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Another elected Warren official has habit of making offensive, bizarre remarks

By Steve Neavling on January 19, 2017   Headline, Macomb County  

Another elected Warren official has habit of making offensive, bizarre remarks

What is up with Warren’s elected officials?

GP Park residents express outrage over blockade at Detroit border

By Steve Neavling on July 29, 2014   City Government, Government, Headline  

GP Park residents express outrage over blockade at Detroit border

Dozens of Grosse Pointers turned out to protest a shed built to block off traffic at Kercheval and Alter along the border of Detroit.

Photo essay: Explore blighted area to be turned into 140-acre forest in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on May 17, 2014   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Buildings, Lens On Detroit  

Photo essay: Explore blighted area to be turned into 140-acre forest in Detroit

The largely abandoned area is littered with trash, tires, furniture, rotting homes and discarded boats.

Belle Isle to become state park with $11 annual entry fee

By Steve Neavling on October 1, 2013   City Government, Emergency Manager, Government, Headline, posts, State of Michigan  

Belle Isle to become state park with $11 annual entry fee

The lease calls for the creation of a seven-member advisory committee that will oversee improvements and master planning.

Detroit EM’s chief of staff, Shani Penn, hit with tax lien

By Steve Neavling on July 12, 2013   City Government, Emergency Manager, Government, Headline, posts  

Detroit EM’s chief of staff, Shani Penn, hit with tax lien

Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr also was hit with liens earlier this year.

Detroit EM: Pugh must resign or return to work

By Steve Neavling on June 25, 2013   City Council, City Government, Government, Headline, posts  

Detroit EM: Pugh must resign or return to work

Pugh has not responded to colleagues or reporters in the past week. He disabled his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Council President Pugh, a former reporter, lashes out at local media

By Steve Neavling on June 5, 2013   City Council, City Government, Featured Stories, Government, posts  

Council President Pugh, a former reporter, lashes out at local media

“They are trying to do gotcha journalism,” Pugh, who raked in a six-figure salary doing similar stories for TV, said. “They make money embarrassing people, and it’s a shame.”

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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