How did Detroit's neighborhoods get so destroyed? Take a look at this 1976 report from the archives of 60 Minutes, and you'll see that the problems in Detroit's blighted housing stock are decades in ...

The first MLB draft was in 1965, and since then, the Detroit Tigers have drafted "can’t-miss" prospects, hidden gems and colossal busts. But no single draft class in Tigers history was better than ...

Voting machine. All photos courtesy of Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University Voting machine. All photos courtesy of Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives ...

David Greene talks with Doug Wilson about his new book The Bird: The Life and Legacy of Mark Fidrych. The Tiger's pitcher got the nickname because of his resemblance to the Sesame Street character.

This wild fuel altered dragster, known since the '70s as El Toro, was the recipient of the 2020 Detroit Autorama Steele Rubber Products Preservation Award. The Ridler Award is the event's prize for ...

Cinema Detroit and the Navin Field Grounds Crew next week will celebrate the 40th anniversary of former Detroit Tiger Mark Fidrych’s performance against the New York Yankees on June 28, 1976. The game ...

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