Monthly Archives: May 2009

Marching for bait

By Joel Thurtell At the same time Matty’s trying to shaft the people of Detroit out of their Riverside Park so he can build a second Ambassador Bridge, the Mogul of Grosse Pointe, aka Troll Under the Bridge, is hassling … Continue reading

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Matty: Still squatting on Riverside Park

By Joel Thurtell Not much happened in Wednesday’s (May 6, 2009) Detroit 36th District Court hearing into the city’s attempt to evict billionaire Manuel “Matty” Moroun and his Detroit International Bridge Co., aka “Ambassador Bridge,” from publicly-owned Riverside Park. Oh … Continue reading

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He beat Ohio State

By Joel Thurtell A hospice nurse called a bit after two on Sunday morning, May 3, 2009, to tell my wife that her dad and my good friend, Hank Fonde, had died. Hank was 85, and had suffered with Alzheimer’s disease … Continue reading

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