DETROIT heads ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!1
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The start of a Thanksgiving Day tradition…
As you settle in to watch the Lions take on the Packers, here’s something worth knowing:
Aside from a World War II hiatus from 1939–1944, Detroit has hosted a Thanksgiving game every single season since 1934.
No other team in pro football has a holiday tradition this old or this consistent.
And it all began with a gamble.
In 1934, the Lions were new to Detroit — a strong team with almost no fan base, overshadowed by the Tigers. Owner George A. Richards needed a breakthrough. So he proposed something no NFL team had ever done:
a nationally broadcast Thanksgiving Day game.
It was a long shot.
But Richards owned a powerful chain of Midwestern radio stations, including Detroit’s giant WJR. By leveraging that network, he convinced NBC to carry the game nationwide — something that instantly turned a local play into a national event.
The result?
A sold-out stadium.
Huge radio audiences.
And an NFL tradition launched in Detroit that endures to this day.
So when the Lions and Packers take the field, you’re not just watching another game.
You’re watching a Michigan original — a holiday tradition born right here in Detroit.
Train station/Ford research and development all decked out for the game
Detroit’s own crime-fighter RoboCop finally stands guard in Motor City
A statue looming 11 feet tall (3.3 meters) and weighing 3,500 pounds (1,587 kilograms) has been drawing fans since it began standing guard over the Motor City on Wednesday afternoon, after about 15 years in the making. Even in a snowstorm in the dark, people were driving by to see it, said Jim Toscano, co-owner of the FREE AGE film production company where the bronze-cast statue now stands bolted near the sidewalk.
BY COREY WILLIAMS AND MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
December 4, 2025
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A statue looming 11 feet tall (3.3 meters) and weighing 3,500 pounds (1,587 kilograms) has been drawing fans since it began standing guard over the Motor City on Wednesday afternoon, after about 15 years in the making. Even in a snowstorm in the dark, people were driving by to see it, said Jim Toscano, co-owner of the FREE AGE film production company where the bronze-cast statue now stands bolted near the sidewalk.
BY COREY WILLIAMS AND MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
December 4, 2025
Detroit's own crime-fighter RoboCop finally stands guard in Motor City
RoboCop has found a permanent home in Detroit — all 11 feet and 3,500 pounds of him. A statue of the crime-fighting movie character has been welcomed by fans since it began standing guard over Detroit Wednesday afternoon in the Motor City's Eastern Market area.
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Anybody from Detroit got an update?…
Detriot Apartments To Tenants: You Have 2 Days To Move Out
December 1, 2025
Residents staying at the Leland apartment complex in downtown Detroit received a surprise notice about the property being shut down over delinquent payments to DTE. All residents must vacate the structure by Dec. 3.
Detriot Apartments To Tenants: You Have 2 Days To Move Out
December 1, 2025
Residents staying at the Leland apartment complex in downtown Detroit received a surprise notice about the property being shut down over delinquent payments to DTE. All residents must vacate the structure by Dec. 3.
Detroit’s Blight Removal Program In Its Final Stages
December 22, 2025
As he wraps up his time leading the Motor City, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is also ready to share the progress and lasting impact of one of his biggest campaign promises.
December 22, 2025
As he wraps up his time leading the Motor City, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is also ready to share the progress and lasting impact of one of his biggest campaign promises.
Wut song is this... 
Still don't know why it was called the Butterfly.
I assumed it was the shape of the track.
Detroit man jailed 25 years for crime he didn’t commit ordered to return $1M to Michigan after court ruling
Victoria Vesovski
January 5, 2026
Desmond Ricks spent 25 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit before his conviction was overturned and he was released.
Following his exoneration, Ricks received more than $1 million under Michigan’s Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act. The law, which took effect in 2017, pays roughly $50,000 for each year someone is wrongfully incarcerated. The compensation is intended to acknowledge what exonerees lose while behind bars.
Ricks is one of 77 exonerees who have received compensation under the law as of July 2024. In total, Michigan has awarded nearly $52 million through these claims (1). But his attorney says no dollar amount could come close to repairing the damage.
The order requiring Ricks to repay his state compensation stems from a ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals, following a separate civil settlement tied to his wrongful conviction.
That settlement came from the City of Detroit, which agreed to pay Ricks $7.5 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging police misconduct. Ricks claimed officers switched bullet evidence to frame him for the 1992 murder.
The case was reopened in 2016 after the Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School uncovered new evidence. Tests showed the bullets recovered from the victim, Gerry Bennett, did not match the .38-caliber gun prosecutors had identified as the murder weapon.
Under Michigan law, exonerees must repay compensation received through the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act if they later recover damages from a third party tied to the same conviction. This process, known as a clawback, allows the state to reclaim money it has already paid…
Desmond Ricks
Victoria Vesovski
January 5, 2026
Desmond Ricks spent 25 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit before his conviction was overturned and he was released.
Following his exoneration, Ricks received more than $1 million under Michigan’s Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act. The law, which took effect in 2017, pays roughly $50,000 for each year someone is wrongfully incarcerated. The compensation is intended to acknowledge what exonerees lose while behind bars.
Ricks is one of 77 exonerees who have received compensation under the law as of July 2024. In total, Michigan has awarded nearly $52 million through these claims (1). But his attorney says no dollar amount could come close to repairing the damage.
The order requiring Ricks to repay his state compensation stems from a ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals, following a separate civil settlement tied to his wrongful conviction.
That settlement came from the City of Detroit, which agreed to pay Ricks $7.5 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging police misconduct. Ricks claimed officers switched bullet evidence to frame him for the 1992 murder.
The case was reopened in 2016 after the Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School uncovered new evidence. Tests showed the bullets recovered from the victim, Gerry Bennett, did not match the .38-caliber gun prosecutors had identified as the murder weapon.
Under Michigan law, exonerees must repay compensation received through the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act if they later recover damages from a third party tied to the same conviction. This process, known as a clawback, allows the state to reclaim money it has already paid…
Desmond Ricks
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