Traverse City BoxPop shipping containers help bars expand outdoors

BoxPop is a new custom shipping container company based in Traverse City called BoxPop. Matt Egan says BoxPop’s parent company - Britten, had been importing a lot of print material that would show up in large shipping containers.

MGM Grand Detroit waits to reopen with Covid safety precautions in place

It includes the Seven Point Safety Plan which the casino announced in May, six weeks later FOX 2 cameras allowed inside. Casino management wanted their guests to see safety precautions are in place when doors reopen.

Power to the People mural unveiled at Detroit Juneteenth event at Spirit Plaza

June 19th marks the official end of slavery. This day in 1865 slaves in Galveston, Texas found out they were free. President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

Detroit activists plan Juneteenth march over disparities in sentencing, lack of jury diversity

Fortner, a Civil Rights attorney, along with a coalition of community organizers and activists, are looking to address flaws in the judicial system. This, as the nation reckons with its fraught racial history by way of protests and civil unrest in the wake of Black death at the hands of police.

City of Detroit mural 'Power to the People' painted down Woodward Avenue

The city of Detroit already had plans in the works so everyone joined forces and came up with this: "Power to The People" on Woodward between Larned and Congress.

New rules for Detroit casinos include bans on smoking and severe restrictions on capacity

The Michigan Gaming Board approved updated rules for Detroit's casinos on Monday, releasing the guidelines that showed restrictions on capacity, temperature checks, and bans on smoking.

Fourth night of Detroit protests wind down quietly

It marks the fourth night of protests of police brutality in light of the George Floyd death at the hands of white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Memorial Day.

Mayor Mike Duggan sets 8 p.m. curfew in Detroit starting tonight

Today Mayor Mike Duggan and Detroit Police Chief James Craig held another 2 p.m. press conference addressing the violent protest this weekend. 

Second night of protests as demonstrators clash with Detroit police downtown

Tear gas has been used by groups of police to control the crowds. Detroit Police Chief James Craig said the crowd was smaller than Friday but about 250 and were more agitated. 

About 40 detained by Detroit police downtown after Instagram post

About 40 people were detained by officers after a gathering of about 1,000 people Detroit police told FOX 2. A large police presence was seen at Campus Martius and along the Riverwalk where about half of it was closed down by officers. 

State lawmaker creates outdoor drinking bill to create social districts outside bars

It is not lost on Representative Michael Webber from Rochester Hills. The Republican lawmaker sponsored a bill designed to help out bars and take advantage of warmer weather.