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The thrust of adrenaline that made a July evening feel a little like September consumed Justin Verlander during his eighth-inning curtain call. In a five-pitch sequence, Verlander became a rising summer thermostat -- reaching 98, 98, 98, 99 and then 100. Chicago's Gordon Beckham checked his swing on the 100-m.p.h. heater. The pitch sawed off his bat.
When the news broke, my heart broke: A little boy jumped from the ninth-floor window of a Detroit apartment building. His family told police he'd stolen something from a dollar store near their home. He knew he was in trouble. He had talked about hurting himself before. He ran to the window and jumped. He was 9 years old.
There is no reason on Earth or in Colorado for anyone not serving in Iraq or Afghanistan to carry a gun that shoots 30 rounds quickly and repeatedly. If you can't hunt better than that, you need to go play table tennis, damn it!
The new Joe Vicari’s Andiamo Italian Steakhouse restaurants in Warren and Dearborn will open later than the Aug. 6 date planned for the Bloomfield Township location, the company says.
Trade talk is fine, fun and, most of the time, pointless. Right now the Detroit team that played Thursday is the same team that will play today and, the good news is, that team had dirt all over its uniforms and runs all over the scoreboard.
It's a campaign donation dilemma in the making for Detroit's business honchos. What if Mayor Dave Bing does decide to run for re-election? And what if he has to go toe-to-toe against Mike Duggan, longtime Wayne County political operator and now CEO of Detroit Medical Center?
Today is the deadline for a group of white-collar General Motors retirees to make their white-knuckle choice. Will GM salaried retirees decide to take that lump sum or leave it?
This just in: Gov. Rick Snyder has not killed filmmaking in Michigan. Oh, it was damaged when he, with the Legislature's sign-off, so sharply limited the highly successful film incentives that some studios canceled their plans to make movies here and some local companies went out of business.
The last rear-engined sports car Porsche developed before the boutique carmaker merged with the gargantuan Volkswagen Group this year, the * * * 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S embodies everything Porsche does best ... and all the things VW can help it do better.
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed simplified forms to shed light on the costs of a mortgage. But consumer testing and further review is needed, and some speculate that lenders might not use such forms until 2014.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has one more week of activity before turning dark for the rest of the summer.
Downtown Birmingham's new Social Kitchen & Bar launched its Sunday brunch last weekend, debuting an appealingly diverse menu, a bounteous Bloody Mary bar and one of the best sticky buns I can remember. Credit pastry chef Justin Kurtz with the tender, warm, caramel-y, pecan-sprinkled creation that I regretted having to share with my husband.
Toppling a statue might create a short-term excitement -- a sense of euphoria, closure and victory -- but in the end, it is nothing but an empty symbolic gesture.
After a two-year hiatus, Dorkwave is returning Saturday with a bash at Corktown Tavern. "We just like to come back every now and again and have fun," says event cofounder Rob Theakston.
Whether it's the eclectic schedule of local music, the delicious mussel dinners or the world-famous feather bowling lanes at the Cadieux Café, folks have been drawn to the quaint east-side bar since Bob and Yvonne Devos bought the place in 1962.
Fix a fight, and you'll do some time in Michigan. But fix an election? Why, that's just politics. But fix an election? Why, that's just politics.
QUESTION: I bought a 5-pound box of blueberries. What's the best way to freeze them? -- Silvia Ocak, Harper Woods
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau charged that Capital One engaged in deceptive marketing tactics to pressure or mislead some consumers into buying payment protection plans and credit monitoring services when they activated their credit cards.
Detroit and its residents are stepping up to community service in a big way. Thousands of volunteers and hundreds of organizations will take over the city next month, doing more than 150 service and improvement projects, cleaning up around schools and hosting festivals and sporting events for children.
The lights are still out on East Lafayette Boulevard -- that's at least nine months, and counting. They're out on my street now, too, just a few blocks away. And the only path to light, literally and figuratively, is the consent agreement signed by the mayor, the City Council and state officials, a blueprint for Detroit to, first, live within its means, then restructure its government and set the table for economic and population growth.
The Tigers need starting pitching. Let me rephrase that. They need quality, experienced starting pitching. That's hardly breaking news. There are at least two dozen other teams right now lamenting over the same deficiency.
Too many top-three overall NFL draft picks finally caught up to the Lions, leaving little salary room to justly reward a third-round pick whom they've patiently nurtured into one of the top young pass rushers in the game.
Carol Long -- who was looking pretty sharp for a dead woman -- stood up at a town hall gathering Monday in the Kresge Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts and declared that credit reports can contain plenty of errors. Long, 65, discovered that she was listed as "deceased" based on the copy of her credit report that she obtained in January.
Through this door, we brought home three babies, all round-faced and pink. They crawled for the first time on this carpet and took their first steps on these kitchen tiles. It’s time for us to move on.
The consumer financial services watchdog, which is to hold a hearing in Detroit today, said it will soon monitor credit reporting agencies, much like banks, and conduct on-site exams. It is the first U.S. agency oversight of credit reporting companies.
That's it. Let's make this official. Let's adopt Roger Chapman as one of our own. Mr. Chapman, we hereby invite you to become an official Michigander after winning two senior major championships in Michigan in the past seven weeks.
Detroit Public Schools emergency manager Roy Roberts isn't taking lightly that someone called him the N-word during public comment at a June 27 budget hearing.
Bernhard Langer was on the verge of greatness. He was on the verge of recording the lowest round in U.S. Senior Open history. On the verge of wrapping up the title on Saturday afternoon. And then, he chunked a chip on the 13th hole at the Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion. "I made a bad chip shot," Langer said, matter of fact.
It's not unusual for political endorsements to present tough choices. But this year's 13th congressional district race was one of the more arduous I've encountered.
"What's life without a little adventure?" If she'd heard him say it once, she'd heard her dad say it a hundred times. When she was 6 and he planted her in the front seat of a rubber boat to shoot the rapids of a West Virginia river.
Michigan retirees -- and any baby boomers who expect to take an early retirement -- want to pay close attention to the new tax rules in Michigan. Some even should increase their withholdings from pension checks this summer.
Jim May is praying forecasters are wrong and we aren't in store for another six weeks of hot, dry conditions.
Fifteen years. That's how long it was proved that former assistant Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky abused children. Fourteen years. That's how long late head coach Joe Paterno knew about it.
Last week, my father, who is 83, suffered a medical emergency. At the hospital, he was asked this question: "How many pills do you take?" His answer: aspirin and Zocor. "That's it?" came the reply.
Scott Lowe's story line sounds almost too corny to be true. A real live Okie from Muskogee, Okla., comes to the gritty Motor City, hoping to make his mark as a young entrepreneur and help breathe new life into a forsaken factory town.
While I was away for two months having hip surgery -- I'm fine, thank you -- the dining scene unspooled just as I had expected: Several interesting new places opened as planned, summer menus were unveiled, food truck rallies kept drawing huge crowds and patio season shifted into high gear.
The politics of reality-TV fashion, the politics of couples contemplating or adjusting to parenthood and the politics of, well, politics are all part of what's on the horizon and who's having a moment.
Angela Tedesco is telling me about her new favorite dress -- a lovely 1950s shirtwaist with toile print she picked up for $10 at an east side antique store. "I had to soak it a long time, it was kind of dirty," she says, her tone triumphant.
It has been a good week to be young, rich and a sports star in Detroit. Let's start with Justin Verlander. There are rumors that Verlander is dating Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton. Allegedly. Reportedly.
The marquee grouping at the U.S. Senior Open included Fred Couples, Tom Watson and that Other Guy. But that guy is one of us.
Mortgage rates aren't driving new house payments quite as low as a luxury car lease, but boy, it's getting close in some metro Detroit neighborhoods.
Outsourcing and insourcing of jobs are back in the news this week. And the nonsensical blather on this topic from President Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney is cause for despair that the political discourse on the nation's economy will ever rise from the prevailing muck of ignorance and distortion.
What do you do when your dad dies? How do you deal with it? "It was devastating," said Matt Gregory, whose father, Kim Gregory, died at 58 from pancreatic cancer. "My dad was the backbone of the family."
The * * 2012 Mitsubishi i subcompact electric car falls short both as a car and as an electric vehicle (EV). The i is a battery-powered subcompact four-door hatchback. It's based on a gasoline-powered car Mitsubishi sells in Japan. It's one of a small but growing number of EVs and plug-in hybrids.
On Saturday, VetFest returns for its fifth installment to raise awareness, support and appreciation for homeless and disabled veterans. A ton of local live music, raffles and more are planned for the event at the Timber Wolf Tavern in Redford Township.
The summer jazz festival season kicks into full swing this week with the 18th annual Michigan Jazz Festival. An indispensible showcase for the everyday heroes of the Detroit jazz scene, Sunday's free all-day event features more than 150 musicians, including nearly 30 professional acts and six student groups .
With its sweeping, 360-degree view of Detroit from the 72nd floor of the Renaissance Center, Coach Insignia has always been a destination for celebratory meals. Now, its management is taking steps intended to elevate its food to similar lofty heights.
Last week's power outages, coupled with the extreme heat, prompted several reader calls to the Free Press Test Kitchen about whether food in refrigerators and freezers was safe to keep.
Put a pile of money on the table before thousands of retirees from two major carmakers. Will they grab it? Or do they skip it and stick with their regular monthly check?
Drink Michigan, an organization dedicated to promoting Michigan-made beer, wine and spirits, will hold its second annual Sip of Michigan on Friday at the Rattlesnake Club.
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