Here is video from tonight’s memorial for Ace the pit bull from Detroit (backstory HERE.) About 150 local pet rescuers and animal lovers showed up to mourn the passing of Ace who was euthanized by the Detroit Animal Control staff. Based on the way things have played out, it seems pretty clear that Ace was actually euthanized almost immediately after […]

From Fox News Detroit: A story people around the world have been following involving a pit bull who was found lost, alone, and hungry — at a hardware store, over the weekend. He was nick-named “Ace” and has been at the center of a controversy surrounding his well being since the day he was found. He was taken by animal […]

The various groups working to save Ace and the other animals housed at the Detroit Animal Control (DAC) facility are having a candlelight vigil tonight in front of the DAC. As of this writing, over 620 people have said they will be attending. From the event’s Facebook page: Candlelight vigil for AceThursday November 10, 2011 – 7pm-10pmOutside of the D.A.C.3511 […]

Ace the pit bull from Detroit who faces euthanization today or tomorrow has earned a stay of execution from a Wayne County Circuit judge. (I have written about Ace’s situation HERE and HERE A groundswell of support to save Ace, the dog taken by animal control last week and whose fate was unknown Wednesday, has helped push a Wayne County […]

I have received a rather unfortunate update from Monica Martino, the co-founder & CEO of Detroit Dog Rescue. The original post about Ace is HERE. Here’s the latest news: Detroit Dog Rescue has become very involved in this fight — we were able to find the owner of “Ace” (she saw him on the news — he had been stolen […]

This little guy is “Ace”. Ace was found near an Ace Hardware store in Detroit last Friday, unbelievably emaciated and near death. He was turned over to Detroit Animal Control who operate under a Detroit law that says they must hold him for four days unless the owner retrieves him. After that, he will be euthanized because adoption of pit […]

Back in July, the superintendent of Northville Public Schools used the threat of an Emergency Manager to try to force union concessions. Now it’s Detroit Mayor Dave Bing’s turn. Bing is threatening to bring in an Emergency Manager, too, and for the same reason. The City of Detroit is sliding closer to insolvency and may soon require the intervention of […]

For as long as I can remember, Detroit has been a pit of malfeasance, corruption and general ineptitude. When I was a kid, Detroit Public School board members were in the news for taking taxpayer-paid limos to board meetings. Since then it’s been one tale after another of embezzlement, waste, and theft. Closed schools full of computers, science equipment and […]

First Lady Michelle Obama made a stop in Detroit today for a Democratic fundraiser. Appearing at the elegant Book Cadillac Hotel, she was met by an enthusiastic crowd. First Lady Michelle Obama [NOTE: All photos by Anne C. Savage. Please do not use without permission. We’re serious about that. Please ask first.] Before the event, she met with a group […]

If there is anyone out there that continues to say that the only reason Barack Obama enjoys such immense popularity among African Americans because he is himself African American, I offer you THIS from Herman Cain’s visit to Detroit: With the dilapidated Michigan Central Station train depot in the background, Herman Cain made his first visit to Michigan as a […]

The Detroit Tigers won the American League Central division title for the first time since 1987 and are going to post-season play for the first time since 2006. Good news for Detroit. Good news for Michigan. By the way, when did they change their logo from this: to this? Answer: never. The bottom one is on their caps only. Both […]