Michael Lee

Husband. Father. Managing editor, Crain's Detroit Business, @CrainsDetroit. Ex-Associated Press, Oakland Press, State News.

[Kurt Nagl @kurt_nagl]

RenCen news: Bedrock exec tells @crainsdetroit that the overhaul of Michigan's tallest skyscraper would feature a Willis Tower-like observation deck -- and the project would cost taxpayers less than first pitched https://t.co/7N4Wk7Kqb4

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

Remember the Crowdstrike meltdown? Things are still not near normal at DTW and other airports.

[Crain's Detroit Business @crainsdetroit]

Delta canceled another 700 flights on Monday, leaving customers stuck in Detroit for days. https://t.co/9xYgDp2uoq

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

A Mackinac-poly https://t.co/mVH3BqKORC

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

It's all a reminder that the seemingly impossible might not be. https://t.co/PD2gUuEVpI

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

We're getting our first look inside the gleaming interior of Michigan Central Station ahead of Thursday's grand reopening. If you think you know all about the station already, do yourself a favor and read this magnificent piece by @kirkpinhoCDB. https://t.co/ZF7i7Icnn4

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

And it was all a result of a bold decision made by Bill Ford and Ford Motor Co. It wasn't just a business decision, but it also wasn't NOT a business decision. One that will benefit the city for a long time. https://t.co/LUyyT3G2Ef

[Kirk Pinho @kirkpinhoCDB]

Scoop: GM, others have pitched Wayne County on moving out of the Guardian Building into the Renaissance Center https://t.co/AywdWdi6pU

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

This is a wow. https://t.co/gz6ZQSnEeF

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

Detroit's population has been falling for more than 70 years, at least according to the census bureau's estimates. This year, it's different. https://t.co/pPWw2MHODp

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

There seems to be a bit of a nascent Motor City-Music City entertainment axis brewing up. https://t.co/E3TdWcilc9

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

Gannett fires Michigan editor who shared staffing concerns https://t.co/8oODnNMusU

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

Jon Cotton goes all in on hotels after leaving the health care business. https://t.co/uXgMlsSXFC via @crainsdetroit

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

This is awesome, and this writer was correct. This Detroit team disbanded at the end of the 1888 season, a year after winning the National League championship. The club that became the Tigers started up six years later in a not-yet-major league.

[Tony Paul | Detroit News @TonyPaul1984]

The Detroit News in 1888 — we must’ve envisioned what the #Tigers offense would look like in 136 years.

(H/T to colleague George Hunter for this hilarious fund.)

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

Actor Edward Norton and Moosejaw founders team up on Detroit tech startup that's now backed by the Salesforce VC arm. (You read that right.) https://t.co/PwAlPtd2La

[NFL @NFL]

Over 775,000 fans in attendance.

Detroit, thank you for a record-setting #NFLDraft. 🫡

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

If for some reason you should want to feel the sweet pain of extreme FOMO, check out this gallery, via the amazing @nicantaya https://t.co/hi8VQOaNeW

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

Spoiler alert: They are. https://t.co/I6zTohSdB2 with a hat tip to the legendary Emily Gail for the headline.

[Michael Lee @MichaelAllenLee]

If you're coming to Detroit for the NFL Draft and see an 80-foot-tall tire on your way into town, here's what you need to know about it, from our colleagues at Rubber News. https://t.co/kqNxi3CWkF