Detroit demands $12,000-plus for e-mails between Mayor Duggan & EM Orr
This is the third time in two months that the Duggan administration has demanded that we pay thousands of dollars for public records. One bill was $42,000.
Mayor Duggan secretly worked with EM to abolish state-mandated transparency law
This isn’t about the effectiveness of a city ordinance or emergency management. It’s about a mayor intentionally misleading the public.
Bloody union battles taught lessons that resonate today
These days, few people remember the bloody battles that the UAW fought to receive recognition.
More bad news for downtown Detroit coffee shop relying on fire hydrant for water
Crumbling bricks from the adjacent, neglected Wurlitzer building aren’t the only danger to 1515 Broadway.
Hamtramck’s premier music venue, Small’s, pays homage to 90s’ alternative scene
Alt rockers showed up in torn fishnets, leather jackets or predominantly black attire for a night featuring talented local bands.
Judge – finally – orders Wurlitzer owners to safeguard crumbling building
The crumbling brick exterior of the Wurlitzer in downtown Detroit has been falling for more than a decade.
‘Whateverfest’ transforms Detroit house into music festival
The event attracted a splendid array of young artists with a mission to “showcase some of the best up-and-coming talent Detroit has to offer.”
Email: Heidelberg Project director suspects arsonists want land, turns over surveillance
The ATF and Detroit’s arson squad are investigating the fires after the sixth house was destroyed by an intentionally set blaze.
SUV slams into controversial farmer’s market that blocks Detroit’s border at GP Park
The damage occurred after Grosse Pointe Park officials acknowledged at a public meeting recently that they may back out of an agreement with Mayor Mike Duggan to remove the sheds.
Transformation begins: 15 photos of Red Wings arena, M-1 Rail development
Works is beginning on the $140 million M-1 Rail for streetcars and laying groundwork for a new $450 million Red Wings arena.