detroit

Hamilton Nolan · 02/07/14 09:43AM

Piles of garbage, city services that don't work, inept local government, horrible financial mismanagement, exploitation by big banks, and now a looming bankruptcy: Naples is the Detroit of Italy. (They both have nice art museums, too!)

Detroit Can Keep Its Art

Hamilton Nolan · 01/13/14 04:38PM

Some people thought that Detroit, a city that is bankrupt, might have to sell off the valuable art in its art museum in order to help pay its debts. Detroit will not have to do this after all.

Detroit Councilman Leads Cops on Chase, Has Weed in Car, Goes Free

Adam Weinstein · 01/10/14 08:28AM

George Cushingberry Jr. is probably flying high today, and not just because of the Bubba Kush he brought home from the strip club. The recently elected Detroit City Council president pro tem got off with just a ticket after taking the cops for a ride with pot and open liquor in his car.

Detroit Reporter Drops Nuclear F-Bomb on Live TV

Neetzan Zimmerman · 11/13/13 01:06PM

A general assignment reporter for Detroit's Local 4 News was having trouble getting her earpiece (IFB) to work during this morning's newscast, so she attempted to fix the problem by angrily shouting "I can't get this fucking in there" with a live news camera rolling beside her.

Lacey Donohue · 11/12/13 12:02AM

According to the autopsy, Renisha McBride, the 19-year-old killed while seeking help after a car crash in suburban Detroit, did in fact die of a gunshot wound to her face. The shooter still claims he "accidentally" discharged his shotgun because he thought someone was breaking into his home.

Hamilton Nolan · 10/10/13 03:09PM

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to 28 years (!) in prison for racketeering and conspiracy committed during his term as mayor. Yowza.

Detroit Beset By Wild Dogs

Hamilton Nolan · 08/21/13 08:42AM

"Detroit," the name of an area of ruins that was a vast manufacturing center in ancient times, is having a tough run. It's lost a million residents. It's gone bankrupt. But one thing Detroit can still be proud of: its roaming packs of wild dogs.

Police Hunt for Attacker Who Beats and Burns Women in Detroit

Cord Jefferson · 08/12/13 08:30PM

Detroit police are looking for a killer who left a woman dead and on fire in her home last weekend on the city's west side. The woman, who was dead when police found her, is the third victim to be found beaten and burned in Detroit since July 26. Authorities are now trying to figure out if they've got a serial attacker on the loose in the Motor City.

Precious Art Appraised as Detroit Tries to Dig Out of Debt

Cord Jefferson · 08/05/13 07:54PM

A couple weeks after a state-appointed emergency manager filed a bankruptcy claim on behalf of Detroit, the world-famous Christie's auction house has been called in to begin appraising some of the Detroit Institute of Arts' permanent collection. But lest you should assume this is the sign of vultures coming in to pick at a decaying carcass. everyone involved in this process promises this is just a formality and no art will be sold.