Report: Billionaire Mike Ilitch in bad health as succession plan underway
A lot is at stake when Mike Ilitch’s son takes over the family empire, which includes the Red Wings, Tigers, Little Caesars, theaters and abandoned buildings.
Blighted Highland Park block to be transformed into ‘sustainable eco-village’
A passionate team is transforming a blighted Highland Park block into a sustainable eco-village.
House panel approves flawed transparency law aimed at governor, lawmakers
State lawmakers conveniently protected themselves from public records lawsuits in a flawed bill in the wake of the Flint water crisis.
Detroit taxpayers bilked out of $500,000+ for severances to silence a scandal
To avoid another scandal, a Detroit agency used $500,000+ intended for streetlights to pay off whistleblowers and the accused employees.
Detroit approves municipal IDs for immigrants, homeless and others
Detroit joins San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C. and a handful of other cities with municipal IDs for immigrants, homeless people and others who often don’t have state identifications.
Gov. Snyder accused of deleting Flint e-mails, misleading Congress about water crisis
One congressman said Gov. Snyder “continues to withhold documents and witnesses from Congress” about the Flint water crisis.
At least 11 buildings, houses demolished around new Red Wings arena since 2014
From bars to a historic high-rise apartment, 11 buildings and houses have been demolished around the Red Wings arena since 2014.
Billionaire Dan Gilbert teams up with investor Warren Buffet in bid for Yahoo
Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert is teaming up with billionaire investor Warren Buffett and others to vie for Yahoo’s internet assets.
SUV full of high school students flips over, nearly strikes Masonic Temple in Detroit
The students were leaving nearby Cass Tech High School when the crash happened.
DEGC refuses to provide public records to MC Muckraker under FOIA request
The tax-funded group that handles the sale of prime public property in Detroit has failed to turn over records as required under FOIA.