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DWSD came by to ensure that 1515 Broadway and a jewelry store are charged for the water that the city supplies with a rigged fire hydrant because it's too dangerous to work in the alley. Now the city...

Danny, I'm not going to argue with you about the Second Amendment. I'm just telling you it is a crime to be in the possession of a firearm [[legally or not) while committing a crime.

If you go into abandoned buildings with a gun, you could be charged with carrying a firearm while in the commission of a crime. Not a good idea.

Yea, it's not as common as people think to find a body there. The Packard can be like a mall on some days. People traverse every corner of that place. Even the tunnels aren't off limits. It's not a...

Here's a map with the building #s, but no more information.

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I found out what was going on with the tax lien. She did have a lien that she didn't take care of. Her office maintains she paid the lien three months ago, despite records indicating otherwise....

Appreciate it. I'm definitely diving into this.

Thanks so much. Orr's office is saying she paid off the taxes three months ago and that she is not a cousin of Kwame's. Are they BSing me?

Just checked out her candidate filings. Her middle initial is J., which is the same as the lien.

Are you sure this is the same Shani Penn? The tax lien is for a property in Sterling Heights. She lived in Detroit as of 2010 because she ran for council in 2009.

Michigan’s age of consent is 16. Under state law, however, it is a third-degree felony for school volunteers to engage in sexual penetration with a student under 18 if the volunteer status was used...

Homophobia is so widespread and irrational in Detroit that some people would rather live in squalor than next to gay people. I live on the lower east side in a predominately low-income high rise and...

I was going to say that these areas aren't all that bad. I drove around each one. The one on Mack is better looking than most neighborhoods I've seen in Detroit. The only place where I felt somewhat...

Most of this is concentrated around the Heidelberg Project. I was surprised to see "1 2 3" painted on the fire station on Mount Elliot. It was built in 1892 and was the city's oldest operating...

Bing's proposed budget ignores the recommendations from his tax-funded consultants who said the council should be part-time without the benefits. Bing decided to keep just enough in the budget to...

I captured the demolition on video. Sad.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFKMpTWD9do

This beautiful apartment burned down last night in a three-alarm blaze. The building was demolished. I have the demo on video, and I'll post once it's uploaded.

He's going to be announcing a blight initiative and plans to reuse or demolish Fisher Body. So there's that.

I wouldn't be surprised if Mayor Bing announces what's going on with this property during tonight's state of the city. In the meantime, I just took this video of what is now a 12-block area. You can...

I just published a story with some new information. Looks like Bing will make an announcement at the state of the city. All of the buildings are now demolished, including the church and school across...

Another strategy Bing has tried in the past is to drum up support for the project so that he has the momentum going into council meetings. For whatever reason, the exchange of property drives a lot...

The crews already demolished the houses. The school and church are next.

Gannon, the owner of the modern house with graffiti on it has refused to sell his property to the school, which wants it for their athletic field. I've tried talking to the other few residents but...

Here is a link to photos of the project. You can see the property and the vacant school, church and houses that will be cleared. The crews are not messing around, even in this snow storm....

I thought this would have been posted by now. I wrote this story for Motor City Muckraker. I confirmed that Snyder is on the verge of appointing an EM over Detroit. He's already alerted a few city...