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1. Detroit
   Detroit Lion tickets have been on the market since 1934, when the Portsmouth Spartans moved to the city and renamed themselves the Lions. They experienced immediate success, winning the NFL title in 1935. They won additional titles in 1952, 1953 and 1957. Since then, the team has struggled, but with their new facility and management, the team is stockpiling young players and ascending towards the elite of the NFL.
2. Show
   Entering its 20th year as an international event, the North American International Auto Show is among the most prestigious auto shows in the world and is one of the largest media events in North America. The NAIAS is the only auto show in the United States to earn an annual distinguished sanction of the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, the Paris-based alliance of automotive trade associations and manufacturers from around the world. The NAIAS Web site can be accessed at naias.com. Don't Miss It for the World!
3. Detroit -- Detroit River
   The Detroit International Riverfront is an area so designated by the nonprofit city sponsored managing entity, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization. The conservancy resulted from a study commissioned by Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick. The International Riverfront area ranges from the Ambassador Bridge to Belle Isle in downtown Detroit, Michigan encompassing a multitude of parks, restaurants, retail shops, skyscrapers, and high rise residential areas along the Detroit River. The comprehensive project has raised hundreds of millions of dollars to develop and manage the riverfront which has complemented urban development in Detroit. The Marriott at the Renaissance Center and the Omni Hotel at Riverplace face the International Riverfront. The area features a variety of annual events and festivals including the North American International Auto Show.
4. Detroit News
   The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873 when it rented space in the rival Free Press's building. The News absorbed the Detroit Tribune on Februbary 1,1919, the Detroit Journal on July 21, 1922 and November 7,1960, it bought out and closed the Detroit Times. The square in downtown Detroit where the Times building once stood is still called "Times Square." The Evening News Association, owner of the News, merged with Gannett in 1985.
5. Detroit News -- Ford Field
   Ford F-150 sets a new standard (Detroit News) Who would have thought America's modern workhorse, the pickup truck, would ever boast a better interior than many a car sold today? Well, the day has arrived and the truck in question is Ford's F-150, new for 2004.
6. Detroit -- North America
   Because of its strategic location, Detroit was fought over by the French, the British, and the Indians during the French and Indian Wars. It was the headquarters for the British forces in the Northwest Territory during the American Revolutionary War.
7. Detroit News -- Miscellaneous
   Detroit News - About Wikipedia Wikipedia is an international Web-based, free-content encyclopedia project. Being written collaboratively by volunteers, most articles can be changed by anyone with access to the Web site. The project began in January 2001, and as of
8. Detroit Lions -- Games
   In 1982, under head coach, Monte Clark, the Detroit Lions made their first playoff appearances since 1957 and in 1982, they won their division for the first time in 25 years. Despite their successful seasons in 1982 and 1983, they failed to win a single playoff game. For the remained of the 1980's, the Lions never finished better than 3rd in their division.
9. Metro Detroit -- North America
   On Dec. 14, Daimler Financial Services Americas reaffirmed its commitment to the metro Detroit region by presenting a $100,000 check to the capital fund campaign of an area charity. The Forgotten Harvest food rescue agency helps the poor and hungry by gathering extra prepared and perishable food to donate to area pantries. Daimler Financial Services ... presented the food rescue agency with food supplies gathered by Daimler staff. The donation comes only months after the financing division donated three new trucks to Forgotten Harvest. "At Daimler Financial Services Americas, our commitment to the region is clear--we believe in the long-term potential of Michigan and want to facilitate job growth in the area as well as strengthening the community in which we live," said Daimler Financial Services Americas President and CEO Klaus Entenmann. "All of us believe in the mission of Forgotten Harvest and support Forgotten Harvest as they work hard on a daily basis to feed the hungry in Metro Detroit."
10. Detroit Free Press
    Detroit Free Press editorial writer and columnist Jeff Gerritt, Metro Times news editor Curt Guyette, and Detroit News journalist Ronald J. Hansen are the top winners in the print category. Gerritt was honored for “Neglect in Custody,” a year-long investigative series of editorials, columns, and news articles exposing problems with the health care system in Michigan state prisons and recommending ways to fix them. Guyette’s article and editorial piece focused on a Wayne County judge and assistant prosecutor accused of committing a felony by allowing perjured testimony to be presented to a jury in the trials of two alleged drug dealers. Hansen provided continuing coverage of the Patrick Selepak case, in which prison employees mistakenly paroled the felon, who then went on a crime spree that left three people dead.

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