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The issue of whether or not the State would take over Belle Isle was tossed back and forth between Detroit City Council and Lansing like a hot potato.It…

At least one Detroit City Council member thinks that a deal to make Belle Isle into a state park can be salvaged.The state took the deal off the table…

Last week, Detroit City Council faced a choice. The state was offering to take over Belle Isle, the largest island city park in the nation, fix it up and…

The city of Detroit will close 50 parks in the spring because of the City Council’s inaction on a proposal to make Belle Isle into a state park.Detroit…

Deadly Pileup Leaves Three DeadSoutheastern Michigan is waking up to calmer weather this morning, and hopefully, safer driving.A massive 30 vehicle pileup…

A plan to turn Detroit’s Belle Isle into a state park appears dead.The Detroit City Council declined to vote on a lease proposal for the island park…

Update 7:06 p.m.Detroit Mayor Dave Bing issued a statement critical of both the city council for tabling the vote on the Belle Isle deal and the governor…

It appears that a plan to turn Detroit’s Belle Isle into a state park will be voted on next week. But it’s far from clear how that vote will turn out.The…

State and Detroit city officials appear close to an agreement on a deal that would turn Belle Isle into a state park, the Detroit News is reporting.A City…

Belle Isle inspires big dreams.First there was the state’s attempt to photoshop Belle Isle into a "Pleasantville"-style utopia of dog walkers and…