Photos: Suspected serial arsonist accused of decimating Detroit neighborhood
House by house, the remains of an impoverished, blighted neighborhood near the Detroit Golf Course began to go up in smoke.
Bicyclist shot in back while riding along Woodward near Palmer Park in Detroit
A Detroit man was critically injured early this morning after a gunman shot him in the back while he was riding his bike on Woodward near Palmer Park.
Detroit sues owner of intentionally burned historic church over cleanup
Soon after the fire gutted the 124-year-old Romanesque Revival building, the owner ordered his demolition crew to topple the final stone walls even as darkness settled in.
8 elegant churches, synagogues on Woodward in Detroit
They are architectural gems, many of them more than a century old, with fascinating histories.
Night of hell: Arsonists burn 5 houses, apartment building in 1 sad block of Detroit
If you count the drug house and squatters, W. Robinwood has eight occupied houses, and the remaining 82 lots are either empty or have abandoned, dilapidated houses.
Photos: Saying goodbye to fire-ravaged First Unitarian Church in Detroit
The mood was somber as preservationists and parishioners sang a hymn, prayed, listened to somber horns and clutched candles.
Historic Detroit church ravaged by fire to host final service tonight
Investigators believe the 124-year-old church was intentionally ignited shortly before 6:30 a.m. May 10.
Video: Historic Detroit church engulfed in flames by time firefighters arrived
Investigators believe the fire on Woodward Avenue near downtown was intentionally set.
From Duke Ellington to high ed: Long-abandoned lot on Woodward gets new life
The elegance and luxury of the once-famed block in Detroit have long been replaced with a McDonald’s and vacant lot with broken liquor bottles and empty bags of snacks.
Who would burn down historic church adjacent to Detroit’s new Red Wings arena?
Suspicion fell almost immediately on the church’s owner, Salim Kemenko, a property speculator who has wanted to demolish the building but was prohibited from doing so.