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Cobo Center, named after a racist mayor, could soon be renamed
Detroit's Cobo Center, named after a former Detroit mayor with a legacy of policies advocating for racial segregation, could soon be finally renamed.The Detroit News reports that Detroit Regional...
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This law firm will pay for your drunk ass to get home safely on Thanksgiving Eve
Thanksgiving is about food, family, and, yes, killer hangovers. But don't become some selfishly tragic statistic by driving your own drunk ass home after drinking one too many cold ones with the boys...
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The Fillmore is replacing its historic marquee
There’s a sense of pride among the people and institutions that refused to leave Detroit through tumultuous times, and the Fillmore Theatre located near Grand Circus Park has seen more than most. But...
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A Q&A with recently-freed Detroit activist Siwatu-Salama Ra
After spending about eight months in prison, Detroit activist Siwatu-Salama Ra is home and settling in with her six-month-old son, Zakai Siklar Ra Muhammad, who she gave birth to while incarcerated at...
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Detroit man sentenced to federal prison after trying to sell hand grenades
If you are unsure as to whether or not the possession of a hand grenade is legal, look no further than 29-year-old Detroit man, Bryron Ross. Ross pleaded guilty on Friday to the unregistered...
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Breakthrough Towing fined by Detroit for 10 violations
It's been a rough couple of months for Breakthrough Towing, the overzealous (OK, some say "predatory") towing company that has come under fire for being part of an alleged scam in which drivers are...
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Lawsuit alleges Mayor Duggan doesn't even live in Detroit
The already weird legal battle between businessman Robert Carmack and Mayor Mike Duggan just got way weirder, with Carmack now alleging in a lawsuit that the Mayor doesn't live in Detroit — a...
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Former MSU President faces federal prison for lying to police during Nassar...
Former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon has been charged with lying to the police during the investigation of former MSU gymnastics physician and serial sex offender, Larry Nassar....
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CDC warns Michiganders to avoid romaine lettuce amid new E. Coli outbreak
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is once again warning Americans to avoid romaine lettuce as it investigates a new E. coli outbreak. In a Tuesday statement, the CDC said consumers,...
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A Michigan casualty of Trump's war on the media speaks out
The day before this month's big midterm election, Huron Daily Tribune reporter Brenda Battel was calling up candidates to arrange for post-election interviews. That included Republican John James, a...
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Mitch Albom is getting reefer madness
A column in the Sunday Free Press last week by Mitch Albom displayed an ominous peek into his thinking about marijuana that is actually troubling coming from an award-winning journalist. The fact that...
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Savage Love: How do I tell my boyfriend I'm an escort?
I'm a recently divorced single mom and full-time student. I'm really beginning to hurt financially and have decided to start working as an escort.…
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Gentrification: What it means in the context of the Rust Belt
Gentrification (noun) - the process by which people of (often modest) means who were once castigated for abandoning the city are now castigated for returning to the city Gentrification.…
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Despite demolition efforts, blight spreads undetected throughout Detroit's...
Left to rot On a weekday morning in July, Barbara and Clifton Epps sat side-by-side on the front porch of their northwest Detroit home, eating from a plate of cherries as they looked out onto their...
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Michigan hospital tells woman who can't afford heart transplant to go crowdfund
A Facebook post from a Grand Rapids-area woman that went viral over the weekend is highlighting the dysfunction and cruelty in America's health care system. Hedda Martin, 60, needs a heart transplant...
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GM will halt production at two Detroit-area automotive plants in 2019
General Motors announced on Monday that it would idle production at five U.S. and Canadian automotive plants in 2019. The Warren transmission plant and the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant — which...
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Trump considering controversial Republican John James for UN ambassador
John James, who recently lost his bid for Sen. Debbie Stabenow's seat, is being considered by Donald Trump to replace outgoing United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. Bloomberg News reports that two...
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Bettie Cook Scott absent from job since calling Asian Senate rival a...
Representative Bettie Cook Scott is collecting her paycheck but hasn't been seen in the state House since August, her voting record reveals. On Aug. 7, Rep. Bettie Cook Scott (D-Detroit) was defeated...
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