From Detroit news article: Pastor Marvin L. Winans, the head of Perfecting Church, was still dazed as he spoke to Channel 7 (WXYZ-TV) as the story was breaking.
Winans said he was buying gas at a Citgo station on Linwood near Davison on the city's west side when he was approached and assaulted.
"There was at least four of them who followed me out," said Winans, also an actor and a member of the Grammy-winning gospel family The Winans.
Winans was hit as he pumped gas.
He said the attackers also grabbed at his pants. He said he didn't know if the men knew who he is but if they did "it didn't matter."
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news...on-20120516-ms
A citywide coalition is preparing an ordinance for Detroit Council consideration that would allow willing neighborhoods to assess a fee on property owners to supplement services their government is struggling to provide: crime prevention, snow removal and mosquito abatement.The ordinance, according to Karen Johnson Moore of the Grandmont Rosedale Neighborhood Development Corporation, would allow neighborhoods whose residents approve to hire private contractors for those services while potentially boosting city revenue through a likely increase in property taxes.
While the coalition includes residents from some of the city's healthiest areas, many of whom already pool voluntary resources for private security, the ordinance will allow any neighborhood with willing residents to form a special assessment district to pay for a supplemental service-level of their choosing.
"We don't want it to be just a Northwest Detroit idea, but something that's good for all neighborhoods," said Moore, whose Grandmont-Rosedale group is working with other community organizations around the city.
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/in..._river_default
While the coalition includes residents from some of the city's healthiest areas, many of whom already pool voluntary resources for private security, the ordinance will allow any neighborhood with willing residents to form a special assessment district to pay for a supplemental service-level of their choosing.
"We don't want it to be just a Northwest Detroit idea, but something that's good for all neighborhoods," said Moore, whose Grandmont-Rosedale group is working with other community organizations around the city.
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/in..._river_default
"We have these messages. If you dont want them to get out, settle this case for 8.4 mill, and we'll keep it quiet." Pssssst we already gave em to the free press. = extortion doesnt it???????Or am I missing something?
Originally Posted by dtowncitylover
Economically feasible? Probably no
Royal Oak was begging hotel operators to build on the I-696 site, and had no takers. The (formerly decent) Woodward motels are mostly hooker havens.
And there was a mid-priced (and decent) Birmingham hotel that was just demolished, right on Woodward.
There are just too many hotels in Metro Detroit. Half the hotels in Southfield are empty, the best downtown hotels go for $60-$70 if you know when to go (and what to say), and overall vacancy rates are way above the national average.
I cannot believe that I never really been to that before. I have explored so many different areas downtown and tried to learn more about whats going on. Went there this last Saturday and my jaw dropped. I cannot believe how big of an operation it is and how many people were there. I remember hearing that it was the largest open market in the country and after seeing it, I do not doubt it. It just goes on and on.
If you have never been, make a point to pick a good sunny day and go down and check it out. I will be visiting many, many more times.
If you have never been, make a point to pick a good sunny day and go down and check it out. I will be visiting many, many more times.
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