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Eminems childhood home is for sale on abandoned street

By Steve Neavling on September 18, 2013   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Headline, posts  

Eminems childhood home is for sale on abandoned street

The bungalow is featured on the cover of Eminem’s 2000 “Marshall Mathers LP” album.

Chicago investor closer to buying vacant Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on September 11, 2013   Development, Headline, posts, Urban Renewal  

Chicago investor closer to buying vacant Packard Plant

The plan calls for turning the abandoned plant into a sprawling hub for housing, office space and entertainment.

Photos: Big crowd turns out for eclectic Dally in the Alley

By Steve Neavling on September 8, 2013   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Headline, posts  

Photos: Big crowd turns out for eclectic Dally in the Alley

Tens of thousands of people descended on the 36th annual Cass Corridor celebration, Dally in the Alley, for music, art and good times on Saturday.

Video: Demo begins on storied Brewster projects in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on September 5, 2013   Development, Government, Headline, Lens On Detroit, Mayor's Office, posts, Urban Renewal, Video  

Video: Demo begins on storied Brewster projects in Detroit

The project is the centerpiece of Bing’s plan to demolish 10,000 abandoned buildings in four years.

Will Packard Plant see new life? Plans comes down to wire

By Steve Neavling on August 22, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, The Packard Plant  

Will Packard Plant see new life? Plans comes down to wire

Time is running out for a developer to transform Detroit’s symbol of industrial decline into housing, restaurants, retail space, offices and a hotel.

Justin Bieber tour bus busted with drugs at Ambassador Bridge

By Steve Neavling on July 30, 2013   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Featured Stories, posts  

Justin Bieber tour bus busted with drugs at Ambassador Bridge

Bieber tweeted this morning, “I’m a lucky guy.”

Lens on Detroit: Explore the nation’s 3 most dangerous neighborhoods in photos

By Steve Neavling on May 1, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Crime & Fire, Lens On Detroit, Life in Detroit, Police, posts  

Lens on Detroit: Explore the nation’s 3 most dangerous neighborhoods in photos

These neighborhoods could be any in Detroit – neglected and cluttered with abandoned homes.

Photo tour: Abandoned Brewster projects like a mini-city of decaying red bricks

By Steve Neavling on November 16, 2012   Buildings, City Government, Government, Lens On Detroit, Mayor's Office, posts  

Photo tour: Abandoned Brewster projects like a mini-city of decaying red bricks

Rows of burned out townhouses and high-rise apartments are decaying, windowless and tagged with graffiti. Broken furniture, garbage and dead trees are strewn across the 30-acre ruins near downtown.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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