Detroit News

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.

A large fire in Highland Park on Hamilton and Woodrow Wilson Streets sent dark smoke into the air for miles.

Timarra Davis, 11, works with Walter Richey, 17, both of Detroit to plant basil at the Brightmoor Youth garden in Detroit on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

You get to be in charge, except for the guy who is really in charge. You get to spend the money, but only if the other guy says OK.

Sean Gossman, 24, of Adrian, who has distinctively bright red hair, made his initial appearance May 16, 2013 in U.S. District Court in Detroit wearing a dingy white camisole and jeans, appearing pale and disillusioned before the federal magistrate.

Patrick Lynch, left, from Plymouth plays disk golf with Shannon Slebodnick and other friends while enjoying a warm day Monday May 20, 2013 at the Hines Park disk golf course in Northville.

A group of state lawmakers from Metro Detroit plan to unveil a package of bills seeking to reduce auto insurance rates.

Three animal rescue groups in the Metro Detroit area have been chosen as the newest recepients of the Pedigree Feeding Project .

An all-night house party erupted into violence over the weekend when four men were struck by gunfire as a minivan passed by, police said.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a three-year-old girl from Detroit who is believed to be an endangered missing child.

Roosevelt Par miniature golf: Detroit's free miniature golf course is next door to the Imagination Station on 14th St.

Detroit's pension assets are a big, inviting honey pot. And a lot of folks lately have put their hands in the honey jar.

Thousands of students in Detroit schools are tapping their toes to Mozart this year, thanks to Mary Callaghan Lynch and her Opera on Wheels outreach program.

The KIDZ BOP kids and Jump With Jill are this year's headliners at the Kidz Fun Fest at Fifth Third Ballpark on May 24 - 26.

Plans to tear down an old fudge shop to make way for an inn along Mackinac's bustling Main Street... 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun.

The neighborhood east of Dort Highway, between Lippincott Boulevard and Atherton Road was No.

Dorthy Trojanowski moved from NYC to Detroit to help friend and Detroit Collision Works founder, Shel Kimen with the boutque hotel made out of shipping container.

Plans to tear down an old fudge shop to make way for an inn along Mackinac's bustling Main Street... Sixto Rodriguez performs during a sold out concert at the Masonic Temple in Detroit on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

Detroit Race for the Cure: Thirty thousand runners and walkers turned out for the Detroit Race for the Cure Saturday May 18, 2013.

A 48-year-old Detroit man was arrested by Dearborn Police for allegedly shoplifting two Gillette razors from the Walmart located at 5851 Mercury Drive in Dearborn.