Is Belle Isle a race track or park? Protest planned over Grand Prix mess
Writer: “The Jewel of Detroit” look more like a corporate whore.
Hazardous hole opens up on downtown sidewalk, revealing deep chamber
Watch your step.
Lens on Detroit: Exploring the old Theatre Bizarre site
Before the city closed down the “underground” masquerade for alleged violations, the neighborhood carnival-like bash attracted more than 2,000 people.
Rotting lamb carcasses from Eastern Market slaughterhouse spew out gag-inducing stench
The disposal is a serious health risk and a clear violation of state and federal law.
‘We are Family?’ So proclaims Mercedes on 5-story-tall ad in downtown Detroit
The banner was posted on a dilapidated building with vacant storefronts, boarded-up windows and graffiti.
Kind act brings together two strangers for unexpected Thanksgiving meal
Barney Johnson didn’t think he’d have a warm meal on Thanksgiving.
Life in Detroit: Generations blend outside of Corktown book event
As young and trendy revelers mixed, mingled, saw, and worked to be seen, two older men sat on wood lounge chairs on a wood-frame porch attached to a wood-frame house.
Unbearable stench: Detroiters sue owner of ‘noxious’ trash incinerator
A group of Detroit residents filed a class-action lawsuit against the owner of Detroit’s trash incinerator Monday, complaining of an unbearable stench that has been increasing for the past few years.
Lens on Detroit: Tragic toll of bankruptcy in 35 images
Often lost in the discussion about Detroit’s bankruptcy is the scope of the city’s troubles following six spiraling decades of job losses and residential flight.
Sobering report: 20% of Detroiters could lose homes to tax foreclosure this year
As more properties fall into foreclosure, the cycle of abandonment, arson and blight will continue.