18 notable buildings in Detroit with out-of-service hydrants
The broken hydrants protect homes, schools, historic buildings, apartment high-rises, downtown skyscrapers, libraries, gas stations, churches and more.
Popular coffee shop leaving 1515 Broadway in downtown following dispute
What’s next depends on the eccentric owner, who is in danger of losing the building.
Chinese company neglects another art deco gem in downtown Detroit as skyscraper floods
The towering art deco David Stott Building in downtown Detroit was submerged in two stories of water Wednesday in what looks like yet another cautionary tale of abandonment.
Lens on Detroit: Exploring the old Theatre Bizarre site
Before the city closed down the “underground” masquerade for alleged violations, the neighborhood carnival-like bash attracted more than 2,000 people.
Man dies in house blaze just blocks from recently closed fire station
The city of Detroit has closed more than a third of Detroit’s fire stations since 2012, leaving neighborhoods without adequate protection.
Detroit Fire Department wildly underreports arsons to FBI; investigates tiny fraction of fires
The city’s numbers are incredibly misleading and represent just a small fraction of the arson fires that are decimating neighborhoods, claiming lives and accelerating the exodus of residents.
Detroit People Mover derails, crashing into platform during auto show
Authorities were trying to determine late Thursday what caused the car to skip a rail near the Rosa Parks Transit Center.
Detroit firefighters threatened with discipline for taking donations, talking to media
As the Detroit Fire Department sinks into a deeper funding crisis, placing more lives in danger, Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration is cracking the whip on firefighters who accept donations or speak to the media.
Suburban cops under investigation after punching, kicking black Detroiter
At least one of the cops was from Grosse Pointe Park and became enraged when the suspect yelled “Jesus” while getting kicked and punched.
‘We are Family?’ So proclaims Mercedes on 5-story-tall ad in downtown Detroit
The banner was posted on a dilapidated building with vacant storefronts, boarded-up windows and graffiti.