Historic Detroit fire headquarters to be converted into upscale hotel
The mighty downtown headquarters was built at a time when Detroit had one of the largest populations in the U.S.
In act of defiance, 1984 World Series champs gather at site of old Tiger Stadium
The Tigers front office wanted nothing to do with a gathering of the ’84 championship team at the old stadium site in Corktown today.
After 30 years in exile, thoroughbred racing returns to Hazel Park
Thoroughbred racing made a triumphant return to Hazel Park Raceway this weekend for the first time since 1984.
Metro Times cuts staff of new ‘superweekly’ after Real Detroit merger
The layoffs come less than two months after the Real Detroit and Metro Times merged.
8 ugly observations about conference on men’s rights in metro Detroit
Conference speakers: The “vast majority” of college women lie about being raped. Men are violent because of their mothers. Feminists are plotting to dominate men.
These 17 metro Detroit artists won $25,000 fellowships from Kresge Foundation
The 2014 Detroit Artist Fellowship was for artists working in film, music, theater and dance.
Exclusive: New Packard Plant owner at risk of losing property over delinquent taxes
Peru-based developer Fernando Palazuelo is more than $80,000 delinquent on property taxes and late fees on the abandoned Packard Plant that he purchased six months ago at a tax-foreclosure auction.
7 incredible photos from Detroit’s fireworks
The Detroit fireworks were as impressive as ever Monday night, and so were many of the photographs.
5 hyperbolic tweets about dangers during Detroit’s fireworks
Fears of violence kept many people away from Detroit’s fireworks.
Twitter hashtag ‘YouAintFromDetroit’ draws hilarious, sobering responses
The tweets offer a glimpse into the various attitudes about Detroit.