‘Graffiti Nazi’ scrawls slurs, swastikas in southwest Detroit
One business owner said, “We’re talking about a real loser.”
Detroit removes 16 Brush Park properties from county auction
The city’s move would prevent speculators from buying properties without plans to develop them.
Detroit investigates just 20% of suspicious fires, underreports arson
Failures in the Fire Department are prompting calls for Fire Commissioner Don Austin to retire.
Will Packard Plant see new life? Plans comes down to wire
Time is running out for a developer to transform Detroit’s symbol of industrial decline into housing, restaurants, retail space, offices and a hotel.
Crime lab becomes hideout for armed robbers, thugs
Brush Park residents and Tigers fans are getting robbed, sometimes at gunpoint.
Fans reclaim Tiger Stadium, open imaginations with 1860s baseball, peanuts & Faygo
Despite city efforts to keep people off the field, persistent fans have revived the ballpark. Now families visit the park; people bring their dogs; and other come to play baseball.
Historic Brewster Projects clear hurdle for $6.5 million demolition project on prime real estate
The city of Detroit cleared the final hurdle to begin demolishing the storied, crumbling Brewster projects that loom like towering gravestones over I-75 near downtown.
City Council threatens to pull plug on Arnold Home demo because bidder not a Detroiter
The sprawling Greek revival-style building near the Southfield Freeway collapsed in December 2011, killing two metal scrappers and drawing attention to a long-abandoned building that is wide open to trespass and has injured others in the past.
Stadium Lofts in Indianapolis shows what could have happened with Tiger Stadium
While the Tiger Stadium site sits empty in Corktown, high-end lofts in Indianapolis are being built around a minor league ballpark.
Fire and Ice: Aftermath of abandoned apartment blaze in photos
Ice accumulated a fire gutted an abandoned apartment building in Detroit Saturday morning.