http://wrkf.org en http://wrkf.org/post/can-detroit-be-saved Detroit is broke. On Friday, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced the state will take over the city's finances.<p>"It is time to say, we need to start moving upward with the city of Detroit," he said.<p>But the question on many people's minds is whether state intervention will be enough — and whether the more ominous and painful scenario of municipal bankruptcy can be avoided.<p><strong>Adding Up The Debt</strong><p>Just how far gone is Detroit? Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:05:00 +0000 Sarah Hulett 6944 at http://wrkf.org Can Detroit Be Saved? http://wrkf.org/post/urban-tree-farm-grows-detroit An entrepreneur says he's got a plan to curb urban blight in parts of Detroit. He's buying up acre after acre of abandoned lots and planting thousands of trees. But where backers of the plan see a visionary proposal, critics see a land grab.<p>Entrepreneur and Detroiter John Hantz, owner of Hantz Farms and the tree-planting effort called <a href="http://www.hantzfarmsdetroit.com/">Hantz Woodlands</a>, wants to plant at least 15,000 trees on about 140 acres. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:45:00 +0000 Sarah Hulett 3878 at http://wrkf.org An Urban Tree Farm Grows In Detroit