Interactive before-and-after photos of Detroit offer unrivaled look at city’s decline
Detroiturbex.com takes you on a journey of Detroit’s good times and bad times.
Detroit start-up: Vodka bottles find new use as eco-friendly candles
The slow-burning candles also support environmental programs for Detroit children.
Photo essay: Once-grand Gratiot Avenue in Detroit is deteriorating
More than half of the buildings on Gratiot Ave. in Detroit are abandoned.
Detroit Fire Commissioner Jackson resigning because of life-threatening condition
Jackson’s sudden departure is sad news for a department that has almost universally supported its new leader, described as tough, smart and effective.
Did Heidelberg Project miss chance to save itself? Explore what’s left, what’s gone
The world-famous Heidelberg Project, which spans across dozens of parcels and attracts as many as 50,000 people a year, owns just four of lots in the area.
Do you know this man? Detroit handyman unclaimed at morgue after fire
Two days before his 53rd birthday, Kenneth Rouse was killed in a house fire.
Injured Detroit firefighter refuses medical treatment, says he can’t afford it
“I have to feed my wife and kids,” Kasinec said after the fire. “We’re taking major pay cuts, and I can’t afford it.”
People missing, injured in ferocious apartment blaze in Detroit
It’s unclear how many people were injured or killed in the fire, but authorities at the scene said up to 10 people are still missing.
DTE finds 4-month gas leak under abandoned hospital in Detroit
The gas company responded only after Motor City Muckraker published a story about the unaddressed problem in Virginia Park.
Arsonist blamed for 6 successive house fires in Detroit is charged
The fires left most of Detroit without fire protection on a chaotic Sunday afternoon.