Grosse Pointe Park blocks off main road at Detroit border to build farmers market
It is the fourth such barrier that Grosse Pointe Park has erected that prevents Detroit traffic from entering the predominately white community.
Detroit sues owner of intentionally burned historic church over cleanup
Soon after the fire gutted the 124-year-old Romanesque Revival building, the owner ordered his demolition crew to topple the final stone walls even as darkness settled in.
Students outraged after teacher suspended over blackface video
The Monroe teacher is at the center of a heated debate after showing his students a video depicting entertainers in blackface as part of a history lesson on racism.
9 highlights from unprecedented study of Detroit’s blighted landscape
A task force charged with tackling blight released a sobering, unprecedented report today detailing the scope of decay in Detroit.
E-mails: Ex-Treasurer Dillon had cozy relationship with firm that gave him job
The firm, Conway MacKenzie, hired Dillon after he was forced to resign as treasurer. Dillon helped the firm land a lucrative contract to help handle Detroit’s financial troubles.
DPS combats proliferation of graffiti at vacant schools
Dozens of vacant Detroit schools are riddled with graffiti, driving down adjacent property values and making it difficult for the cash-strapped district to find a new buyer for the buildings.
Embattled ex-state treasurer lands job with key Detroit bankruptcy consultant
Then-Treasurer Andy Dillon played a role in securing a lucrative contract for the Birmingham-based business, where he now works.
Plan to save Detroit pensions, DIA artwork likely illegal, expert says
It was pitched as a blockbuster plan to save pensions and art during the bankruptcy.
Michigan man quickly fired for hanging doll of President Obama in noose
The owner of Taylor Moving & Storage in Brighton said he was outraged after learning an Obama doll was tied up in one of his trucks.
President Obama doll spotted hanging from noose inside truck of Brighton-based business
The photo began circulating on Facebook and Twitter, provoking outrage.