Skateboarders fight 90-day misdemeanor charges for being at Hart Plaza
In a city where violent crime is out of control, skateboarders are facing up to 90 days in jail for allegedly skating at Hart Plaza, a public park.
Traffic lights in downtown malfunctioned all night as Detroit boosters tried to impress ESPN
ESPN officials must decide whether Detroit’s financial crisis and crumbling infrastructure would make the city the best host of the Summer X Games in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Maybe it will help?
Photos: Thousands gather downtown in bid to host X Games
What Detroit lacks in luster, it makes up for in sweat.
Thousands of skateboarders to converge in Detroit
By Steve Neavling Don’t believe skateboarding is making a comeback? Wait until thousands of skateboarders from around the world zip through the streets and sidewalks of Detroit on Thursday as part of international “Go Skate Day.” The event, Wild in the Streets, encourages skateboarders to converge on Detroit’s Hart Plaza at noon. For updates, check […]