Laura's Detroit Blog April 2008 Archive

Detroit plays host to several speaking events this week. On Sunday, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, notable pastor to Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, made a speech at the NAACP's Freedom Fund Dinner. ... Read More

I opened Forbes list of the worst-selling housing markets with a sense of resignation. Detroit manages to make it onto most of the negative surveys and lists lately; and, given ... Read More

I knew they were coming, heard on the news they'd arrived, but it wasn't until this last week that I started seeming the Smart Car out and about on streets ... Read More

Then and now, Pegasus Taverna in Detroit's Greektown is still the metro area's go-to restaurant for authentic Greek food. While the Greektown area has literally changed and evolved around it, ... Read More

Centrally located, trendy and hip, Royal Oak has been a destination for Metro Detroiters for a couple of decades now. Even so, it has evolved over time. These days, loft ... Read More

Whether your pleasure is hockey, football, baseball or basketball, there is something big going on in the sport this month. Larry Sternberg's Detroit Sports Blog talks about the NFL draft, ... Read More

You know foreclosures have become a way of life in Detroit when there are enough to justify a foreclosure bus tour for potential homebuyers. According to Karen Bouffard in an ... Read More

The date April 15th conjures up a lot of images for people -- a harried midnight trip to the post office, a large check made out to the "IRS" -- ... Read More

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was snubbed by the city council on Monday when he attempted to present his budget. According to a Free Press article, the snub was in part retaliation ... Read More

In competition with the more permanent Detroit casino facilities, Greektown Casino suffered a reduction in revenue in 2007. That should change in the beginning of 2009 when Greektown’s permanent facilities ... Read More

With the scandal surrounding Mayor Kilpatrick and the Detroit School District's failing grades, it is easy to forget that there is a lot Detroit has done right in recent ... Read More

The Tigers 0-7 track record this season may give fans cause to doubt, but the season is a marathon, not a sprint. There is still hope. Larry, a typical Detroit ... Read More

Unsightly and depressing, Detroit's many abandoned and vacant buildings have been a problem for the city for years. The proliferation of such structures made them a target for arson on ... Read More