PONTIAC – Oakland County 6th Circuit Court Judge Denise Langford Morris on Wednesday afternoon ordered a May 2013 special election for Troy to elect a new mayor.
The decision marks the tentative end to a nearly monthlong battle between the City of Troy and the Secretary of State’s office after Council voted on Nov. 21 not …
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Dave Mancini, owner of Supino Pizzeria (one of Detroit’s most popular and most nationally-recognized eateries), remembers the days when he was first starting out in his little Eastern Market pizza parlor when Jerry Belanger, owner of the Park Bar, would …
Continue Reading » Detroit – The Dodgers are rewriting the rules.
And, so, in turn, the Tigers are rethinking their rotation.
On the heels of Zack Greinke signing the largest contract ever for a right-handed pitcher – six years, $147 million – it’s become quite clear that Anibal Sanchez, barring an unlikely willingness to leave a whole pile of money …
Continue Reading » One Detroiter is turning the problems of bullying on school buses into an opportunity for a new business, STEP-UP TRANSPORTATION.
Larry Cunningham founded the company six months ago and is preparing to launch it out of Detroit’s riverfront district. Cunningham worked as a deputy for the Wayne County Sheriff’s Dept for 27 years before retiring and …
Continue Reading » The Detroit City Council has delivered to Mayor Dave Bing and the Gov. Rick Snyder what they have been wanting for weeks: contracts for companies to probe deep inside the city’s finances and one to pay for attorneys for the mayor.
Now, the real test begins.
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Chris Matthews continuously hammered a conservative guest he hosted on his Tuesday night MSNBC show.
Matthews dedicated one segment on Michigan’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives passing two right-to-work bills. According to the Associated Press, “Supporters say the laws give workers more choice and support economic growth, but critics insist the real intent is …
Continue Reading » LANSING, Mich. — In a dizzyingly short time span, Republicans have converted Michigan from a seemingly impregnable fortress of organized labor into a right-to-work state, leaving outgunned Democrats and union activists with little recourse but to shake their fists and seek retribution at the ballot box.
The state House swiftly approved two bills reducing unions’ strength …
Continue Reading » Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting left all petitioners pleased.
Generating the most anticipation and discussion during the meeting was a proposed hotel complex at 400 N. Main St., which has sat unused since the Jim Fresard auto dealership moved to Ferndale in 2008.
Commissioners approved the basic plan and concept for the development of an 8-story hotel, …
Continue Reading » NEW YORK — As the three-year mark approaches of the devastating earthquake in Haiti that killed, injured and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, actor- activist Sean Penn describes life in the country’s capital city.
In the January issue of Esquire magazine, Penn compares Port-au-Prince to Detroit, saying, “It’s not more dangerous, it’s not less dangerous.”
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NEW YORK — As the three-year mark approaches of the devastating earthquake in Haiti that killed, injured and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, actor- activist Sean Penn describes life in the country’s capital city.
In the January issue of Esquire magazine, Penn compares Port-au-Prince to Detroit, saying, “It’s not more dangerous, it’s not less dangerous.”
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