13
Mar
700,000 backyard bees killed in Detroit
Falling in a hazy realm somewhere between vandalism and animal abuse, someone doused a Detroit man’s backyard bee colonies with pesticide, killing all 700,000 of the bees and destroying their honey.
22
Nov
Container city: Freight container condos coming to Detroit
Construction on Exceptional Green Living at Rosa Parks, the country’s first multifamily housing project to be built from used shipping containers, is due to commence early next year in Detroit.
30
Mar
Detroit rapper takes a bite out of the city’s stray dog problem
The population of the Motor City has plummeted since the recession began, but its stray dog population has skyrocketed. Estimates vary, but groups say the number of strays on the streets is somewhere between 20,000 and 50,000.
People have been abandoning Detroit in search of jobs, and they often leave their pets behind. By abandoning them, some dog owners may think they’re giving their pets a fighting chance in a city whose animal shelters have a euthanization rate of more than 70 percent.
Today, dogs have taken over many of Detroit’s abandoned buildings, and packs of them roam the streets, prompting some residents to arm themselves with pepper spray.
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May
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Feb
