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Fires break out inside iconic ruins of Michigan Central Station in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on June 16, 2015   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Crime & Fire, Development, Fire, Headline, Urban Renewal  

Fires break out inside iconic ruins of Michigan Central Station in Detroit

Fires were on two floors of the hulking building owned by billionaire Matty Moroun.

Apartments built out of shipping containers springing up in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on April 22, 2015   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Fire, Headline  

Apartments built out of shipping containers springing up in Detroit

The grandson of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright is the chief architect.

UFO Factory in Corktown revives bar where Kirk Gibson, Babe Ruth drank

By Eric Kiska on December 5, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Headline, posts  

UFO Factory in Corktown revives bar where Kirk Gibson, Babe Ruth drank

The dive bar has taken on a more futuristic tone and offers live music and art shows.

Before relinquishing control of Detroit, EM Kevyn Orr abolished Citizens’ District Councils

By Steve Neavling on September 29, 2014   City Government, Emergency Manager, Government, Headline  

Before relinquishing control of Detroit, EM Kevyn Orr abolished Citizens’ District Councils

CDC members expressed shock and said the councils are an important link between residents and government.

Detroit’s Blue Mountain Belle brings their unique sound to PJ’s Lager House in Corktown

By Eric Kiska on August 9, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories  

Detroit’s Blue Mountain Belle brings their unique sound to PJ’s Lager House in Corktown

The Detroit-formed band strummed their strings with a folk rhythm and honky-tonk bite as the crowd reveled in the superb acoustics of the small and intimate Michigan Avenue bar in Corktown.

Life in Detroit: Generations blend outside of Corktown book event

By Tracey Morris on August 3, 2014   Headline, Life in Detroit, posts  

Life in Detroit: Generations blend outside of Corktown book event

As young and trendy revelers mixed, mingled, saw, and worked to be seen, two older men sat on wood lounge chairs on a wood-frame porch attached to a wood-frame house.

Plan would save historic baseball field at former Tiger Stadium site

By Steve Neavling on July 9, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Development, Headline, Urban Renewal  

Plan would save historic baseball field at former Tiger Stadium site

City officials reached a compromise that would preserve the historic baseball field at the former site of Tiger Stadium.

NYT reporter ‘deeply regrets’ omitting black Detroiters from story

By Steve Neavling on June 19, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Headline  

“Only realizing now that none of those businesses were black-owned and I deeply regret the omission!” the reporter tweeted.

PJ’s Lager House: ‘Show must go on’ after fire in Corktown

By Steve Neavling on April 22, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories, posts  

PJ’s Lager House: ‘Show must go on’ after fire in Corktown

The tenants, who escaped unharmed, tried to save their three cats but it was too late.

Fire breaks out at crowded PJ’s Lager House in Corktown; 3 cats die

By Steve Neavling on April 21, 2014   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline  

Fire breaks out at crowded PJ’s Lager House in Corktown; 3 cats die

Firefighters were called to the popular bar on Michigan Avenue after an upper-level flat caught fire at 10:40 p.m.

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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.

Eric Kiska

Eric Kiska graduated from Northern Michigan with a BS in English and writing and minor in art and design. He's also a former video editor at Detroit Public TV.

Tracey Morris

Tracey Morris is the author of, "You Said You Wanted to See Me Naked: An Autobiographical Poem Cycle." Her work has recently been published by Rust Belt Chic Press, and she was a finalist in the 2013 Springfed Arts Writing Contest.

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