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Thousands pay respect to the Queen of Soul
LaTonya McIntyre, 43, flew in from Las Vegas and waited overnight for the Queen of Soul's viewing
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Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin was the first female member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the winner of 18 Grammy awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement nod, and was anointed the No. 1 top singer by Rolling Stone in its list of “100 Best Singers of All Time” in 2008. And she was ours. The Queen of Soul died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, of advanced pancreatic cancer.
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Aretha Franklin on Adele, Taylor Swift and Divas
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Aretha Franklin: In Memoriam Playlist
It's clear why Franklin was the undisputed Queen of Soul. Enjoy a playlist of the singer's biggest hits in a career that spanned decades and defied genre rules.
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Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, dies at 76
Legendary singer who called Detroit home recorded 42 studio albums, charted 43 Top 40 singles, and earned 18 Grammy Awards.
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The first Ford Mustang owner kept the car. It's now worth $350,000
Tom and Gail Wise disagreed about whether a broken-down car should be stored in a family garage for 27 years or sold for junk. He insisted they keep it because, he promised, one day he would find the time to fix the vehicle himself. It was her skylight blue convertible Ford Mustang, purchased at age 22 in 1964, that their family of six drove for 15 years.
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Details emerge for Dan Gilbert’s expansive Brewster-Douglass redevelopment
The development at the historic site could include over 900 residential units at a cost of over $300 million.
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On Detroit’s east side, the feather bowling tradition continues
The Cadieux Cafe is home to the one of the most authentic feather bowling sites in the world.
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Detroit rent map shows median prices across neighborhoods
Rent prices in Midtown and Woodbridge have risen the most in the past year, according to a new report.
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Girl, 7, seeking help for father, killed crossing I-94
A 7-year-old Detroit girl was killed early Sunday on Interstate 94 as she left a vehicle that had crashed to seek help for her father, who is suspected of drunk driving. Michigan State Police said the girl was in the vehicle during the crash and was trying to get help for her father. He lost control of his vehicle, struck an abandoned vehicle on the side of the Interstate 94 and hit a fence before the vehicle came to rest near Merriman Road, said Lt. Michael Shaw.
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Detroit Urbanism: The Mound Builders
What is the oldest human-made structure in Detroit?
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The origins and demise of Delray
Once a thriving, independent village, Delray’s often-feared demise may finally become a reality.
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Ford Aims to Revive a Detroit Train Station, and Itself
By renovating a symbol of the city’s decline, the company hopes to create a magnet for the talent needed to prevail in the next automotive era.
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Police misconduct claims cost Detroit taxpayers $19.1 million since 2015
The city of Detroit has paid out $19.1 million to settle claims of police misconduct since 2015, 7 Action News has learned. The payouts stem from allegations of wrongful arrest, assault and battery, destruction of property and more. “$19 million? That impacts every single citizen in the city of Detroit,” said Reginald Crawford, a retired Detroit police officer who recently completed a term on the city’s Board of Police Commissioners.
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Police video shows ATV crash in Detroit
Over 25 hours of video and audio detail an ATV crash in Detroit involving 15-year-old Damon Grimes, who was allegedly tased by Michigan State Police trooper Mark Bessner during a chase in August of 2017.
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Police look for victims of suspected Michigan serial killer
A Michigan man serving life in prison for killing a 13-year-old girl is a suspected serial killer, police said Wednesday as they dug up part of a forest in a search for as many as seven other girls who have been missing for decades. Using earth-moving equipment, as well as shovels and rakes, authorities have spent two days excavating a wooded site about 30 miles northeast of Detroit in the belief that Arthur Ream buried all of his victims in the same general area.
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A new bridge is dawning in Detroit. Matty Moroun isn’t the only one unhappy.
Gregg Ward is a nice guy with a lousy view. His family business overlooks Detroit’s hell on earth : the hulking, pitch-black U.S. Steel plant on Zug Island
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Detroit Was Crumbling. Here’s How It’s Reviving.
Last week, we visited the city to find further signs of recovery as Detroit moves out from under budgetary oversight.
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Death by Instagram
The inside story of Detroit’s gang wars, a battle prosecutors say was fueled by Instagram hit lists and the Seven Mile Bloods, the social-media savvy gang that had a death grip on both the opioid drug trade and one of the deadliest parts of America’s most violent big city.
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Plan in motion to save Ulysses S. Grant home
Historic Detroit home once occupied by President Ulysses S. Grant may be relocated from the former Michigan State Fairgrounds to the Dequindre Cut.
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