Parking scam leaves families stranded in Detroit after Thanksgiving Day Parade
As many as 15 families were stranded in Detroit after the Thanksgiving Day Parade because of a parking scam and unforgiving condo residents.
Detroit taps billionaire Dan Gilbert, others for federal tax dollars to build new housing
Billionaire Dan Gilbert, who owns or controls more than 80 downtown Detroit properties, may soon expand his empire to Brush Park and the Eastern Market with the help of millions of federal tax dollars.
Unruly Tigers fans broke into historic Brush Park home before party ends early
Tailgaters broke into the boarded-up, 1869 Italiante-style home in Brush Park and began trashing the interior.
Billionaire Dan Gilbert, others plan ambitious redevelopment of historic Brush Park
Billionaire Dan Gilbert and fellow investors have struck a deal with Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration to buy and redevelop a large swath of historic Brush Park near downtown.
Vacant recreation center where Joe Louis trained will get $50M renovations
A developer plans to spend $50 million renovating the Brewster-Wheeler Recreation Center.
Mayor Duggan fielding proposals to redevelop storied Brewster-Wheeler Rec Center
The news comes less than a month after the mayor warned of impending demolition barring any last-minute, viable proposals.
Mayor Duggan to announce fate of Brewster-Wheeler Recreation Center
Preservationists are hoping the city is close to finding a developer to prevent looming demolition.
Photographer exhibiting beautiful, hopeful images of Brush Park on Saturday
Diane Weiss, a Detroit Free Press photographer, has spent years documenting her Brush Park neighborhood in Detroit.
Rec center where Joe Louis learned to box faces final round
The Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center may be demolished as Detroit Mayor Duggan looks for developers for the Brush Park area.
Detroit sues owner of intentionally burned historic church over cleanup
Soon after the fire gutted the 124-year-old Romanesque Revival building, the owner ordered his demolition crew to topple the final stone walls even as darkness settled in.