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Photos: Big crowd turns out for eclectic Dally in the Alley

Tens of thousands of people descended on the 36th annual Cass Corridor celebration, Dally in the Alley, for music, art and good times on Saturday.

Try to imagine what it’s like to wake up one morning, like I did recently, only to realize your childhood has been boarded up, abandoned, padlocked.

Detroit police routinely send out indecipherable photos of “wanted” violent criminals, despite having access to crisp images.

The project is the centerpiece of Bing’s plan to demolish 10,000 abandoned buildings in four years.

“Where in the world is Benny? I’m getting worried ya’ll,” one Napoleon supporter said.

Street artists descended on Detroit over the past week to pay tribute to Nekst, one of the world’s most prolific street artists.

State law prohibits casino owners, such as Dan Gilbert, from contributing to state and local political campaigns.

The former red-brick community was the nation’s first publicly funded housing project for black people.

“God spared me for a reason,” Napoleon told media and supporters at a church last week.

With roughly 215 murders so far this year, the city is on pace to eclipse homicides in each of the past three years.