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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
WIMBLEDON, England -- Serena Williams beat her sister Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Saturday for her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam championship. In the fourth all-Williams final at Wimbledon, Serena came out on top for the third time by out-serving her sister, lifting her game in the tiebreaker and dictating play throughout the second set.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rihanna thought she was just having fun Wednesday night, but the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has a different opinion. According to MTV.com, the singer was at East Side Ink to visit her longtime tattoo artist, BangBang, and ended up inking him and two other artists.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
The fans here know the group better as Cheese, and they're aware it's rare to see a live performance from the Colorado band. The Rothbury gig is being promoted as its only concert this year.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
Like an old Western boomtown, the makeshift village that sprang up around the gates of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was vanishing Friday, with visitors and vendors packing up tents, tarps, posters and CDs.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
Comerica Cityfest is known for show­casing some of the best in music, food and culture during its five-day party. The festival itself is a melting pot made up of the people of metro Detroit -- from families in the sur­rounding suburbs to hipsters who frequent downtown hot spots regularly -- and nothing shows off the different personalities of the individuals inside the big crowds greater...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Rothbury music festival kicked off Thursday and really got rolling Friday as thousands of fans descended on the small town on the west side of the state for a weekend of eclectic music and camping. Head to freep.com all weekend and to Sunday's and Monday's Free Press for tons of photos, reviews and more.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
SaltWater — the elegant, high-end seafood destination at MGM Grand Detroit — quietly unveiled a new menu this week that redefines the award-winning restaurant as a more approachable, affordable and casual dining experience.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
UPDATED AT 9:53 A.M.: A police standoff with a gunman threatening suicide ended peacefully about 8:30 a.m. today at a Romulus hotel near the Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
On Thursday, GM's lawyers gave a forceful plea to allow GM to sell its desirable assets to a new GM, while letting the less desirable old GM assets remain in bankruptcy.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Less than a month after stripping 789 dealers of their franchises, Chrysler now wants to stop selling its Global Electric Motorcars, known as GEMs, at 64 of 150 dealerships, according to a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court this week.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Today Rick and his brothers Gary and Jim Davis are owners of Ashby's Sterling Ice Cream in Shelby Township, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The brothers were inspired by the parlors they frequented growing up in Detroit, including Sanders, Stroh's and Baskin Robbins.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Transport Canada, the Canadian federal transportation agency, said Thursday it was finalizing the purchase of about 100 acres of riverfront land in Windsor to allow the construction of a new bridge across the Detroit River.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Michigan will lose more jobs in 2009 than in any other year since at least the mid-1950s, according to a report released Thursday from economists at the University of Michigan.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
A fledgling discount airline is having trouble getting off the ground. Clearwater, Fla.-based JetAmerica issued a statement Thursday saying it's delaying the start of flight operations a month. It cited problems securing landing and take-off slots at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
NO DOUBT: There isn't a new album to support, but singer Gwen Stefani says, "The whole reason for going on this tour was to have fun, try on all our favorite songs again and to get inspired to make new music." Opening are Paramore and Bedouin Soundclash. 7:30 p.m. The Palace, I-75 at exit 81, Auburn Hills. 248-377-0100. $20-$80.
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