City of Detroit threatens John K. King bookstore over building banners
The city is threatening to take legal action if the book store doesn’t remove two banners from its iconic warehouse.
Private contractors endanger lives, homes by mishandling hydrants in Detroit
The city of Detroit issued about 480 permits last year for private users to tap into hydrants but did nothing to ensure the fire plugs were properly used.
Detroit explains why water was shut off at homes with up-to-date bills
“Clearly, this should not have happened and DWSD is now in the process of reviewing this list to ensure such an error does not happen in the future,” DWSD spokesman Greg Eno said.
Oops! Detroit shuts off water to homeowners with up-to-date bills
The city is trying to determine how many people improperly lost their water this week.
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.
Exclusive: Detroit neglects hundreds of hydrants in downtown and neighborhoods
Firefighters are losing control of fires because many streets have no working hydrants.
Halal slaughterhouse at Eastern Market won’t stop dumping lamb remains in dumpsters
It appears the Eastern Market slaughterhouse that has been filling dumpsters with bloody lamb skins and rotting remains does not plan to stop anytime soon. Buy strattera 40mg Berry and Sons Islamic Slaughter House continued to dump the remains in an open dumpster along Gratiot on Thursday afternoon despite outrage following our story about a foul stench […]
Detroit on Fire: 220+ houses, buildings burn in January; fire rigs malfunction
Despite Detroit’s population decline, fires continue to devour neighborhoods at a punishing rate,
Mayor Duggan’s team approves demo of historic Deck Bar with ’emergency’ order
For the past seven years, city of Detroit officials and preservationists have waged a long and expensive legal battle to prevent Grosse Pointe Park from demolishing the historic Deck Bar.
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.