Metro Detroit Archives

In ‘The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America,’ the author interrogates privilege

Tags: Metro Detroit, Books, Civil Rights, Tracie McMillan, Detroit, Oakland County, racism, Michigan authors

The long-abandoned Detroit icon is almost ready to reopen to the public

Tags: Metro Detroit, Labor, News, Michigan Central Station, Ford Motor Co., metro Detroit jobs

A group called White Lives Matter Michigan took credit for the hateful messages

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Media, Hate groups in metro Detroit, White Lives Matter, Michigan, metro Detroit, billboards, Billboard4Me, 5 Star Outdoor, Brownstown, Mount Clemens, Hazel Park

The former board chairman who resigned over an alleged blow job is accused of gender discrimination

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Detroit, Detroit police, Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, Melanie White, Bryan Ferguson, gender discrimination, citizen complaints, lawsuit, Wayne County Circuit Court

The COVID-19 pandemic hit Ypsilanti hard, but a new businesses district is helping to bring the community back

Tags: Metro Detroit, Food & Drink Features, Local Businesses, Ypsilanti news, Ypsilanti businesses, Go! Ice Cream, Beara Bakes, local businesses, women-owned businesses, Slideshow

After Mayor Monique Owens refused to let residents criticize her during a meeting, the city will create a “First Amendment Day,” among other things

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Eastpointe, Monique Owens, mayor, First Amendment, free speech, city council, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, lawsuit

Mayor Duggan credited the gains to city-run beautification programs and the Detroiters who stuck it out and invested in their communities

Tags: Metro Detroit, Real Estate, News, Detroit real estate, University of Michigan, Mike Duggan, Slideshow

At first, the sign was mocked for falling short of expectations, especially considering its hefty price tag

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Views & Opinions, Detroit, NFL Draft, Mayor Duggan, sign, I-94, social media, Instagram, Slideshow

The free event is expected to draw nearly 400,000 football fans downtown from April 25-27

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Sports, Detroit Lions, NFL Draft, Campus Martius, downtown Detroit, Slideshow

Witnesses testified to detail their encounters with the artist, one who was just 17 years old at the time

Tags: Metro Detroit, Crime, News, Alex Boyko, #MeToo, Alex Boyko verdict, Alex Boyko found not guilty, Detroit tattoo artists

“I know I’m doing the right thing,” Sundus Jaber says after filing whistleblower lawsuit against 35th District Court

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Sundus Jaber, 35th District Court, public defender, Regional Managed Assigned Counsel Office, lawsuit, U.S. District Court, Wayne County, Plymouth

The curious can check out this hidden gem with a country music show by Texas troubadour Cactus Lee

Tags: Metro Detroit, Bars, Music, Carbon Athletic Club, Delray, Southwest Detroit, social clubs in metro Detroit, Carbon Athletics Club

Activists and the Detroit City Council say the city is cheating lower-income residents by illegally and disproportionately overtaxing homes

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Real Estate, property tax foreclosures, homes, evictions, Detroit, Wayne County, Treasurer Sabree, Coalition for Property Tax Justice, Detroit City Council

Even the mayor appears to have been fooled by what is likely an AI-generated image

Tags: Metro Detroit, LOL, Views & Opinions, NFL Draft, Mike Duggan, I-94, Slideshow

The Second Look Sentencing Act can help build a society that values every life and fosters rehabilitation

Tags: Metro Detroit, Crime, Views & Opinions, The Second Look Sentencing Act, Demel Dukes, Hani Zebib, criminal justice reform in Michigan, Michigan prison system

‘I will be in my own internal prison for the rest of my life,’ Jennifer Crumbley told the judge

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Jennifer Crumbley, James Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley, mass shooting, guns, sentencing, Karen McDonald, Oakland County Prosecutor, Oxford High School

Bob Nelson is grateful but bitter, and suspects his car would still be in the tow yard if he didn’t speak up

Tags: Metro Detroit, Car Culture, Government, Bob Nelson, car, tow truck, Highland Park, Ford Thunderbird, class car, Highland Park Police, Troy's Towing

More memories of a Detroit iconoclast

Tags: Metro Detroit, Music, Obituary, John Sinclair, MC5, Yusef Lateef, Detroit jazz music

The Palestinian-American Congresswoman presented the photographer with a plaque of recognition for his journalism work in Gaza

Tags: Metro Detroit, Government, News, Palestine, citizen journalists, Rashida Tlaib, Motaz Azaiza, Dearborn, Palestinian journalists, Slideshow

The lawsuit alleges the Urban Renewal Initiative Foundation is putting residents at risk of flooding

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Real Estate, Urban Renewal Initiative Foundation, lawsuit, Wayne County, Fox Creek, drain pipe, A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Center for the Performing Arts, Fox Creek Drainage District, drain easement