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Detroit Bankruptcy Was 'Not Necessary'new

In testimony at the city of Detroit's bankruptcy trial, Emergency Financial Manager Kevyn Orr testified under oath that the declaration of insolvency by the city and a filing of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection were "not necessary."
Metro Times  |  Bryan Gottlieb  |  10-31-2013  |  Economy

Right Makes Mightnew

A living legend of the civil rights movement, federal judge Damon Keith has presided over landmark cases including the desegregation of Pontiac, Mich. public schools and a decision which helped precipitate the demise of the Nixon administration. Keith's life is the subject of a new biography due out this November and writer Jim McFarlin gives readers a glimpse into the life of an American hero.
Metro Times  |  Jim McFarlin  |  10-30-2013  |  Civil Liberties

Detroit Mayoral Race Ripensnew

Benny Napoleon and Mike Duggan release their improvement plans.
Metro Times  |  Larry Gabriel  |  09-24-2013  |  Elections

The Detroit Sports Stadium Swindlenew

Mike Ilitch, billionaire owner of the NHL Red Wings and the MLB Tigers, is vying for state financing to cover more than half the cost of a new stadium for his hockey franchise in downtown Detroit. The same Detroit that declared bankruptcy less than 30 days ago. He'll likely get it, too.
Metro Times  |  Jack Lessenberry  |  08-08-2013  |  Policy Issues

Special Report: Detroit in Bankruptcynew

How the media has shaped the story of Detroit's slow unwinding.
Metro Times  |  Bryan Gottlieb, Curt Guyette and Michael Jackman  |  07-31-2013  |  Media

What Will Being Mayor of Detroit Mean?new

A field of candidates vies for the toughest job in America.
Metro Times  |  Jack Lessenberry  |  07-25-2013  |  Commentary

A Six-Way Race to the Startnew

Detroit voters are less than two weeks away from a mayoral primary that has been overshadowed by an emergency financial manager and a subsequent bankruptcy filing. Metro Times editors sat down for in-depth interviews with the race's top six candidates to hear how each would rescue a city drowning in debt and apathy.
Metro Times  |  Bryan Gottlieb and Curt Guyette  |  07-24-2013  |  Politics

Smitten with the Mitten: Michigan's Economic Comeback

After years of economic contraction and brain-drain, Michigan seems to be on its way back according to the latest economic indicators out of Washington.
Metro Times  |  Bryan Gottlieb  |  07-03-2013  |  Economy

Shredding it up in Motownnew

Two 20-somethings carry the hope of a metropolis on their backs in an effort to bring the X Games to Detroit.
Metro Times  |  Carl Bookstein  |  06-26-2013  |  Economy

Barry and the Wacky Weedusnew

When Barak Obama became president in 2008, there was hope among marijuana activists that federal authorities would not concern themselves with medical marijuana facilities and individuals in states that legalized the plant for medical use. Seems that hope was misplaced.
Metro Times  |  Larry Gabriel  |  06-12-2013  |  Commentary

From Motown to Coketownnew

The petroleum byproduct known as "petcoke," which is derived from an extraction process involving tar-like bitumen from the oil sands of Alberta, Canada, and is turned into gasoline and other fuels sits, exposed, along the bank of the Detroit River. Everyone agrees it is unsightly, but is it unsafe, too?
Metro Times  |  Curt Guyette  |  06-12-2013  |  Environment

Fire Sale at the Detroit Institute of Artsnew

As Detroit navigates through the uncharted waters of emergency financial management, the city's state-appointed EM, Kevyn Orr, has fired a salvo across the bow of the city's cultural crown jewel, the Detroit Institute of Arts. Orr has said the DIA may have its assets liquidated to help retire the city's $15 billion in debt.
Metro Times  |  Curt Guyette  |  06-06-2013  |  Policy Issues

Back in Blacknew

Michael Jackman interviews Keith Morris on the eve of his appearance with Flag at the Orion Music + More festival on Belle Isle. Morris discusses why he left Black Flag, his time with the Circle Jerks and what he has been up to now, as a middle-aged man.
Metro Times  |  Michael Jackman  |  06-06-2013  |  Profiles & Interviews

Whole Foods Makes a Bet on Detroitnew

Epicurien retailer Whole Foods opened its sixth franchise in Michigan yesterday, and not in a tony suburb, but right in Detroit's midtown district. What does this portend for the area, its residents and the city proper?
Metro Times  |  Lee DeVito  |  06-06-2013  |  Race & Class

Ann Arbor Didn't Go to Potnew

As local municipalities and states decriminalize and legalize marijuana, the city of Ann Arbor, Mich., should serve as a model of how things can go right.
Metro Times  |  Larry Gabriel  |  05-22-2013  |  Drugs

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