PAL lied to public before tearing up historic field at Tiger Stadium site
As bulldozers tore up the historic field at Michigan and Trumbull this week, yet another lie was uncovered about the Police Athletic League’s plans for the site.
Motor City Muckraker to hold fundraising party Thursday at Detroit venue
Join us Thursday for a fundraising party that includes drinks, appetizers, a DJ and a panel discussion on the challenges facing Detroit’s neighborhoods.
No proof Grand Prix spent $13M on Belle Isle improvements since ’07
Grand Prix officials and the state won’t say how much of the claimed $13 million in improvements went solely or mainly to build and improve the race circuit on Belle Isle.
State: Two-thirds of Detroiters support Grand Prix at Belle Isle
DNR chief Ron Olson said the “statistically significant” survey results provide a basis for continuing the race.
Former Free Press photographer David Gilkey killed in Afghanistan
“His images were haunting — amid the rubble, he found beauty; amid war, he found humanity.”
City, state fail to assess Grand Prix’s environmental impact on Belle Isle
What is the environmental impact of the Grand Prix on Belle Isle? Here’s why no one knows.
PAL to begin digging up historic Navin Field at Tiger Stadium site on June 6
D-Day for historic Navin Field is June 6.
New Willie Horton Field of Dreams is nightmare for Corktown residents
The historic Tiger Stadium site has become an abandoned lot where sketchy activity is shielded from view.
Vacant ice-cream store with iconic cow head up for sale in Detroit – for a lot
This Detroit landmark was quite the attraction a half-century ago. In Eminem’s 8 Mile, he blasted the cow with a pink paintball.
Vacant, ornate Metropolitan Building to become hotel in downtown Detroit
The ornate, 15-story Metropolitan Building was at risk of demolition a few years ago.