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Kick Out the Demons: Exorcism Detroit-Stylenew

The people who attend this church swear they see miracles. Who's to argue?
Metro Times  |  Detroitblogger John  |  05-02-2012  |  Religion

Ain't Too Proud to Begnew

Six stories of hardscrabble lives on the streets of Detroit.
Metro Times  |  Detroitblogger John  |  10-07-2011  |  Homelessness

Ghost Town Renegadenew

An owner of 93-year-old store stands tall as the neighborhood dies around him
Metro Times  |  Detroitblogger John  |  08-25-2011  |  Features

A Detroit Neighborhood Fights for its Life, and an Ex-Cop Leads the Waynew

Earlier that day, James "Jack Rabbit" Jackson — a retired cop — parked his car in front of a dealer's house and pointed a video camera at him in a blatant effort to disrupt his business. It drove the guy away. Now he was coming back for Jackson and Jackson was waiting for him.
Metro Times  |  Detroitblogger John  |  02-23-2010  |  Crime & Justice

Detroit Bait Shop Owner Holds His Ground Against Bridge-Expansion Projectnew

Dean Aytes and his bait shop are the only things standing in the way of a potential second bridge from Detroit to Canada.
Metro Times  |  Detroitblogger John  |  05-05-2009  |  Housing & Development

Glendale Stewart Lives Way Off the Grid in Detroitnew

Six years ago, Stewart took a look at the world around him and decided to drop out of it. He quit working, bought an empty plot of land at a city auction, parked an old trailer on it, built a wood privacy fence around it and made it his home.
Metro Times  |  Detroitblogger John  |  09-23-2008  |  Housing & Development

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