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Mayor Duggan hires popular local journalist to tell stories of Detroiters

By Steve Neavling on March 28, 2017   Headline, Mayor's Office, posts  

Mayor Duggan hires popular local journalist to tell stories of Detroiters

Aaron Foley will write stories about Detroiters who are often ignored by the mainstream media.

Lying bankruptcy firm makes juvenile, disingenuous claims about Mayor Duggan

By Steve Neavling on March 21, 2017   City Government, Headline, Mayor's Office  

Lying bankruptcy firm makes juvenile, disingenuous claims about Mayor Duggan

The law firm, Jones Day, lied to the public for months about the prospect of municipal bankruptcy.

Safety violations force ‘immediate’ evacuation of Russell Industrial Center

By Steve Neavling on February 20, 2017   City Government, Headline  

Safety violations force ‘immediate’ evacuation of Russell Industrial Center

The Russell Industrial Center is a popular complex with studios, galleries, workspaces and more than 150 tenants.

Former conservative Detroit mayor Roman Gribbs dies at age 90

By Steve Neavling on April 5, 2016   City Government, Government, Headline, Mayor's Office  

Former conservative Detroit mayor Roman Gribbs dies at age 90

Gribbs was a controversial mayor who ran on a platform of cracking down on crime – at any cost.

More than 10,000 problems fixed through ‘Improve Detroit’ cell phone app

By Steve Neavling on October 9, 2015   2013 Mayoral Election, City Government, Government, Headline  

More than 10,000 problems fixed through ‘Improve Detroit’ cell phone app

In a city that is large enough to fit Boston, Manhattan and San Francisco, it’s not easy for Detroit workers to find – and fix – thousands of problems that exist in many long-neglected neighborhoods.

Car accident, collapsed building left untouched by city of Detroit for days

By Steve Neavling on August 12, 2014   City Government, Government, Investigations, Mayor's Office  

Car accident, collapsed building left untouched by city of Detroit for days

On Detroit’s west side, just six blocks from where the 1967 riot broke out, a battered car is wedged into the corner of a partially collapsed two-story commercial building on Linwood, buried by piles of bricks and concrete.

Detroit’s top fire official, Don Austin, is resigning in wake of botched fire crisis

By Steve Neavling on December 3, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, Government, Headline, Mayor's Office, posts  

Detroit’s top fire official, Don Austin, is resigning in wake of botched fire crisis

Fire Commissioner Don Austin routinely mishandled Detroit’s fire crisis.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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