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Spirit of Detroit’s pride (of Lions) is back

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3 years ago

January 8, 2024

Spirit of Detroit’s pride (of Lions) is back

The Spirit of Detroit is again swelling with pride — the kind found at Ford Field.

The city’s iconic statue outside the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center building downtown at Woodward and Jefferson is wearing a Detroit Lions jersey again, dressed for a special occasion. The Lions will host their first playoff game in three decades and the first ever at Ford Field.

Ellen Trudell, a spokeswoman for the Detroit Lions, said the team appreciates the outpouring of support it gets from fans.

“It’s exciting for us as an organization to be able to tap into our community on such a large scale and celebrate being in the post-season,” she said. “It’s also an opportunity for the community at large and our fans to engage with the Spirit of Detroit and their Lions fandom in a major way.”

The city landmark last donned the Honolulu blue and gray football jersey in 2015 when the Detroit Lions took on the Dallas Cowboys in a playoff game in Texas for a wild-card spot. The Lions lost 24-20.

But the sculpture isn’t the only Detroit icon displaying its support for the team.

Officials with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan said Monday they will be lighting up the health insurance company’s Lafayette Tower in Detroit Honolulu blue.

Beginning Monday, the tower will display a blue and white football in lights.

“Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan congratulates the Detroit Lions for clinching a spot in the NFL playoffs,” Daniel Loepp, the company’s president and CEO, said in a statement Monday. “The talented and tenacious team has galvanized its dedicated fanbase throughout the state.”

He said the company is “proudly lighting our Detroit office tower in the team colors for the rest of the season” to show its support of the Lions during the team’s quest to reach the Super Bowl.

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Teen on moped hit by car after cruising through stop sign in Detroit

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July 9, 2026

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Teen on moped hit by car after cruising through stop sign in Detroit

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DETROIT (FOX 2) – A 16-year-old moped driver was hospitalized after a crash on Detroit’s west side on Wednesday night.

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Detroit police say the teen disregarded a stop sign while going east on Vassar when he collided with a vehicle turning south on Outer Drive at about 9:30 p.m.

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The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he is listed in critical condition. The driver of the car, a woman in her 30s, was not injured.

The Source: Information for this report is from Detroit police.

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Chickens, geese found at vacant home after nonprofit reports them stolen

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July 9, 2026

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Chickens, geese found at vacant home after nonprofit reports them stolen

Chickens and geese that went missing from a local nonprofit’s Detroit site were found in the backyard of a nearby home, the director of operations said Wednesday.

The Full Circle Foundation, a Grosse Point Park-based nonprofit, said more than a dozen chickens and geese were believed stolen from a chicken coop on Detroit’s east side that also features the Full Circle Edible Garden.

The nonprofit provides training and job opportunities for young people with special needs.

Neighbors who learned from news reports about the missing flock found the “chickens were being held in the backyard of a vacant home not far from the Full Circle Edible Garden,” said Stephanie DiVirgil, director of operations. She said Ribbon Farm 4-H owns the flock.

“The homeowner was contacted, and she reached out to Full Circle to confirm,” said DiVirgil. “We were able to retrieve all of the chickens and geese that were found on the property, 19 in total.”

The foundation and Ribbon Farms 4-H are working to secure the site, including cameras, fencing and lights.

“We will likely start a fundraising campaign to have these items installed,” DiVirgil said. “We’ve gotten amazing support from the community, including offers to help pay for these additional security measures.”

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