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Video: Mario’s restaurant employees get violent after blocking bike lanes

By Steve Neavling on September 14, 2015   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Video: Mario’s restaurant employees get violent after blocking bike lanes

“I’ll kick your f***ng head in,” a Mario’s waiter exclaimed.

New housing, Joe Louis-themed restaurant to revive old Brewster projects area

By Steve Neavling on April 14, 2015   Development, Government, Headline, Mayor's Office, posts, Urban Renewal  

New housing, Joe Louis-themed restaurant to revive old Brewster projects area

A group of local investors came up with $50 million to finance the redevelopment, which will pay homage to Joe Louis and the history of the now-demolished Brewster-Douglass housing projects.

Glimpse inside: Punch Bowl Social offers new nightlife experience in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on January 6, 2015   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories  

Glimpse inside: Punch Bowl Social offers new nightlife experience in Detroit

There’s nothing like it in metro Detroit – four bars, ping pong tables, arcade games, bowling lanes and enough space for 1,000 people.

Take a peek inside Detroit’s new HopCat, which opens Saturday

By Steve Neavling on December 13, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories, Lens On Detroit, posts  

Take a peek inside Detroit’s new HopCat, which opens Saturday

The two-story bar offers 130 beers, food and an entertainment venue.

Artists adorn new pub in Detroit with large ‘world-class’ murals

By Steve Neavling on November 17, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Headline, Real Estate  

Artists adorn new pub in Detroit with large ‘world-class’ murals

A vacant building in Midtown is undergoing a radical transformation with vibrant murals and a pub that will serve 130 beers on tap.

Restaurant to open along vacant stretch of Second Avenue in Cass Corridor

By Steve Neavling on November 5, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Headline  

Restaurant to open along vacant stretch of Second Avenue in Cass Corridor

The restaurant is expected to open this weekend and will seat about 80 people.

Techno guru envisions new beginning for long-abandoned Fisher Body

By Steve Neavling on October 14, 2014   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Development, Headline, posts, Urban Renewal  

Techno guru envisions new beginning for long-abandoned Fisher Body

The founder of a German nightclub and record label wants to transform the hulking and abandoned Fisher Body Plant 21 in Detroit into something entirely different.

Video: Gay man harassed outside Fire Mountain restaurant in Lansing

By Steve Neavling on August 6, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories, posts  

Video: Gay man harassed outside Fire Mountain restaurant in Lansing

A Lansing man wants to know why Fire Mountain restaurant didn’t do more after a heckler shouted gay slurs at him while he and his friends walked to their cars following dinner.

What’s in store for Detroit’s long-idle Chinatown?

By Steve Neavling on April 4, 2014   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Buildings, Culture, Headline, posts, Real Estate  

What’s in store for Detroit’s long-idle Chinatown?

Key to the transformation is a tattoo artist and a nonprofit that has been wildly successful in Midtown.

Faces of Fast Food: Getting by on $7.40 an hour in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on August 30, 2013   Headline, Lens On Detroit, Life in Detroit, Photo Gallery, posts  

Faces of Fast Food: Getting by on $7.40 an hour in Detroit

In a city like Detroit, where unemployment is rampant, fast food is anything but a temporary job.

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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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