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Face it, sellers: Appreciation isn’t what it used to be. In the good markets, prices are creeping up slowly, if they are creeping up at all. And in the overbuilt, oversold markets, appreciation is nonexistent.
In fact, according to the latest government survey, prices are down in 18 of the nation’s 32 largest metropolitan areas and […]
Hip-hop group, liquor company lend support to AIDS cause
They hail from the Conant Gardens neighborhood on the East Side, and their hearts remain in their city as they travel the globe. And Detroit hip-hop group Slum Village came home last week, teaming up with Remy Martin to donate $7,500 to AIDS Partnership Michigan.
The donation, which […]
State tourism funding bill introduced
Legislation to earmark $30 million annually in state sales taxes to fund Michigan tourism marketing has been introduced in the Legislature.
Senate Bill 690, sponsored by Jason Allen, R-Traverse City, is supported by a coalition of Michigan tourism business interests that seek to boost Travel Michigan advertising spending to $30 million annually, […]
As Detroiters get evicted, investors get elated
He’s a New York bus mechanic by day. But his dreams of wealth and opportunity revolve around a city hundreds of miles from his home, a city he has never seen except in pictures. Detroit.
“I believe the riverfront is being redeveloped,” says Joseph Annibale.
Yes, Joe, it is. And it’s […]
For the past week I’ve been slowly reading through Crain’s Detroit’s part 2 of “Living & Investing in the D”. Some choice quotes followed by the large table of contents.
Like many who call Detroit their home, the Peets say that unless you live in the city, its true beauty will always be a secret.
“The […]
Woman gets 5-15 years in prison for sex with 14-year-old boy
A Melvindale mother who had sex with her son’s underage friend was sentenced Thursday to 5-15 years in prison for the illicit affair.
Michelle Perruzzi, 34, had hoped to avoid a prison term altogether for the two convictions for third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Police said Perruzzi repeatedly […]
What does the current meltdown in the subprime mortgage market mean in the grand scheme of things?
Currently Eastern Wayne County (Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn) is among the worst markets in the nation when it comes to foreclosures. Meanwhile to the south Ohio is the state in the nation with the most foreclosures and five of its six […]
Growing in Detroit
On August 1st, Detroiters took part in the 10th annual Urban Garden Tour, sponsored by the Detroit Agricultural Network (DAN).
This year’s tour provided a close-up view of the emerging fresh, organic food system in Detroit, which is providing hope and nutrition to many. From hearty greens at the Earth Works farm on […]
Former Detroit News reporter shot to death in California
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The outspoken new editor of the Oakland Post who formerly worked for The Detroit News was shot to death near a downtown courthouse in Oakland (California)
Bailey was a reporter for The Detroit News from the early 1980s to the early 1990s.
This crime […]
Detroit named No. 1 sports city
With three of its four major franchises advancing deep into the playoffs, Detroit has been named North America’s top sports city by the Sporting News.
The magazine named the Motor City No. 1 in its 2007 annual ranking, which was published in editions that hit newsstands Wednesday.
“Although it didn’t bring home […]
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