Police apprehended several protesters for refusing to stay quiet about their opposition to a state-appointed emergency manager during a formal city council session today.
Police removed one resident who urged Detroiters to “attack” city council. Later, the audience broke out in protest songs, forcing a postponement.
The fire department is so understaffed that the entire east side was without fire protection for about two hours while about 18 companies battled the fires.
Bad timing for a judge who has held police officers, witnesses, lawyers, spectators and others in contempt.
Mayor Bing’s tax-funded consultants suggested he drastically cut the council budget and make the members part-time. He didn’t.
All that remained were a smoldering stump of concrete and questions about what lie beneath the rubble.
Built in 1910, the Victorian home was most known for its pioneering role in cancer treatment for residents of all backgrounds.
Detroit’s city council is one of the most expensive and ridiculed in the country.
It appears to be another rash of arsons in a city that can’t afford to keep its stations open and rigs on the road.
While the Tiger Stadium site sits empty in Corktown, high-end lofts in Indianapolis are being built around a minor league ballpark.