2 hrs ago | WHTC
Fear of art sale sparked by Detroit emergency mana...
As part of his efforts to solve Detroit's financial crisis, the city's emergency manager Kevyn Orr has asked for an appraisal of the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts, sparking fears in artistic and philanthropic circles that he means to auction off the city's artistic jewels.
3 hrs ago | Detroit News
Kilpatrick gets new lawyer, says relationship with previous attorney destroyed
Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick dropped his taxpayer-funded lawyer Thursday, saying their relationship was destroyed, in a move that will delay his sentencing in the City Hall corruption case.
3 hrs ago | Detroit News
Throw Detroit pension trustees overboard
Scores of public sector pension fund administrators are skipping this week's annual National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems in Hawaii for fear that the lavish junket sends the wrong message at a time when public pensions are struggling.
5 hrs ago | Patch.com
Maker Faire Detroit 2013 Applicant Deadline Approaching
Editor's note: Information for this story was provided by The Henry Ford. Attention all makers, tinkerers, inventors, hackers and do-it-yourselfers: The call for entries is now open for Maker Faire Detroit 2013 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn.
9 hrs ago | ClickOnDetroit
Commission allows Duggan to stay on Detroit ballot
THE ELECTION COMMISSION DECIDES THE FATE OF MIKE DUGGAN. YES, AND IT'S A SIGN OF JUST HOW ROUGH THE UPCOMING DETROIT MAYOR'S RACE MIGHT BECOME.
10 hrs ago | ClickOnDetroit
Victim shoots, kills robbery suspect at Detroit gas station
TAXPAYERS ARE GOING TO BE PAYING FOR KWAME KILPATRICK. Devin: IN THE MONTH OF MAY ALONE, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 100 SHOOTINGS IN THE CITY! JUST IN THIS MONTH! OFFICIAL CRIME REPORTS THROUGH THE 21ST SHOW 126 PEOPLE SHOT AND 20 OF THOSE DIED.
11 hrs ago | CBS Local
Duggan Certified To Run For Detroit Mayor
Thursday's vote comes after fellow mayoral candidate Tom Barrow said Duggan should be disqualified because he was not a registered voter at the time he sent in his nominating petitions to run for the office.
13 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press
Group denounces Farrakhan's anti-Semitic comments in Detroit church
Minister Louis Farrakhan, the head of the Nation of Islam, spoke at two events in Detroit last week.
18 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press
Apartments planned for former Detroit Savings Bank building
The Michigan Strategic Fund approved incentives Wednesday to help renovate a vacant historic office building in Detroit's Capitol Park district into apartments for the fast-growing downtown residential scene.
22 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press
Discover great pie in a Detroit bar - and root for its founder on 'Food Network Star'
Dangerously Delicous Pie's savory chicken pie contains chunks of hand-pulled, house-roasted chicken, sliced red skin potatoes, pan-fried corn and green peas.
Yesterday | Detroit Free Press
Helping Detroiters find work and a DIA gala, on DPTV's 'American Black Journal'
On the latest episode of Detroit Public Television's 'American Black Journal,' Free Press Editorial Page Editor Stephen Henderson talks about a new nonprofit that is helping connect Detroit job-seekers and employers, and also the Bal Africain, a gala at the Detroit Institute of Arts that supports African and African-American art at the museum.
Yesterday | Detroit Free Press
Children, woman rescued from second fire at home in Detroit
Two children and a woman in her 20s ware pulled today from their burning home in Detroit, three days after someone threw a Molotov cocktail at the house, according to investigators.
Big plans are in the works for a tiny Capitol Park in downtown Detroit
The former United Way building at 1214 Griswold was bought earlier this year. The state approved a $6 million loan for the historic building.
Gas station Mexican restaurant opens as standalone Las Cazuelas Grill
Cristina Aldana recently opened Las Cazuelas after running two successful Mexican spots in gas stations.
Gary Peters Wants Detroit Pet Coke Probe
Michigan U.S. Rep. Gary Peters has taken to the House floor to criticize the storage of large piles of an oil-refining byproduct known as petroleum coke along the Detroit River.
TSA arrests man headed for Detroit with gun in carry-on
Devin: HIS CARRY-ON WAS LOADED! AND MAN ARRESTED AT THE CLEVELAND AIRPORT WAS MINUTES FROM BOARDING A FLIGHT TO DETROIT.
Get ready for Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival with playlist of classic techno tunes
DETROIT, MI - It's techno week in Detroit and the birthplace of the music will celebrate this holiday weekend with the Movement Electric Music Festival.
Metro Detroiters, automakers support Oklahoma tornado relief efforts
Two days into disaster relief efforts following the Moore, Okla., tornado, Metro Detroiters are increasingly mobilizing with fundraising, supply donations and at least one caravan of volunteers who are planning a cross-country road trip to aid in rebuilding.
Detroit police union: Thanks Kevyn Orr for hiring James Craig as our new chief
That is the unlikely message Detroit Police Officers Association union President Mark Diaz has for Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, the man who wields the power to strike down union agreements at his whim.
Commercial building fire sent smoke and debris flying over I-75 in southwest Detroit
A vacant commercial building fire sent smoke and debris flying over the bridge on I-75 in Southwest Detroit.