Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Detroit — Ahead of this weekend’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, Chevrolet debuted on Wednesday a special edition Corvette to recognize the performance of its mid-engine on the racetrack in the last year. With the backdrop of the Renaissance Center behind them, the Corvette Racing team […]
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Microchip shortage hits Jeep Grand Cherokee production in Detroit
Employees in Detroit producing Jeep’s most popular vehicle are facing temporary layoffs resulting from the global semiconductor shortage that’s expected to last for months, the company confirmed Thursday. Jefferson North Assembly Plant produces the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs. The plant typically operates on 10-hour shifts with three crews […]
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Detroit could dig to add depth to improved offensive line
Apr. 19—Over the next several days, leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Offensive line. — Current roster: Frank Ragnow, Taylor Decker, Jonah Jackson, Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Tyrell Crosby, Matt Nelson, […]
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Detroit Lions finalizing deal to land Michael Brockers from Rams
The Detroit Lions appear on the verge of getting some help along their defensive line, turning to a familiar trading partner to land it. The Lions and Los Angeles Rams are finalizing a trade that would send defensive tackle Michael Brockers to Detroit in exchange for a future seventh-round draft pick, according […]
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HGTV star Curtis fights Detroit land bank over rundown house
Mar. 9—DETROIT — HGTV star Nicole Curtis is at odds with Detroit’s land bank over a house in Islandview that she’s long hoped to restore. In her new show, “Rehab Addict Rescue,” the Lake Orion native helps Detroit families renovate aging homes. But offscreen, Curtis contends her goal of sinking […]
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Jeep Grand Cherokee gets ‘more Chalma’ at Detroit plant to tackle potholes, trenches
Feb. 17—Can’t see the whole story? Sign in or subscribe. New features in Detroit’s first auto assembly plant in nearly 30 years seek to make every Jeep Grand Cherokee coming off the line even more ready to tackle Michigan potholes and other road impediments with a little “more Chalma.” That’s […]
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virtual art exhibit at Turkel House in Detroit
The Dorothy Turkel house, one of Detroit’s most unique homes and the only one in the city’s limits designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, has opened its doors for a rare peek inside as part of a virtual art exhibit, but you’d better move fast before it closes Saturday. SITE: […]
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Detroit Tigers’ Matthew Boyd, Daniel Norris savor nine-year bond
Detroit — Daniel Norris remembers the first time he shared a living space with Matthew Boyd. It was back in 2013, in Lansing, when they were both pitching for the Lugnuts, the Blue Jays’ Low-A affiliate. “I told him he could come live with us,” Norris recalled in a Zoom call […]
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Alinosi Ice Cream & Candy in Detroit is selling for $595K
CLOSE Alinosi Ice Cream & Candy, at 12748 E. Mcnichols Ave. in Detroit, is up for sale and includes an original soda fountain. (Photo: Good Company Realty) A sweet, 100-year-old Detroit tradition could be bought for the right price. The owner of Alinosi Ice Cream & Candy is selling his business, along with its location […]
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Detroit distillery bringing back popular paczki-infused craft vodka
DETROIT, MI – A Detroit distillery’s popular paczki-inspired vodka will soon make its return. Detroit City Distillery announced Tuesday that online sales of its limited-edition Paczki Day Vodka will begin on Feb. 1. The craft polish potato vodka is distilled with dozens of raspberry paczki from the historic New Palace Bakery of Hamtramck. Bottles, […]
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For Metro Detroit Catholics, virus won’t keep them from Christmas Mass
Although the pandemic has shifted worship worldwide, one tradition remains as important as ever for Julie Parthum: attending Christmas Mass. “The calm, the peace, the quiet, starting in almost darkness with just a lot of candlelight,” the Redford Township resident said. “Then you see all the flowers on the altars, […]
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T.J. Hockenson’s ability to ad lib helps fuel surge with Detroit Lions
Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide As a child develops, we expect them to learn how to color inside the lines. As a football player develops, it can be their ability to go outside the lines that can set them apart from their peers. That’s been an important […]
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Detroit Lions coach Darrell Bevell did not spoil wedding proposals
CLOSE Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez weigh in Nov. 28, 2020, after the Detroit Lions fired Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn. Detroit Free Press Darrell Bevell appeared to make his first mistake asDetroit Lions coach Monday, when he told the world his two future sons-in-law asked him […]
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Detroit Lions to get look at what could have been in Carolina Panthers
No NFL team aspires to be drafting in the top 10, but when they do find themselves in that unenviable position, general managers know those selections are the ones that often will make or break their tenure with a franchise. The Detroit Lions unfortunately have found themselves in that position not […]
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Soderbergh’s ‘No Sudden Move’ wraps ’emotional’ Detroit shoot
The heist movie, set in 1950s Detroit, was filmed under strict COVID protocols When “No Sudden Move” finished filming last Thursday at the Sagano Motel in Pontiac, it was more moving than your typical wrap day on a movie set. “Spontaneously, I actually got very weepy,” says Ed Solomon, the […]
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Detroit News scouting report: Wisconsin at Michigan
CLOSE Bob Wojnowski, John Niyo, Angelique S. Chengelis and Matt Charboneau preview the Michigan State vs. Indiana and Michigan vs. Wisconsin games on this week’s College Football Show. The Detroit News No. 13 Wisconsin at Michigan Kickoff: 7:30 Saturday, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor TV/radio: ABC/950 Records: Wisconsin 1-0; Michigan 1-2 Line: Wisconsin […]
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Reggie Ragland sees growing role on Detroit Lions defense
After the Detroit Lions defeated the Atlanta Falcons with an improbable late-game comeback last Sunday, the team posted a video of the locker room celebration. Right in the thick of it was linebacker Reggie Ragland, holding up an over-sized boombox and showcasing his dance moves while surrounded by his teammates. […]
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Indianapolis Colts’ Quenton Nelson to test Detroit Lions run defense
At the NFL scouting combine, you’re bound to hear your fair share of cliché questions from the thousands of media members in attendance. One of the most popular queries posed to prospect after prospect is, “Who do you model your game after?” That’s not to say the question doesn’t serve […]
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Two weeks in, Detroit parents question tough choices about school
DETROIT — A few days before the start of the eighth grade, Jonah Beasley considered the risks he’d face when he walked back into the classroom and summed them up in stark terms. He could get Covid-19 from a classmate or a teacher, he said, and “if I get it, […]
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A Week At A University In Detroit, MI, That Costs $30,000 A Year
Welcome to Money Diaries — College Edition where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar. Today: a public health major at a university that costs $30,000 per […]