City: Releasing records of broken hydrants would ‘start a mass fire’
Mayor Duggan’s administration has declined to release public records on broken hydrants.
Exclusive: Detroit neglects hundreds of hydrants in downtown and neighborhoods
Firefighters are losing control of fires because many streets have no working hydrants.
Film festival in downtown Detroit features impressive local talent
In a state that isn’t known for its filmmakers, this local art-house movie festival was a surprising display of cinematic savvy.
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.
Dan Gilbert’s team trespasses, installs cameras on downtown buildings without permission
The cameras are among hundreds installed downtown by Bedrock in the past few years, sending live feeds to a secretive command center in Chase Tower.
Meet the man crazy enough to fix iconic light atop Penobscot in downtown Detroit
The red orb that towers 650 feet above the city will soon be lit up again.
20 photos: Walking downtown following Detroit’s historic snowfall
With more than 15 inches of snow on the ground, I laced up my boots for a walk downtown Monday morning.
Numerous explosions force evacuations, second-alarm in downtown Detroit
Firefighters evacuated an office building and cordoned off a section of downtown Detroit this morning after several explosions caused a fire in the high-rise and prompted concerns of more widespread problems.
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.
‘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.