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  • $650M hockey arena plan moves forward

    George Jackson, Jr., center, president and CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, part of the Downtown Development Authority, talks about the location for the new events center, including hockey arena during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. (Robin Buckson/The Detroit ...

  • Snyder cuts Israel trip short to push Medicaid expansion

    Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has cut short his trade trip to Israel to return home and lobby reluctant fellow Republicans to expand Medicaid to more state ...

  • Kevyn Orrs office will focus talks on health care in union meetings Thursday

    Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr addresses reporters last week after his historic meeting with creditors. Meetings Thursday with unions and retiree groups will focus more on health care. More behind-the-scenes discussions are needed to address pension funding levels, Orr's spokesman said. / Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free ...

  • Helene St. James Red Wings cant afford to tango with Kris Letang

    June 5, 2013; Boston, MA USA; Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang (58) skates with the puck during the first period in game three of the Eastern Conference finals of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports / Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY ...

  • Cost of digging for Jimmy Hoffa

    WITHDRAW LEAVES 14 CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR MAYOR IN THE AUGUST PRIMARY. DEVIN? Devin: A LOT OF MANPOWER, K-9 UNITS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT JUST WENT INTO A THREE-DAY SEARCH FOR JIMMY HOFFA'S REMAINS IN OAKLAND TOWNSHIP. AND FEDERAL AGENTS CALLED OFF THE OPERATION TODAY AFTER COMING UP EMPTY AGAIN AND HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE WONDERING WAS IT ALL WORTH THE COST? KEVIN DIETZ JOINS US WITH EXACTLY WHAT ...


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Movie Review

Moulin Rouge

In Moulin Rouge, director Baz Luhrmann has finally found a form that is fitting to his uncompromisingly bombastic style. His previous two films, the independent Australian hit Strictly Ballroom (1992) and the hyperkinetic adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996), were leading up to this: a full-blown musical, the likes of which I don't think anyone has ever s ... ...

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  • Mike Duggan I only blame myself

    MUCH MORE ON THIS DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT 90 MINUTES OF NEWS. CARMEN? Carmen: DID DITCHING HIS DREAMS OF BECOMING THE NEXT MAYOR OF DETROIT, MIKE DUGGAN OFFICIALLY DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE TODAY FOLLOWING DECISIONS BY TWO DIFFERENT COURTS. OUR ROGER WEBER JOINS US NOW AND HAS BEEN COVERING THIS STORY FOR US. I LISTENED TO HIS REMARKS EARLIER BUT DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE, DID HE? Roger: ...

  • Meloni For all of Detroits troubles a glimmer of hope

    At the Automotive Press Association Luncheon [where I am a board member] J.D. Power and Associates made an announcement so stunning I thought I had been doused with a Gatorade bucket full of ice water. Uneventfully tucked away in a top 10 list of its initial quality list for 2013, J.D. Power's David Sargent unveiled not one but TWO General Motors brands cracking the top five. GMC was 2nd in ...

  • GM leads in J.D. Power initial quality study as tech features draw mixed reviews

    Four years after its traumatic bankruptcy, General Motors posted the strongest initial quality marks of all major automakers in a widely followed survey of new vehicle buyers in the U.S.GMC ranked second among 33 brands and Chevrolet, Cadillac and Buick all did better than the industry average in J.D. ...

  • Blog replay Opening statements for Mitchell Young in Cipriano murder case

    Opening statements are set to begin this afternoon in the murder trial of Mitchell Young, charged with killing a Farmington Hills man with a baseball bat and nearly killing the ...

  • Judge rules communities can capture Detroit Zoo DIA millage dollars

    The Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Zoo lost a round in court this week when a judge ruled that local communities can capture part of their revenue for things like fancy streetlights, decorative pavers and other improvements in their downtown districts.Wayne County Circuit Judge Daniel Ryan ruled Wednesday that the communities were within their rights when they took the money under ...

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