Mayor Bing to be ousted from office? Council members to try
Leading the charge is longtime Councilman Kwame Kenyatta, who claims Bing’s office illegally transferred taxpayer money to a nonprofit.
Tigers drop out of first place with Labor Day loss, look to gain ground Tuesday
Maybe it was a hangover from Sunday night’s victory. Maybe it was having Vice President Joe Biden in town. Maybe it was just nerves.
Unusual house? Indeed. New occupant to help revive blighted area
Plopped in a field surrounded by 90-year-old abandoned homes on the near east side, the squatty, cinderblock house has sat vacant for nearly three years.
Man admits shooting 4 people; police never show up to arrest him
The man is accused of shooting four men at a gathering; two died, and two were in serious condition Sunday.
Photo Gallery: Hundreds of art pieces salvaged from Cass Tech before demolition
Tucked inside one of the school’s art rooms were hundreds of pieces of award-winning art dating back to the 1960s. A month before demolition began last summer, I scooped up the art in hopes of showing it once again.
Video: Cass Tech alumni recall better times in Detroit
When the mighty, historic Cass Tech High School came crashing down this time last year, dozens of alumni gathered to catch one last glimpse of the 93-year-old building.
Photos: Cass Tech remembered a year later
A year ago this month, demolition crews knocked down the final wall of the storied and mammoth Cass Tech High School in Detroit, shattering hopes of reviving the 93-year-old building.
Canadian firm wants to demolish historic, ornate bank building over protests
If a Toronto-based firm gets its way, a 112-year-old building in downtown Detroit will be demolished to make way for a parking lot. Triple Properties Inc., which bought the ornate, historic building for $700,000 earlier this month, acknowledged the plan Thursday. The firm also bought the adjacent Penobscot Building this year and says it needs […]
Historic Masonic Temple at risk of closing? Unpaid bills stack up; demand low
The world’s largest Masonic temple is in danger of closing because of money troubles and plummeting membership, sources familiar with the situation said. DTE has threatened to shut off electricity this weekend to the 1,000-plus-room Masonic Temple along the Cass Corridor. With theaters, ballrooms and bars, the massive, 14-story Masonic Temple sometimes racks up energy […]
Council President: ‘I’m on a hunger strike!’
Council President Charles Pugh has stopped eating – and you can watch it live. “I’m on a hunger strike!” he declared on his Facebook page this afternoon. The city’s first openly gay councilman is joining others statewide on a one-day hunger strike to call attention to the inequalities facing gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transexuals. […]