Cemetery Disgrace: City of Detroit neglects burial ground as gravestones stolen, vandalized
From the street, Forest Hill Cemetery looks like an overgrown vacant lot with a collapsing fence surrounded by garbage.
Mayor Bing quietly slips out of town, makes his communications expert the acting mayor
Bob Warfield, a former executive at WDIV-TV news, was hired to revamp the city’s two cable stations. But run a $1.1 billion budget?
After Mayor Bing cuts police patrols amid spiking violence, he seeks to raise own security detail to 30 officers
On any given night, officers arrive to work with a backlog of cases that would be a priority in most cities. But police are overwhelmed with murders, rapes, aggravated assaults and armed robberies.
Detroit’s aging fleet of fire trucks falls into disrepair, leaving residents vulnerable
The Detroit Fire Department is dangerously close to running out of trucks and engines to respond to fires because the aging, overrun fleet is breaking down faster than mechanics can make repairs
Mayor Bing breaks election law by using tax-funded city workers, office to organize campaign announcement
Dozens of reporters received a cryptic e-mail from Mayor Dave Bing’s office at noon Thursday. When reporters arrived, Mayor Bing was pulling petitions to seek his second full term in office.
Historic Brewster Projects clear hurdle for $6.5 million demolition project on prime real estate
The city of Detroit cleared the final hurdle to begin demolishing the storied, crumbling Brewster projects that loom like towering gravestones over I-75 near downtown.
Scrambling for cash, Detroit pursues aggressive crackdown on parking ticket scofflaws
If Mayor Dave Bing gets his way, parking fines will increase. Delinquent on three tickets? You face the boot and could lose your driver’s license.
Detroit City Council would maintain full-time salaries, perks under Mayor Bing’s budget plan
Mayor Bing’s tax-funded consultants suggested he drastically cut the council budget and make the members part-time. He didn’t.
Exclusive: Feds went undercover to investigate peaceful demonstrations in Detroit, Lansing
Feds went undercover to investigate protests over the emergency manager, wages for teachers and city workers, inadequate transportation and rising poverty. No violence ever broke out.
Mayor Bing curiously quiet about re-election bid; 7 likely contenders so far
In just six months, Detroiters will select the top two mayoral candidates during the nonpartisan primary.