Lord, Don’t Let ’Em Take My Smile: Lou Beatty Jr. and the North End...
“Lord, please don’t let ’em take my smile.” Actor Lou Beatty Jr. steps into Detroit is Different with a life that reads like a Detroit map and a history syllabus—North End porches, Oakland Avenue storefronts, and the labor that rebuilt churches and neighborhoods after white flight. He traces his family’s Great...
Police investigating rash of thefts from cars in Grosse Pointe Farms, photo shows suspects...
The Grosse Pointe Farms Department of Public Safety is reminding residents to always lock their cars, after a rash of recent crimes. There’s a photo of some suspects.
DTE-owned steel producers ordered to pay $100M, comply with Clean Air Act over pollution
DETROIT, MI — DTE Energy and three of its subsidiaries were ordered Tuesday, Feb. 17 to comply with the Clean Air Act and pay a penalty of $100 million. The decision, rendered by U.S. District Court Judge Gershwin A. Drain in the Eastern District of Michigan, stemmed from pollution issues at the EES Coke battery...
Man shot to death in Detroit parking lot
DETROIT, MI - A man was shot to death in the parking lot of a Detroit apartment building Monday afternoon. Detroit Police responded to reports of a shooting at the 5800 block of Michigan Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Monday. When they arrived, they discovered a man suffering from a serious gunshot wound. He died at the...
Dearborn Heights Car Wash Beatdown Has Disabled Man’s Family Out For Justice
What should have been a simple wash at a Dearborn Heights car wash ended in a hospital trip, a concussion and broken bones, according to a local family now publicly demanding justice. Relatives say an employee at Tony's Car Wash in Dearborn Heights allegedly assaulted their brother, who has disabilities,...
Michigan’s Best Fish Sandwich Spot Opens New Restaurant Just in Time for Lent
Detroit 75 Kitchen has been crowned Michigan’s best fish sandwich by three national publications. The Friday-only favorite is now opening its first dine-in restaurant in Madison Heights.
3 bodies found wrapped in towels & carpeting in basement of Detroit home
Detroit police are investigating after three bodies were found inside the basement of a home on Wednesday afternoon.
Train derailment in Pittsfield Twp blocks off two roads, no injuries reported
Two roads in Pittsfield Township are closed after a train derailed early Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson from the Pittsfield Department of Public Safety.
Man found shot to death in Hamtramck alley, police searching for suspect
Hamtramck police are investigating after a man was found shot to death in an alley early Tuesday morning.
‘You can feel it in your body’: Residents complain of loud window-rattling noise near...
DETROIT – Residents in West Village, living near the Riverview Health & Rehab Center on Jefferson Avenue, said they have been dealing with loud noise from a temporary boiler installed outside the facility. The boiler, installed last week, emits a low, vibrating noise that residents say can be heard...

















