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  • Could Detroit sell art now at the DIA

    Detroit (WXYZ) - How much is the Detroit owned art at the Detroit Institute of Arts worth? It is a loaded question. The reason? It is being asked by Detroit's Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr. Many in the metro-Detroit and the art world are afraid of the appraisal he has called for. They do not want the collection sold to cover the city's $15 billion debt. Right now no one knows exactly how ...

  • DIA Detroit cannot sell museum collection

    Lenora Paige, 20, Suttons Bay, lingers over "The Nut Gatherers", a beloved painting from 1882 by Adolphe-William Bouguereau in the Modern galleries. (Brandy Baker / Detroit ...

  • Heavy rain floods much of Bay City Recreation Area campground

    Bangor Township - Much of the Bay City State Recreation Area campground is flooded heading into the Memorial Day weekend. Park manager George Lauinger tells MLive.com that 129 of the park's 189 camp sites have various amounts of flooding. The flooding is the result of some heavy mid-week rain. The campground had been due to reach full capacity beginning Friday and stay there through ...

  • Unemployment benefits are still available over the Memorial Day weekend

    The State of Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) will be closed on Monday to observe the Memorial Day holiday. However, unemployed Michigan workers will still be able to contact the Michigan Automated Response Voice Interactive Network (MARVIN) to claim eligibility for employment benefits on that ...

  • Dozens of dogs rescued from Michigan puppy mill

    Dogs left outside with no protection from the outside elements and no access to clean drinking water, according to the Michigan Humane Society, have been rescued from an unlicensed breeding ...


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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock [Blu-Ray]

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock [Blu-Ray]

Following on the heels of the grandly operatic Star Trek II: The Wrath of the Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock feels like its practically crawling. While in no sense a bad movie, Star Trek III is, nonetheless, something of a let-down, a longwi ... ...

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  • Detroit moves out to 3-1 lead

    DETROIT - Jimmy Howard kept Jonathan Toews in his misery, making three saves against the struggling star to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Thursday night in Game 4 of the second round series to put the NHL’s best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination. When Howard wasn’t using his glove or pads to deny Toews, Detroit’s skaters ...

  • Photo Shepkowski Wearing A Red Wings Jersey Today

    (WSCR) Nick Shepkowski isn’t happy with Jonathan Toews after the captain took three penalties in less than six minutes last night and failed to score in the Blackhawks’ 2-0 loss to the Red Wings. So now he’s being a real troll. Shep showed up for today’s McNeil And Spiegel Show wearing a Detroit Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman jersey because Yzerman was another captain ...

  • Richard III died in violent humiliation researchers say

    King Richard III's Face Revealed After Skeleton Fo...: The face of England's king Richard III is revealed for the first time in more than 500 years following a reconstruction of his skeleton found underneath a car ...

  • 3 high school habits to break before you hit college

    High school and college represent different courses on the menu of ...

  • Detropia PBS to air powerful Detroit doc nationally

    powerful 2012 documentary about the once-thriving Motor City. Though the economy has affected all of us, what has happened to Detroit is particularly dramatic and shocking.■ Related ...

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