Your Thursday morning briefing: Dan Gilbert said to be negotiating the purchase of the Detroit Tigers; a Detroit charter school closed less than a month into the school year; and city council admonishes police for quietly getting into the towing business.
Coleman Young Jr. said the relationship between his late father and Mike Ilitch built “the blueprint for Detroit’s future.”
What’s happening at the Corner now is arguably illegal and inarguably a national embarrassment.
This week, city officials helped as PAL tried to keep Corktown in the dark about its plans for parking at its new youth stadium and headquarters.
Columnist: “Those of us who cared a lot about this place did not get the truth – and many of us did not even get a seat at the table. Instead, we got swindled.”
Here’s drone footage of the ballpark at the site of former Tiger Stadium.
As bulldozers tore up the historic field at Michigan and Trumbull this week, yet another lie was uncovered about the Police Athletic League’s plans for the site.
D-Day for historic Navin Field is June 6.
A lot is at stake when Mike Ilitch’s son takes over the family empire, which includes the Red Wings, Tigers, Little Caesars, theaters and abandoned buildings.
How a controversial group managed to buy a historic baseball field for just $1 without the public knowing.