Vacant CPA Building in Detroit’s Corktown sells for $900,000
The six-story building along Michigan Avenue is considered a key piece to the continuing revitalization of Corktown.
New life for Detroit’s train station? Billionaire Moroun pledges more rehab
Billionaire Matty Moroun has pledged for years to clean up the Michigan Central Station, one of Detroit’s most iconic symbols of decay.
Firebombing in Detroit ends 24-hour streak without a house fire
It was a rare but exciting moment for one of the nation’s busiest fire stations: Detroit was just 15 minutes shy of having no house fires in 24 hours.
Grosse Pointe man severely beaten after going wrong way on Detroit road
The new father is undergoing surgery today after he said three men severely beat him while shouting racial epithets following a car crash on Detroit’s east side.
Lens on Detroit: Controversial men’s rights group draws protest
Dozens of protesters converged on a downtown Detroit hotel on Saturday to protest an upcoming conference for a controversial men’s rights group.
Up close: 8 most abandoned neighborhoods in Detroit
More than a third of the houses and buildings are vacant in eight Detroit neighborhoods.
Detroiters’ loyalty to Kool cigarettes in ’70s frustrated Philip Morris
Newly discovered documents show that Detroiters also scoffed at the tobacco company’s potential competitor to Kool, “Menthol Fat.”
Detroit firefighters find third burned body in one week
Two of the victims had been shot before being set on fire.
8 elegant churches, synagogues on Woodward in Detroit
They are architectural gems, many of them more than a century old, with fascinating histories.
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.