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A Michigan state rep dared to bring her daughter to a public meeting and some...
A group of locals working to move the Belle Isle Grand Prix off the island finally have a politician listening to their pleas. State representative Stephanie Chang, the first Asian American woman to...
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Some dude pissed on a 'Black Lives Matter' chalk sign at U-M's Diag
A video on Twitter surfaced Wednesday night showing a man urinating on a chalked "Black Lives Matter" sign that was in the middle of University of Michigan's famous Diag and police are looking for...
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Detroit Pistons owner risks tarnishing rep to profit off prison phone call...
This week, after the president railed against NFL players who take a knee during the national anthem and the franchise owners who allow it, the owner of the Detroit Pistons stepped in with a...
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Fundraiser aims to help 40 victimized Detroit families buy their...
Imagine renting a house with your family, staying there for years, and making the house a home. Now imagine that, one day, even though you've been paying rent all along, a yellow baggy shows up on...
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Dan Gilbert releases 30-second Amazon pitch video
In case you haven't been paying attention, Dan Gilbert really, really wants Amazon to pick Detroit for its new North American headquarters. When the news broke that Amazon wants to invest $50 billion...
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55-year-old billionaire discovers depths of American racism
2017 seems to be the year that racists have stopped pretending they aren't racist. What we used to call dog-whistle signaling in more civilized times has given way to people from all walks of life...
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Michigan colleges stand with DACA students
Juan Gonzalez arrived in the United States when he was just a 1-year-old, and grew up enveloped in this country’s star-spangled security blanket of ideals — that people can rise above any circumstance...
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Iconic Detroit fence makes endorsement in mayor's race
An east-side privacy fence that for years bared the words "Obama for America" in faded red spray paint has covered the statement with a new political endorsement. This election season, the fence on...
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Dan Gilbert's Hudson's site tower could herald recession, according to curse
Slated for groundbreaking this year, Dan Gilbert's proposed 800-foot, $909-million tower for the site of the former J. L. Hudson Department Store will be the tallest building in Detroit since the...
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Jackson tourism site promotes jailhouse tours — are they profiting off prisons?
ExperienceJackson.com, a tourism website for Jackson, MI, gets one thing right. It reads in part: "Jackson owes almost 200 years’ worth of growth and success to something many people wouldn’t suspect:...
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Michigan Republicans who tweeted 'prayers' for Las Vegas have received money...
In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in American modern history last night in Las Vegas, Michigan politicians have issued statements offering thoughts and prayers to the victims of the massacre,...
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Racist flyers found on U-M campus calling to 'Make America White Again'
The racist trolls have come out from their white supremacist caves deep within Ann Arbor and have terrorized the campus over the last month with racist messages popping up more frequently than ever. A...
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Young woman riding bike in Detroit thrown into van, sexually assaulted by two...
A 24-year-old woman who was riding her bike while the sun was still up in Detroit Saturday tells police she was plucked off the street and thrown into a van where she was robbed and sexually assaulted...
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Anti-foreclosure activists make last-ditch effort to spare thousands of...
With time running out before the start of the second round of the Wayne County tax foreclosure auction, a small group of activists has made a last-ditch effort to get Detroit officials to intervene...
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Independent counsel will investigate Ypsilanti mayor's, officials' China trip
An independent law firm will investigate a trip to China taken by Ypsilanti officials that appears to have been funded by the Chinese government and a developer. City council will also hold a hearing...
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How Dan Gilbert just scored up to $1 billion in taxpayer money — and few noticed
The story of greater downtown Detroit's redevelopment is well-known.…
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Horoscopes (Oct. 4-10)
ARIES (March 21- April 20): Getting on with your life seemed like the right thing to do.…
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Why is Gov. Rick Snyder such a weenie?
It's hard to remember now, but there was a time, long ago, when people thought Rick Snyder was a principled moderate.…
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Savage Love: ’Bate and snitch
Q: I'm a 22-year-old straight male dating a 23-year-old woman. This is by far the most sexual relationship I've been in, which is great, except one part is freaking me out: I recently "caught" my...
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One Detroit, or two?
Things will be heating up on the mayoral election over the next few weeks. As much as I love to hate the guy in Washington, I need to spread a little D-Town love around.…
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