Mayor Dave Bing announced on Friday that the city of Detroit will close 50 parks across the city -- just days after Detroit City Council vetoed a plan...

The state of Michigan has said it will withdraw its offer to lease Detroit's Belle Isle as a state park, the Detroit Free Press reports. The Depar...

A plan for Belle Isle is off the agenda for Detroit's City Council -- at least for the moment. A contentious vote to lease the city's island park o...

DETROIT, MI - The state is hoping to fit in one more victory before the end of the year in its reform agenda for Detroit, asking City Council to commi...

Weeks after Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Gov. Rick Snyder announced a plan for the state to operate and manage Belle Isle, an island park in the city, ...

Go-karts and merry-go-rounds could be the answer to the fiscal problems dogging Belle Isle, Detroit's island park, say some of its elected officials. ...

When Michigan state officials discussed a proposed lease of Detroit's Belle Isle park with a dubious City Council Tuesday, the eight (of nine) present...

Detroit City Council won't vote on a proposal to lease the city's Belle Isle park to the state without further details, members said Tuesday. Mayor...

A Detroit City Council hearing to discuss the future of Belle Isle has been postponed until next week, Fox 2 reports. The body previously schedule...

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced a plan Wednesday for the state to lease Belle Isle, the country's largest city-own...

Mayor Dave Bing still hasn't reached a decision regarding control of the Parks & Recreation Department's crown jewel -- the 932 pastoral acres of Detr...

Ah, the 4th of July fireworks. Nothing says "America!" like a showy burst of light in the sky, though Detroit chooses to celebrate more than a week ea...

With national vacation destinations like Traverse City and Petoskey right in our backyards, Metro Detroit's array of freshwater beaches don't always g...

If an emergency manager were to be assigned, a potential outcome would be the sale of Belle Isle. If Detroit is a black city, then Belle Isle is black land. It is precious, peaceful, protected land held in trust for the people of the city.

DETROIT -- Tickets for the 2012 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix are going up for sale. The auto race is set for June 1-3 and will be held for the first...