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Detroit Retail Market: What’s Old Is New as Users Backfill Spaces
Metro Detroit’s retail market is characterized by strong tenant demand and investors’ eagerness to acquire and backfill vacant properties. In the downtown area, the revitalization efforts and adaptive reuse developments that started well before the pandemic continue. In fact, this year marked Detroit’s 100th commercial demolition, accelerated by $95 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding.
This Orioles trade package for Tarik Skubal could blow Dodgers away
The MLB trade deadline is now just two weeks away and trade rumors are flying everywhere. One of the biggest names floating around is Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers. MLB insider Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated linked both the Orioles and Dodgers to the All-Star pitcher. The Orioles and...
Houston Texans Sign Former Detroit Lions’ Veteran Wide Receiver
The Houston Texans continue to add to their receiver room. The Houston Texans are continuing to make some noise in the free agency department. According to KPRC2 reporter Aaron Wilson, the Texans are signing former Detroit Lions receiver Quintez Cephus just ahead of the start of training camp. Cephus, 26,...
Summer music festivals fill the weekend in the metro area
The metro area’s always crowded summer music scene goes into overdrive this weekend, with a half-dozen mostly outdoor festivals taking place from Detroit’s Cultural Center to Pontiac and beyond. The offerings are varied, too, including …. • Diverse as ever, the 33rd annual Concert of Colors is once...
Jury in Samantha Woll Murder Trial Returns to Deliberate For a 5th Day on Thursday
On Tuesday, on the fouth day of deliberations, the Detroit jury in the Samantha Woll murder trial failed to reach a unanimous verdict. The jury will be off on Wednesday to accommodate a juror's child care issue, and return Thursday, the Detroit Free Press reports. The jury has twice sent notes to the judge saying it is deadlocked on certain counts, but the judge has instructed them to keep deliberating.
Bring on the summer vibes with these archival '90s photos
Recent summer temperatures have us feeling nostalgic for our younger days, so we took a deep dive in the Detroit Free Press photo archives looking to rekindle those summer vibes from the 1990s. From making friends at summer camp to visiting one of many Michigan art fairs or good times on Belle Isle, summer just brings on all the memories. More: Wright Museum exhibit about Black men showcases art from actress CCH Pounder's collection More: Helping to restore aircrafts from the golden age of flight This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Bring on the summer vibes with these archival '90s photos
Former Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus finds new team just before camp
According to multiple reports, and his agency, on Tuesday, former Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus has signed with the Houston Texans. They worked out two wide receivers on Tuesday, and Cephus was the one they chose to sign. The Lions released Cephus after he was given an indefinite suspension...
Jury in Samantha Woll murder trial remains deadlocked after 4 days of deliberation
(CBS DETROIT) - The jury in the Samantha Woll murder trial remains deadlocked after four days of deliberation. On Tuesday, Judge Margaret Van Houten gave the jury until the end of the day Thursday to reach a unanimous decision. Otherwise, she said she would declare a mistrial. The jury remains deadlocked on at least one charge, but it is unclear which charge and how many jurors are split. On Monday, juror number 3 was replaced by an alternate juror because they had a scheduling conflict due to a previously planned vacation. A second juror was temporarily dismissed early Tuesday because of a doctor's appointment but...
Detroit wants to change its rental ordinance: What to know.
In Detroit — where a majority of the housing stock is older and many are in need of maintenance and repairs — only 10% of rental homes have passed inspections that the city requires. City officials want to amend the city's rental ordinance to make it easier for...
Brazilian Mom Came to Michigan to Visit Friends and Ended Up Mutilated on Roadside
Fareed George Hajjar, 57, has been identified as a suspect in the death of 42-year-old Suzan Barbosa-Ferreira. A Michigan man faces charges after a Brazilian mother who was vacationing in the state was found dead on a roadside. On July 12, Fareed George Hajjar, 57, was charged with two counts...
Chaotic Detroit police bodycam video released in block party shooting that left 1 dead
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit police have released bodycam video and 911 calls from an illegal block party shooting that left a woman fatally shot and a man wounded. Footage shows officers responding to a chaotic scene at a party on Trinity and Florence streets on the city's west side. Neighbors called 911 shortly before 2 a.m. on June 1. Some of this video may be hard to watch for some viewers.
Adrian Lewis takes the helm at Forgotten Harvest, talks about increased demand for services
Forgotten Harvest has appointed Adrian Lewis as the new CEO of the Oak Park-based food rescue organization. Lewis succeeds former CEO Kirk Mayes, who stepped down from the position at the end of 2022. Previously, Lewis served as market director for Meijer Inc., overseeing Detroit, Flint, and Cincinnati regions. In...
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