No jail for Grosse Pointe teens who defaced downtown Detroit buildings with graffiti
The three Grosse Pointe Woods teens were the first arrested under a new crackdown on graffiti and had faced five years in prison.
Preservationists fight to save historic Park Avenue Building in downtown Detroit
The abandoned, neglected Albert Kahn high-rise is in the shadow of the planned Red Wings arena and entertainment district.
Judge ends 11 years of court-ordered oversight of Detroit Police Department
It’s a remarkable step for a police department that was under fire after cops killed nearly 50 people between 1995 and 2000. At least six were unarmed and shot in the back.
Signs of hope emerge at last minute for Brewster-Wheeler Recreation Center
As threats of demolition loom over the long-abandoned recreation center, the city suddenly is sprucing up the building.
Motor City Muckraker appeals Detroit’s outrageous costs for public records
The city of Detroit is demanding we pay up to $42,000 to access just three months of EMS records.
Lens on Detroit: Downtown bustled with people, optimism Friday evening
19 photos of hope and energy in downtown Detroit on Friday evening.
Photographer exhibiting beautiful, hopeful images of Brush Park on Saturday
Diane Weiss, a Detroit Free Press photographer, has spent years documenting her Brush Park neighborhood in Detroit.
Living in a Detroit neighborhood where a burned-out car languishes for days
A woman with a broken broom stick walked toward me with caution and curiosity. Who could blame her?
3 transgender people shot in Detroit in past week, investigated as hate crimes
All of the attacks occurred in or near Palmer Park along Woodward.
New Packard Plant owner wants gallery to return Banksy mural
The Peru-based developer who bought the abandoned Packard Plant in Detroit wants a local art gallery to return a now-famous Banksy mural that was excavated from the ruins amid controversy in May 2010.