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Say what?! Conservative Republican champions legalization of medical pot dispensaries

By Steve Neavling on February 9, 2013   Crime & Fire, Police, posts  

Say what?! Conservative Republican champions legalization of medical pot dispensaries

Callton is scrambling to introduce legislation that would legalize dispensaries because many patients don’t have access to pot.

Fire at Sin City Diciples Motorcycle Club remains a mystery – as do the owner’s whereabouts

By Steve Neavling on February 8, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, posts  

Fire at Sin City Diciples Motorcycle Club remains a mystery – as do the owner’s whereabouts

The Jan. 29 fire raced through the cement-and-brick building on Gratiot just south of I-94, causing ammunition to explode.

What’s Mayor Bing hiding? Crews flatten 10 city blocks in 10 days. Church, school, houses gone

By Steve Neavling on February 8, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, City Government, Government, Mayor's Office, posts, Urban Renewal  

What’s Mayor Bing hiding? Crews flatten 10 city blocks in 10 days. Church, school, houses gone

In just two weeks, demolition crews flattened 10 blocks on the lower east side, leveling homes, a 19th-century church, school, and trees on the lower east side.

Man who sued Detroit for $100,000 over spoiled sex life is a top candidate for key city council appointment

By Steve Neavling on February 7, 2013   City Council, City Government, Government, posts  

Man who sued Detroit for $100,000 over spoiled sex life is a top candidate for key city council appointment

Oreese Collins filed suit against Detroit nearly two years ago for what he says were sexual problems spurred by his wife’s hostile job as an aide to Mayor Dave Bing.

Council President Pugh backed out of mayoral bid because “I have the skin of a wet tissue paper”

By Steve Neavling on February 7, 2013   City Council, City Government, Government, posts  

Council President Pugh backed out of mayoral bid because “I have the skin of a wet tissue paper”

In an unusually candid interview, Council President Charles Pugh acknowledged he was not cut out for politics.

Mayoral candidate Lisa Howze gains momentum after $50,000 Super Bowl ad

By Steve Neavling on February 6, 2013   2013 Mayoral Election, Headline, posts  

Political observers brushed Lisa Howze off as a second-tier contender. Not anymore.

Chilling message on abandoned Packard Plant removed by popular blogger

By Steve Neavling on February 6, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Buildings, posts  

Chilling message on abandoned Packard Plant removed by popular blogger

A popular Detroit blogger tore down an offensive message Tuesday on the overpass of the abandoned Packard Plant that alluded to the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Eerie message alluding to Auschwitz is fastened to overpass of abandoned Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on February 5, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Buildings, posts  

Eerie message alluding to Auschwitz is fastened to overpass of abandoned Packard Plant

Motorists driving past the Packard Plant were greeted this morning with the same chilling words that were placed at the entrances of numerous concentration camps – “Arbeit Macht Frei.”

Hantz Farms: Is nation’s largest urban farm experiment a land grab or solution to city renewal?

By Steve Neavling on February 5, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, City Government, History, Mayor's Office, posts, Urban Renewal  

Hantz Farms: Is nation’s largest urban farm experiment a land grab or solution to city renewal?

It’s the first real test of Mayor Dave Bing’s plan to repopulate stable neighborhoods and transform vacant areas into lakes, farms, forests and greenways.

Columnist: Gov. Snyder’s anti-union legislation strips rights of employees to help define work

By Motor City Muckraker on February 4, 2013   posts, State of Michigan  

Columnist: Gov. Snyder’s anti-union legislation strips rights of employees to help define work

Collective bargaining is more than just ink on a pay stub; it gives voice to the people.

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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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