Detroit resident Charles H. Smith discovered unwelcome visitors in his backyard oasis when a family of raccoons began making nightly appearances about three weeks ago.

When complete, the Joe Louis Greenway will be a 29.7-mile-long biking and walking trail, extending from Detroit's riverfront to Highland Park, Dearborn and Hamtramck.

Plans for the Joe Louis Greenway are in full swing. The system connects Detroit’s Riverfront to 23 neighborhoods across Detroit, Highland Park, Dearborn, and Hamtramck.

The greenway's master plan, developed in 2001, envisions it covering eight miles between Dearborn and the Detroit River, where it would connect to the Joe Louis Greenway.

The greenway is a fitting way to honor a man who won the Detroit Golden Gloves light-heavyweight title in 1934, and then won 50 of his 54 matches as an amateur; a man who faced Schmeling and Nazi ...

The BriefThe EPA is planning to clean up a vacant lot in Detroit that is expected to house the future Joe Louis Greenway.The site has contaminated soil with PCBs in it, requiring the government to ...

More walking and biking trails are coming to the city of Detroit. It’s all thanks to a $20.7 million grant to the Joe Louis Meets the Iron Belle: Connecting Communities in Detroit Project.

Detroit's Joe Louis Greenway is getting an artistic flair. Six new murals were unveiled Monday along the developing greenway that were painted between the Warren Gateway trailhead and I-96. The ...

The Midwest-Tireman neighborhood, also known as "The Old Westside" located between west Warren Avenue and Joy Road, will be featured on 10 new signs that will line the Joe Louis Greenway.

A $20.7 million federal grant that will go toward connecting the Joe Louis Greenway in Detroit to the statewide Iron Belle Trail will also give children in the community a safe way to walk to school.

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin say the federal government is giving Detroit a $10 million transportation grant to improve public access to the city's historic Eastern ...