Society Confidential: Anchor Maurielle Lue tries a modeling gig

Fox 2 News morning anchor Maurielle Lue recently gave a shout out on social media to Sieva Hair, the company that manufactures her long silky tresses

by The Detroit News  | 5 days ago

Gardening: Know what those chemical warnings mean

The first thing to do when choosing a chemical to use in the garden is to read the label -- I go right to the warning signal that tells the toxicity category of the product.

by Nancy Szerlag  | 5 days ago

Finley: State must end ‘gotcha’ tax seizures

"State law allows counties to seize property for unpaid taxes, sell it at auction and keep all of the proceeds, even if the sale amount exceeds the owner's debt."

by Nolan Finley  | 6 days ago

Society: MOCAD benefit at Shinola draws art lovers

Contemporary art tour at Shinola Hotel, cocktails and shopping lure small group of guests for intimate evening

by Chuck Bennett  | 1 day ago

Payne: Honda Civic mutates into TCR track monster

The TCR is the ultimate Honda Civic, a track version of the already insane Civic Type R hot-hatch

by Henry Payne  | 6 days ago

Niyo: There are more home runs in baseball. So what’s the problem?

Leave it to Major League Baseball to figure out a way to turn a flurry of home runs into a full-blown hysteria.

| 6 days ago

Wojo: Pistons should take their best shot at Russell Westbrook

Why should the Pistons go for it? Because plans change as circumstances change, if the price is right.

Howes: Good times promise tough talks for UAW

Change is coming faster than four-year contract terms can manage, an ominous sign for both automakers and union members craving stability, certainty

Finley: Rick Snyder becomes the mob’s latest victim

Snyder was forced to withdraw from a Harvard University fellowship because of a social media campaign that declared him unfit to appear on any public stage.

Niyo: Saginaw’s Franklin on mission to make name for himself in heavyweight division

With his first step out of the way, Jermaine Franklin is promising to let loose something different Friday night, when he’ll headline his first Showtime card.

Niyo: For now, Tigers’ rebuild nothing but blind faith

While GM Al Avila leads Detroit in its "darkest hour," it's fair to wonder if there's light at the end of the tunnel.

Bankole: Facial recognition dangerous for Detroit

This technology appears to be the equivalent of “Big Brother,” Bankole writes

Opinion: It’s good to take a break

"Life is completely different when you don’t have to get up several hours before the crack of dawn"

Finley: This time, it’s not the economy, stupid

Trump is not getting the boost most other presidents seeking a second term have received during eras of prosperity.

McCosky: For Tigers to bail on Avila now would have been counterproductive

Every time you change leadership during a rebuild you start over. It’s like perpetually going up a down escalator.

UM alum’s movie gave soccer star Alex Morgan a chance to be herself

With Morgan on soccer's biggest stage Sunday, director Eric Champnella says she's a worthy idol.

Review: J. Lo brings big party to Little Caesars Arena

The superstar singer, turning 50 this month, lit up LCA in her first Metro Detroit performance

Graham: Best and worst of 2019’s movies so far

A handful of awards to mark the midway point of the year in movies

Jacques: Funding roads drives GOP to wacky ideas

Republicans are considering how to leverage the state’s teacher retirement system as a way to find additional funding for roads.

Dyeing to make a bold fashion statement

In the world of fashion, it's not just the silouette or fabric of a garment that determines how it's perceived, but the color(s), as well.

Payne: Living the Lamborghini Huracan dream

The $261,274 Huracan is a cyborg from the future. And it will look great in your six-car garage

Finley: Patriotism remains key to staying free

Only 45 percent of Americans are "extremely proud" of their country, the lowest point since the measure began after the terrorist attacks of 2001

Howes: Singular Iacocca towered among Detroit auto giants

The icon, dead at 94, birthed some of the Motor City's most enduring models and managed through existential crisis

Niyo: Defiant, dominant Americans run with ‘whatever it takes’ attitude

What better ambassador could there be right now than this strong-willed sisterhood strutting its stuff in France?

Gardening: Fight against tomato fungus with aspirin mixture

After weeks of cold wet weather, the forecast calls for warm nights with high humidity, and that’s the perfect recipe for fungal diseases.

Howes: Soo Locks, freighters help fuel industrial heartland

American and Canadian jobs, commerce, even national security depend on the lock moving cargo-laden lakers from Superior to lower Great Lakes

Niyo: Steve Yzerman’s Red Wings won’t get tied up in free agency

Monday’s rather mundane start to NHL free agency was another reminder of how much things have changed.

3 fun drives: a Bentley, an Audi and a Mustang

The Continental GT V8, Audi Q8 and Mustang GT350 are wildly different, but each focuses on the driving experience

Bankole: Blacks should stop apologizing for Dems

"I guess blacks have to go on bended knees to beg Whitmer, a Democrat, to forgive Benton Harbor’s debt."

Jacques: Why #CancelStudentDebt is a raw deal

"Despite Sanders' distaste for the wealthy, his college debt bailout would be a new entitlement for those same wealthy families."

Metalsmith couple mold skills into successful business

Gabriel Craig knew he wanted to make his living doing something artistic, but he wasn't sure exactly what -- until one day when a teacher gave him a hammer.

Podcast: Howes on automakers’ looming ‘profit desert’

Howes: Automakers face a 'profit desert' as spending on mobility, autonomy, and electrification consume capital while returns on them decline.

Finley: Recovering Gilbert ‘not involved in company’

Gilbert upbeat, 'in the loop on what's happening,' says Quicken Loans vice chairman

Howes: Old Detroit confrontation mars new PGA Tour event

Smack in the middle of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, labor and management inflict contract dispute on everyone else instead of settling in private

Jacques: Biden misses opportunity in Dem debate

The former vice president should have used the debate to build a case for why he stands apart from the progressive left.

Bankole: Deal or no deal, Benton Harbor crisis remains

"We’ll see if Whitmer ends up pulling the plug on Benton Harbor, a city on life support, during her tenure."

Gardening: Foliar feeding can help new growth

While established perennials are doing well this year, enjoying all this wet weather, newly planted plants are suffering incredible stress

Society Confidential: Dominique Lenard joins ‘Basketball Wives’

Also: Wahlberg back to open new Wahlburgers in Flint; Bloomfield Hills teen promotes Tee Grizzley concert

Howes: Auto 2.0 spending promises ‘profit desert’

The auto industry’s profit party is winding down, imperiling jobs, plants and products in a scramble to embrace electrified and self-driving vehicles

Payne: New Ford Explorer reaches further — at a price

The popular midsize SUV gets a total makeover with a throaty ST model, must-have self-park feature and lots of clever details. But you'll pay for it.