Castle makeovers: Demand for lofts drives restoration of historic buildings
One was a mansion for a gambler and hard-partying bachelor. The other was a police precinct.
Do you know this man? Detroit handyman unclaimed at morgue after fire
Two days before his 53rd birthday, Kenneth Rouse was killed in a house fire.
Fighting crime with news: Citizen journalist can’t avoid death in Detroit
Marc D. has taken to the streets to document police activity in areas often ignored by the media, but it comes at a price.
2 Detroit artists claim they painted ‘Banksy’ mural that is up for sale
The market for Banksy pieces is hard to predict, in large part because of questions of authenticity.
4 houses burn on Detroit block late Tuesday night
The fire broke out shortly before 11:30 p.m. on MacKay near Davison and I-75 and spread to two occupied houses and an abandoned one.
One man’s last goodbye before historic Brewster Projects demo
As a towering claw dug into one of four remaining high-rises, Prince forlornly posed as cameras chronicled the beginning of the end for the nation’s first publicly funded housing project for black people.
Injured Detroit firefighter refuses medical treatment, says he can’t afford it
“I have to feed my wife and kids,” Kasinec said after the fire. “We’re taking major pay cuts, and I can’t afford it.”
Scrappers cause collapse of ornamental ceiling in storied Eastown Theatre in Detroit
The 2,500-seat theater once hosted the Kinks, the Who, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Steppenwolf, King Crimson, MC5 and the Stooges.
Demo begins on storied high-rises at Brewster-Douglass housing projects
Brewster-Douglass is considered the nation’s first publicly funded housing project for black people when it was built in the 1930s.
Detroit firefighters battle large Palmer Park mansion fire
At 11 p.m., firefighters were inside the mansion attacking the flames.