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Report: "The Pistons Will Probably Be Gone" To Downtown Detroit Says Oakland County Exec

It looks like we’re even closer to the Detroit Pistons moving to the new arena that’s rising on Woodward in downtown Detroit. Crain’s Detroit Business is reporting that Detroit Pistons officials asked Oakland County to buy the Palace of Auburn Hills, where the Detroit Pistons play, in a $384 million buy-lease-back deal to the team. That’s basically where the county would own the arena and lease it back. County officials, citing their fiscal responsibility, said no to the deal. For context,...

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VID, PICS: Belle Isle Bridge Aglow With New LED Lights

Thanks to a $50,000 donation by Platinum Equity (owned by Tom Gores who is known locally for owning the Detroit Pistons), more than 300 new bulbs were replaced on the Belle Isle Bridge with LED lights as well as the large lagoon by the Scott Fountain, just in time for the Fireworks and the Grand Prix. The results are stunning. They shot a video which we embedded above, but also we hit the bridge after dark to get some close-ups and different views, and we’ve included them below. The bridge t...

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