asking for $10,000 for allegedly injuring his leg at the plant.
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.
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.
Scrappers cause collapse of ornamental ceiling in storied Eastown Theatre in Detroit
The 2,500-seat theater once hosted the Kinks, the Who, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Steppenwolf, King Crimson, MC5 and the Stooges.
Detroit Free Press, News to leave historic home for smaller building downtown
Both newspapers have lost so many journalists over the past decade that large areas of their newsrooms are bare.