Detroit history

So here you are, the first on your block to buy Henry Ford's Model T. But roads are often dirt-covered, getting your newfangled automobile all grubby. And…

A recent MLive poll asked readers: What’s Michigan’s state food? Climbing above competitors such as the pasty, the Boston cooler and Superman ice cream,…

In the summer of 1967, the streets of Detroit shook with violence.Civil unrest over lack of housing for blacks and open animosity with the mostly white…

Detroit is celebrating Vernors 150th anniversary this week. That celebration winds up tomorrow, when the city will try to set a world record for most pop…

Vernors, the ginger ale that has become one of Michigan’s oldest and most celebrated brands since a pharmacy on Woodward Avenue began offering it in 1866,…

When Adrian Brown moved from Iowa to Royal Oak five years ago, he noticed something funny about a road he uses every day. John R Road is just that — "John…

Does wearing exotic uniforms, wielding sabers, riding camels, or driving tiny cars sound like a good time to you? Then you might have been right at home…

The civil unrest that began in Detroit on July 23, 1967, was one of the most challenging and difficult events in Michigan history.The 50th anniversary of…

Many from the region may not know it, but Detroit once was home to a thriving financial district with its very own Detroit Stock Exchange.Founder of…

Detroit turns 314 years old this week, and the Detroit Drunken Historical Society is throwing a birthday party to celebrate the folklore of Detroit's…