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Fans reclaim Tiger Stadium, open imaginations with 1860s baseball, peanuts & Faygo

By Steve Neavling on June 3, 2013   Headline, Lens On Detroit, Photo Gallery, posts  

Fans reclaim Tiger Stadium, open imaginations with 1860s baseball, peanuts & Faygo

Despite city efforts to keep people off the field, persistent fans have revived the ballpark. Now families visit the park; people bring their dogs; and other come to play baseball.

Nation of Islam Leader Saturday: Kwame Kilpatrick victim of FBI plot to remove blacks

By Steve Neavling on June 2, 2013   City Government, Government, Headline, Mayor's Office, posts  

Nation of Islam Leader Saturday: Kwame Kilpatrick victim of FBI plot to remove blacks

Farrakhan reiterated his belief that Jews operate the entertainment industry and churn out negative portrayals of black people in an evil plot to control the world.

Can Detroit protect DIA artwork from sale to satisfy creditors? Maybe not, but state steps in

By Steve Neavling on May 31, 2013   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Headline, posts  

Can Detroit protect DIA artwork from sale to satisfy creditors? Maybe not, but state steps in

A leading Republican in the Michigan legislature introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at protecting the Detroit Institute of the Arts’ world-class collection from a sale to shrink the cit’s enormous $15 billion in long-term debt.

Tense scene unfolds outside charred liquor store as ATF investigates, scrappers lurk

By Steve Neavling on May 30, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts  

Tense scene unfolds outside charred liquor store as ATF investigates, scrappers lurk

Some residents also hurled insults at the owners of Ideal Market at Chene and Ferry, accusing them of burning down the store for insurance money.

Traffic lights in downtown malfunctioned all night as Detroit boosters tried to impress ESPN

By Steve Neavling on May 29, 2013   Headline, Life in Detroit, posts  

Traffic lights in downtown malfunctioned all night as Detroit boosters tried to impress ESPN

ESPN officials must decide whether Detroit’s financial crisis and crumbling infrastructure would make the city the best host of the Summer X Games in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Maybe it will help?

Abandoned Packard Plant up for auction in September. New life for lawless wasteland?

By Steve Neavling on May 28, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Development, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, The Packard Plant, Urban Renewal  

Abandoned Packard Plant up for auction in September. New life for lawless wasteland?

Packard owner Dominic Cristini was shocked to hear the news when we contacted him this afternoon.

Former DMC CEO Arthur Porter arrested in Panama on charges tied to $22.5M in kickbacks

By Steve Neavling on May 28, 2013   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police, posts  

Former DMC CEO Arthur Porter arrested in Panama on charges tied to $22.5M in kickbacks

Porter’s meteoric rise from the war-torn country of Sierra Leone to the center of Canada’s business and political establishment is nothing short of spectacular and tragic.

Detroit to make sensational pitch tonight to host X Games as event organizers gather downtown

By Steve Neavling on May 27, 2013   Culture, Headline, posts  

The bid is a big deal in a city trying to rebrand itself and avoid bankruptcy.

Kid Rock mural among dozens of recent targets of fire extinguisher graffiti – or ‘pissing’

By Steve Neavling on May 24, 2013   Headline, Lens On Detroit, Life in Detroit, Photo Gallery, posts  

Kid Rock mural among dozens of recent targets of fire extinguisher graffiti – or ‘pissing’

In under a minute, someone armed with a paint-filled fire extinguisher can spray 20-foot-tall streaks of paint on buildings and never been seen.

U.S. Rep. Conyers to Nation of Islam leader: Stop the racism, anti-Semitism & homophobia

By Steve Neavling on May 23, 2013   Government, Headline, posts  

U.S. Rep. Conyers to Nation of Islam leader: Stop the racism, anti-Semitism & homophobia

Minister Farrakhan continued his tirade against “Satanic Jews,” saying they’ve plotted to control the world through trickery and evil.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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