Obama slips behind wheel of a Volt in Motor City ... "Don't bet against the American people." Obama's much-hyped tours of Chrysler's Jefferson North facility in Detroit and a GM plant in neighboring Hamtramck had a personal feel. The stops also provided an emotional boost for the president on a day ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:58:14 GMT Obama tours Detroit auto plants ... "Don't bet against the American people." Obama's much-hyped tours of Chrysler's Jefferson North facility in Detroit and a GM plant in neighboring Hamtramck had a personal feel. The stops also provided an emotional boost for the president on a day ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:54:04 GMT Detroit Lions blog, Highlight Reel, to close doors after government rejects bailout plan ... Reel - to hang up the keyboard. Mind you, it's not like we're going to stop covering, discussing and analyzing the Detroit Lions. Rather, all of our Lions stories will be in one place now - MLive's Lions page . In honor of this occasion, I figure a ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:52:42 GMT Obama to sell auto bailout good news in Michigan ... Motor Co. plants. The report notes that the three companies are beginning to post profits. The claim that all three Detroit automakers are making money isn't quite true. GM and Ford are making money, but Chrysler has yet to post a net profit since ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:46:16 GMT Obama visits Detroit, looks for love in factories President Barack Obama comes to Detroit today , looking for love in the factories of America's hardest-hit big city. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:44:12 GMT Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan ... all three U.S. automakers are "operating at a profit, for the first time in six years." But the claim that all three Detroit automakers are making money isn't quite true. GM and Ford are making money, but Chrysler has yet to post a net profit since ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:40:00 GMT Hazing? Lions coach Jim Schwartz isn't having it. ... isn't having it. (DFP) A version of this story appears on page 2B of the Friday, July 30, 2010, print edition of the Detroit Free Press. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:42:33 GMT Remains of 2 plane crash victims found in Lake Michigan ... his wife, Irene, and Dr. James Hall. All were residents of Alma, a central Michigan town 150 miles northwest of Detroit. The plane took off from Alma about 9 a.m. July 23. Less than an hour later, Freed reported mechanical problems to the air ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:24:30 GMT New inspector general for DPS named Wilbert Van Marsh, a 31-year veteran of the FBI, has been named director of Detroit Public Schools' Office of the Inspector General, replacing John Bell, who is retiring. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:55 GMT Mayor Bing to reveal light rail plans? Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is scheduled to hold a news conference Monday with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood regarding Detroit's nascent effort to build light rail up Woodward Avenue. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:46 GMT Mathis to be tried for misconduct Otis Mathis III, former Detroit school board president, was bound over for trial today to face felony misconduct in office charges that he fondled himself in a meeting with former Detroit Public Schools superintendent Teresa Gueyser last month. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:34 GMT Obama pumps up auto workers, drives Chevy Volt President Barack Obama was in Detroit today, visiting Chrysler and General Motors auto plants. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:04 GMT Roundtable on Gov. Election ... hard pressed to pick a winner on the Republican or Democratic side of the aisle during an appearance onA WWJ-TV CBS Detroit's "Michigan Matters." "It's bunched at the top. There's no one pulling away from the pack," said Patterson, whose name was ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:12:24 GMT Ambassador Bridge owners give $200K to health, service center Detroit -- With the boost of a $200,000 donation Thursday from the owners of the Ambassador Bridge, the Community Health and Social Services Center said it will be able to leverage more money from the federal government to help expand its benefits to residents of southwest Detroit. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:06:00 GMT An Evening with Aretha Franklin Concert Aretha Franklin is a Memphis, Tennessee-born but Detroit, Michigan-raised American iconic gospel, soul, and R&B singer. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:05:52 GMT Chrysler one-ups Obama with news ... ahead of approval - and his Democratic Party is expected to take some lumps in the fall election. But today in Detroit, where he visited two auto plants, was a win-win for the president and the Detroit area. Obama had to be personally buoyed by the ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:26 GMT Obama's speech at GM plant in Hamtramck ... is the unedited text of his speech, provided by the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Hello, Detroit! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Listen, before I just make a few short remarks, I just want to acknowledge some people ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:01 GMT Ultimate Spicy Green Chile Hamburgers ... with the kind of meat you use. Ferndale's The Flytrap restaurant has a salmon burger that's easy to make at home. Detroit's top-rated Nemo's Bar has the same burger on their menu . Fish burgers are in! Turkey, chicken, pork, sausage, can all be ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:47:04 GMT Ford collaborates with DIY workshop for Detroit location TechShop is set to launch a Detroit workshop this winter. Detroit inventors will soon have access to the ultimate do-it-yourself workshop. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:42:49 GMT Concours of America relocates to other side of Detroit ... at Meadow Brook this year. GREG MIGLIORE The Concours of America at Meadow Brook is moving to the other side of the Detroit area. The event is leaving the grounds of Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Mich., after more than 30 years. It's relocating to ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:42:33 GMT