QLine halts streetcar service after underground water main break
Since the highly touted Qline launched in May 2017, the streetcars have been beset with crashes, service disruptions, slow speeds, long wait times and diminishing ridership.
Stephen Henderson threatens legal action over Free Press termination
Public radio’s WDET is investigating the case against Henderson to determine whether he should retain his $90,000-a-year job as the host of a one-hour daily radio show.
Detroit EMS captain glorified violence, spewed bigotry. Got job back
The EMS captain posted nearly 200 vile, offensive and sometimes threatening memes and comments on social media about Muslims, immigrants, African Americans, Asians, women and gay people.
54 years later: Malcolm X delivered famous ‘Message to the Grassroots’ in Detroit
Black nationalism was on the rise in Detroit when Malcolm X delivered one of his most famous and influential speeches on this day in 1963 at King Solomon Baptist Church on the city’s west side, where he condemned the nonviolent civil rights movement and called for a “black revolution.”
Suspected serial arsonist targets numerous homes on Detroit’s east side
A serial arsonist appears to be responsible for setting fire to as many as dozens of vacant houses on Detroit’s east side over the past month, brazenly targeting multiple homes at a time.
White Detroit firefighter terminated for ‘racially insensitive’ watermelon gift
A probationary Detroit firefighter was terminated for wrapping a pink bow on a watermelon and giving it to a predominately black fire station as a gift.
17 Photos: Art, light converge during spectacular Dlectricity in Midtown
Thousands of people turned out this weekend for the annual Dlectricity, a series of impressive light exhibits that included massive bunnies and a psychedelic display on the facade of the Detroit Public Library in Midtown.
Duggan’s ‘storyteller’ reverts to propaganda to slam critic of mayor – the Metro Times
The city of Detroit’s new “storyteller,” hired by Mayor Mike Duggan during an election year, is now turning his attention to one of the mayor’s biggest critics – the Metro Times.
Protesters to rally outside Kid Rock concert at Little Caesars Arena
Many Detroiters are incensed that Kid Rock will kick off a six-show run to officially open the tax-subsidized arena.
Wayne State forces out pharmacy that serves thousands of students, staff and Detroiters
Wayne State University is forcing the closure of a unique campus pharmacy that provides numerous health and wellness services to more than 10,000 students, faculty and Detroiters a year – and the administration refuses to say why.