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64,000 Wayne County properties are years behind on their taxes and could be...
The tax foreclosure crisis in Wayne County contines, with another massive batch of properties at risk of being seized. The 2016-2017 foreclosure cycle wraps up June 28, the date by which home owners...
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Is an Emagine theater coming to a Detroit neighborhood near you?
Troy-based theater megaplex company Emagine Entertainment is hoping to open a new location within Detroit city limits, Crain's Detroit reports. And, not in the newly coined "District Detroit." Paul...
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In search of humanity amid the ruins of Detroit
I got tears in my eyes while watching the film The United States of Detroit last week. The movie covered the usual vista of ruins in the city.…
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Mayor Duggan considers proposals to make Detroit a destination for drag...
Last week, in a nondescript East Grand Boulevard building that houses the world's lone techno museum, a group of renowned Detroit techno DJs and producers convened with big names from the street...
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What's wrong with the Democrats
Last month I was at a private dinner group, where we heard from Gretchen Whitmer, now the front-running candidate for next year's Democratic nomination for governor. Her presentation was captivating...
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Savage Love: The Music Box
I had a great time at the live taping of the Savage Lovecast at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre. Audience members submitted questions on cards, and I tackled as many questions as I could over two hours —...
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Opinion: As new development attracts new people, Detroit officials need to...
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Senate health bill could prove devastating for Michigan's battle with opioid...
Michigan's opioid epidemic has, in recent years, only been getting worse. In 2015, the state for the first time saw the number of opiate overdose deaths outpace the number of car crash fatalities, as...
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Hub of Detroit shutters temporarily after in-store altercation
The Hub of Detroit, a longstanding Midtown bike shop, is closed this week due to safety concerns following an in-store confrontation with a customer last Thursday. On June 22, James E. Lee says he was...
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State senator packs heat on visit to Detroit, but who wouldn't?
Mid-Michigan state Sen. Rick Jones made a crack on his Facebook page yesterday morning that has provoked a great deal of comment. Saying he was headed to Detroit for a meeting, he added, "Before...
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Trump calls Dan Gilbert a 'great friend' and supporter during strange photo op
At a White House meet and greet with the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, President Donald Trump made an unusual request — asking Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert to pose in a photo with the group....
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This Corktown loft is listed at $700,000 — nearly twice what it sold for a...
Ok, so we're not Curbed, but this condo listing is such a great example of the insane wealth gap in Detroit that we just couldn't let it pass us by. The 1,500 square foot unit pictured above is...
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Schuette calls for Line 5 shutdown following scrapped risk analysis report
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette released a statement today calling for a timeline for the closure of Line 5, the controversial gas and oil pipeline located at a critical juncture under the...
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RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says Trump's sexist tweets show that he is human
RNC Chairwoman and former Michigan RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel went on Bloomberg today to discuss Trump's tweet storm where he attacked MSNBC Morning Joe anchor Mika Brezinski. Have a look below if...
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Couple sues Detroit Police Department after officers killed three dogs during...
Detroiters Kenneth Savage and Ashley Franklin are suing the Detroit Police Department after a marijuana raid left their three dogs dead, Reason.com reports. The couple alleges Detroit police...
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Michigan will not have an anti-abortion license plate, thanks to Gov. Snyder
Governor Rick Snyder has vetoed a bill that would have created a state-issued “Choose Life” fundraising license plate, with proceeds going to the Choose Life Fund. Snyder said in a statement that he...
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Friends/family of unarmed black man shot by police in Ypsi police crowdfund...
In 2007, an Ypsilanti Police Department officer shot down unarmed black man David Ware in an undercover drug sting gone wrong. We reported on the murder last year, and an article written by Radical...
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Ohio police ID body found 28 years ago, seek Metro Detroit relatives
On April 3, 1989, a body washed up on the shore of Lake Erie in Lorain, a city in northeast Ohio. For almost 30 years, the identity of the body remained a mystery.…
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Lansing area cougar sighting confirmed by state
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a cougar was spotted near Rose Lake State Wildlife Area in Bath Township on June 21, MLive reports. A local man spotted the cougar slinking...
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