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.
Council slams private deal to turn Belle Isle into state park
“How dare someone come into this city and take away the most treasured jewel of our citizens,” Councilwoman Joann Watson steamed.
Thousands of books discarded in Detroit schools, libraries
Vacate a building. Leave everything behind. That’s the Detroit way.
Secret deal: State to take over Belle Isle in Detroit
The secrecy raises more questions about the transparency of the EM and the state, which are handling billions of dollars and city treasures without as much as a public meeting.
Confronting drug dealers, prostitutes when police won’t
It was getting dark as we met on a hardscrabble street in Detroit, just a few houses from a suspected drug den.
Big Detroit property firm accused of global Ponzi scheme
Metro Property Group is blamed for turning investors into “unwitting and unintentional slumlords.”
Detroit employees, others illegally get unemployment perks
An auditor general’s report paints a picture of more corruption at city hall.
Going, going, not gone! No takers in Packard auction
Now the city must make a tough decision – take possession of the property or sell it for pennies on the dollar.
Tom Barrow strikes out again with latest conspiracy theory
A reformer or sore loser? The 64-year-old accountant won’t give up.
12 beautiful gems for auction in historic neighborhoods
Once selling for six figures, the houses are on the auction block for as low as a few thousand dollars.