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The Booty Lounge, Detroit's mobile strip club that found its most loyal audience in the Lions' tailgating community, was booted from the premises near Ford Field during yesterday's festivities. More »
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Explained YouTuber FullerVision, "Went to the money to get a corn beef sandwich and got some entertainment while waiting." There's some cussing, and bare male ass herein, for what it's worth. More »
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Why do they do it? It's hard to stand on the outside and watch people try to burn their city down. It's even harder to understand the mentality of someone who morphs from sports fan to looter, pillager, criminal. What is in the mind of the rioter? More »
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After that whole thing about him winning a Red Smith Award that he probably shouldn't have won, Albom's stayed out of the spotlight. Or, wait, no: He's written a play and developed a TNT show. And, somewhere along the way, he found time to visit the Apple Store and write about it. More »
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The unused stadium went for $583,000 at auction, and could be the future home of an MLS team. That might sound cheap, but it's still 583,000 times more expensive than some other Detroit properties. [CNNMoney] More »
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Joe Cada, a 21-year-old from Shelby Township, Michigan, won the World Series of Poker's $8.55 million Main Event prize. That's like half the state's GDP. (By the way, 21 is also Michigan's legal gambling age, so....beginner's luck, right?) [Detroit4Lyfe, Freep] More »
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This is unfortunate. A Tiger fan hanging out at Detroit's famous Hockeytown bar fell off the roof deck and landed on the sidewalk. We hope he's okay. But one intrepid reader was there to offer this [Sic'd/Sick?] report. More »
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Days after a commission ordered the destruction of Tiger Stadium and just hours after the wrecking crew rolled in, a court ordered a temporary halt until Monday, when the whole matter will return to court. Oh, Detroit. [Free Press] More »
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Piston legend Dave Bing has been elected to serve the remainder of Kwame "Sex Text" Kilpatrick's term as Lord of The D. I hear he plans to move the city to Ontario. [Detroit News; photo] More »
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We're less than a month away from the start of the NFL season, so it's time to start the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. More »
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This is the logo for 2009 Final Four in Detroit: It's a tire that's on fire. Flaming tires! Billy Packer! What's not to love? More »
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The FYC brings up something we've been wondering about this whole Super Bowl week as well: Where are all the "Jesus, the Super Bowl is in Detroit! It sucks here!" stories? One of the great traditions of Super Bowl week is reporters bitching about the host city (Bill Simmons turned this into a modern art form when the Super Bowl was in Jacksonville.) In his ESPN blog, Chuck Klosterman hints at all the burned-out buildings near downtown, but on the whole, there hasn't been much. Here we are in Detroit, a city that no one would wish a Super Bowl on their worst enemy, and scribes are being suspiciously silent. More »
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