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Home»Posts tagged with»Palmer Woods

Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon a man of the people? He doesn’t live like it

By Steve Neavling on January 7, 2013   2013 Mayoral Election, Headline, posts  

Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon a man of the people? He doesn’t live like it

Turns out, Napoleon, who makes more than $100,000 a year, doesn’t exactly live in a poor, hardscrabble neighborhood.

Records: Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon bankrolled campaign with big suburban donations

By Steve Neavling on January 4, 2013   2013 Mayoral Election, Headline, posts  

Records: Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon bankrolled campaign with big suburban donations

Napoleon has relied on suburban builders, developers, CEOs, lawyers and business owners to bankroll his campaigns.

Detroit mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon: I won’t inject race, division into race

By Steve Neavling on January 3, 2013   2013 Mayoral Election, City Government, Government, Mayor's Office, Politics, posts  

Detroit mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon: I won’t inject race, division into race

Napoleon set off a firestorm this week after saying affluent Palmer Woods was not a true Detroit neighborhood and suggested he’ll defend the city against outsiders.

Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon tries to clarify divisive words about Palmer Woods

By Steve Neavling on January 2, 2013   2013 Mayoral Election, City Government, Government, Mayor's Office, posts  

Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon tries to clarify divisive words about Palmer Woods

Napoleon has been trying to distinguish himself from his most viable candidate, former Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Duggan, who is white and recently moved back to his childhood city.

Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon: “Palmer Woods is not Detroit”

By Steve Neavling on January 2, 2013   2013 Mayoral Election, City Government, Government, Mayor's Office, posts  

Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon: “Palmer Woods is not Detroit”

In a mayoral contest that could flare racial and class tensions, Napoleon took jabs at former Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Duggan.

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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