As US housing recovers, low incomes keep Detroit far behind
By COREY WILLIAMS Ann and Oscar Mack had fallen behind on property taxes and knew they faced foreclosure on their home of 20 years. But they didn’t know their house…
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DETROIT MAYOR TOUTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN LAST SPEECH
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing speaks in Detroit before the Detroit Economic Club Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, his last formal speech about his four years in office in Detroit. Bing, a…
JUDGE CLEAR WAY FOR DETROIT TO CONFRONT HUGE DEBTS
By ED WHITE Detroit city workers and supporters protest outside the federal courthouse in Detroit while awaiting the bankruptcy decision, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. A judge is expected to announce…
Bankruptcy shadows Detroit’s mayoral election
By COREY WILLIAMS Detroit mayoral candidate Mike Duggan campaigns in Detroit, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Duggan is running for mayor against Benny Napoleon in the general election on Tuesday. The…
DETROIT HOUSING PROJECT WHERE SUPREMES LIVED RAZED
By JEFF KAROUB The first stage of demolishing the Frederick Douglass Homes begins in Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. The graffiti-covered complex comprising several city blocks is better known as…
MAYOR TAKES OFFENSE AT ‘BLOW UP’ DETROIT COMMENT
By COREY WILLIAMS FILE – This combination of 2013 file photos shows Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, left, and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. Bing accused his Boston counterpart of insensitivity Tuesday,…
DETROIT MANAGER TO LISTEN, THEN ASSESS PRIORITIES
By COREY WILLIAMS FILE – In this March 14, 2013 file photo, Washington-based attorney Kevyn Orr speaks at a news conference in Detroit. Orr starts work Monday, March 25, 2013,…
BANKRUPTCY EXPERT NAMED DETROIT EMERGENCY MANAGER
By COREY WILLIAMS This undated photo provided by Jones Day shows attorney Kevyn Orr. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced Thursday, March 14, 2013 that Orr, a bankruptcy expert who represented…