Mike Householder

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Life is colorful for man behind Rainbow Loom craze

Mike Householder · September 29, 2014 2:16 pm

Tree seedlings grow on the turf of the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. The 80,000-seat indoor stadium hosted the Super Bowl, the NBA finals, the World Cup, Wrestlemania and concerts by Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. Nowadays, the venue is a shell of its former self with its roof in tatters and a lack of electrical power that has left the stadiumâs innards dark and mold-covered. The Silverdomeâs current owner is determined to cash in before itâs too late, putting everything inside up for auction starting on Wednesday, May 21. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Everything must go: Silverdome’s assets for sale

Mike Householder · May 19, 2014 4:00 am

FILE- In this Oct. 9, 1987 file photo provided by the University of Michigan Medical Center, Cecelia Cichan, the sole survivor of Northwest Airlines flight 255 crash, that killed 154 people aboard and two on the ground, sits on her hospital bed before her release from the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. In the new documentary, "Sole Survivor," Cichan, whose married name is Crocker, breaks her silence, discussing how the crash of the Phoenix-bound jetliner has affected her. (AP Photo, University of Michigan Medical Center, File) NO SALES

Survivor of 1987 Mich. plane crash breaks silence

Mike Householder · May 15, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo provided by the Motown Museum, Paul McCartney, left, and Berry Gordy stand in front of a newly restored 1877 Steinway grand piano during a benefit at the Motown Museum at Steinway Hall in New York. The piano, used by Motown greats during the label's heyday, was restored with an assist by McCartney. In an April 1, 2013 news release from the museum, it was announced that the famed 9-foot piano has been returned to Detroit and will go back on display at the Motown museum's famed Studio A in the "Hitsville, U.S.A.," building. (AP Photo/Motown Museum, Shahar Azran, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

Historic Motown Steinway piano back in Detroit

Jeff Karoub, Mike Householder · April 1, 2013 4:00 am

Chrysler ad features Motown Records founder Gordy

Chrysler ad features Motown Records founder Gordy

Mike Householder · December 20, 2012 6:07 pm

Berry Gordy star of new Motown-themed Chrysler ad

Berry Gordy star of new Motown-themed Chrysler ad

Mike Householder · December 20, 2012 5:58 pm

Chrysler ad features Motown Records founder Gordy

Chrysler ad features Motown Records founder Gordy

Mike Householder · December 20, 2012 5:24 pm

The exterior of a house in the 15300 block of Tacoma Street is shown in Detroit, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Detroit police say they've found the bodies of two men, a teenage boy and a woman who were apparently shot in this house on the city's east side. In an email, police Sgt. Eren Stephens says the bodies of one woman and three men, all in their 20s, were found about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday. Stephens says "the circumstances pertaining to this incident are unknown at this time." (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

4 found slain in Detroit home; homicides spiking

Mike Householder · December 6, 2012 1:16 am

Mayor Dave Bing announces Wednesday Dec. 5, 2012,the opening of 13 new Mini Police Stations within the city of Detroit. The mayor made the announcement stressing the importance of bringing "our police department and communities closer together." (AP Photo/Detroit News, Charles V. Tines ) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT

State expected to start review of Detroit finances

Mike Householder · December 6, 2012 12:28 am

Michigan schools weigh affirmative action ruling

Michigan schools weigh affirmative action ruling

Mike Householder · November 16, 2012 10:22 pm

CORRECTS SOURCE TO DETROIT FREE PRESS - A visitor comes to the home where the suspected I-96 shooter was living, in Wixom, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Authorities say a 43-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with dozens of shootings across four Michigan counties that resulted in at least one injury. Authorities investigating a shooting spree that included 24 incidents and one injury in four counties executed a search warrant at the southeast Michigan home, police said. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Eric Seals) DETROIT NEWS OUT; NO SALES

Mich. shootings spree suspect arraigned, jailed

Mike Householder · November 7, 2012 5:00 am

3 races key to Mich. Congress delegation control

3 races key to Mich. Congress delegation control

Mike Householder · October 31, 2012 10:29 pm