98.7 WFGR Classic Hits » detroit http://wfgr.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Vote For Your Favorite Detroit Tiger Of All Time – Round 3 [Poll] http://wfgr.com/vote-for-your-favorite-detroit-tiger-of-all-time-poll/ http://wfgr.com/vote-for-your-favorite-detroit-tiger-of-all-time-poll/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:45:24 +0000 Steven Bohner http://wgrd.com/?p=119963 The Detroit Tigers have been no stranger to the World Series, appearing in the Fall Classic 10 times and winning the series 4 of those times.  The Detroit Tigers have fostered some extremely great players throughout the years.  We want to know "What is your favorite Detroit Tiger of all time?"  We took 32 of the best Tigers in history and pitted them up against each other in a bracket tournament to determine who the most popular Detroit Tiger is.

]]> http://wfgr.com/vote-for-your-favorite-detroit-tiger-of-all-time-poll/feed/ 0 Getty Images Detroit Boy Trying To Save City, One Lemonade At A Time http://wfgr.com/detroit-boy-trying-to-save-city-one-lemonade-at-a-time/ http://wfgr.com/detroit-boy-trying-to-save-city-one-lemonade-at-a-time/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:48:51 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=72453 Lots of kids in summer start their lemonade stands. The sight of a group of kids and a sloppily made pitcher of Kool Aide lemonade and a hand written sign is about as American as a pot smoking 17 Olympic medal athlete. But one kid in Detroit has other plans for his money made at his lemonaide and popcorn stand in Detroit. No, he's not buying a bike or an Ipad.

]]> http://wfgr.com/detroit-boy-trying-to-save-city-one-lemonade-at-a-time/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt, Getty Images Paul McCartney Plays Comerica Park Tonight[VIDEO] http://wfgr.com/paul-mccartney-plays-comerica-park-tonightvideo/ http://wfgr.com/paul-mccartney-plays-comerica-park-tonightvideo/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:27:22 +0000 Mark Roberts http://wfgr.com/?p=12678 If you couldn't get tickets to the Paul McCartney concert tonight at Comerica Park in
Detroit, here's a sample of the show he recently put on at Yankee stadium in New York.

]]> http://wfgr.com/paul-mccartney-plays-comerica-park-tonightvideo/feed/ 0 Paul McCartney in concert at Yankee Stadium--Youtube Historic Michigan Structure Appears to be Saved http://wfgr.com/historic-michigan-structure-appears-to-be-saved/ http://wfgr.com/historic-michigan-structure-appears-to-be-saved/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:52:43 +0000 Mark Roberts http://wfgr.com/?p=9872 One of the most beautiful structures in Detroit, Michigan, and the entire US looks like it may be on it's way to being saved and restored after 25 years of decay! I say.. it's about time!  Let's bring back Detroit and not destroy anymore of it!

]]> http://wfgr.com/historic-michigan-structure-appears-to-be-saved/feed/ 0 104 Year Old Tigers Fan Misses Game http://wfgr.com/104-year-old-tigers-fan-misses-game/ http://wfgr.com/104-year-old-tigers-fan-misses-game/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 16:59:18 +0000 Matt Hendricks http://wfgr.com/?p=8712 Talk about and the worlds oldest Tiger Fan. She remembers when Sparky Anderson was a kid!

A woman's dream of celebrating her 104th birthday by seeing the Detroit Tigers play in person will have to wait a little bit longer.

]]> http://wfgr.com/104-year-old-tigers-fan-misses-game/feed/ 0 MLB WFGR's Connection To The Charlie Sheen Debacle… http://wfgr.com/wfgrs-connection-to-the-charlie-sheen-debacle/ http://wfgr.com/wfgrs-connection-to-the-charlie-sheen-debacle/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:35:57 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=6723 That's right, WFGR has a tie in to the Charlie Sheen Tour that was so , ahem, successful over the weekend in Detroit.

]]> http://wfgr.com/wfgrs-connection-to-the-charlie-sheen-debacle/feed/ 0 RoboCop Statue Could Be Coming to Detroit http://wfgr.com/robocop-statue-could-be-coming-to-detroit/ http://wfgr.com/robocop-statue-could-be-coming-to-detroit/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:00:07 +0000 gary.chenoweth http://wfgr.com/?p=4526 Detroit might get a RoboCop statue after all.

Just a week ago, Detroit mayor and former NBA great Dave Bing shot down a suggestions that the city erect a statue of its most famous fictional cyborg crime fighter

]]> http://wfgr.com/robocop-statue-could-be-coming-to-detroit/feed/ 0 Twitter Detroit Made a Good List! http://wfgr.com/detroit-made-a-good-list/ http://wfgr.com/detroit-made-a-good-list/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:25:10 +0000 Matt Hendricks http://wfgr.com/?p=4441
Wow - Detroit made a GOOD top ten list!

The movie rental company "Redbox" came up with a list of the ten "most romantic" cities in the nation based on the per capita ratio of romantic comedies rented from Redbox locations in 2010.

]]> http://wfgr.com/detroit-made-a-good-list/feed/ 0 My Buddy Bob… http://wfgr.com/my-buddy-bob/ http://wfgr.com/my-buddy-bob/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:42:25 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=4281 Is a lucky guy...he works in Norfolk, Virginia. He's from the Detroit area. He's a HUGE Wings fan...AND he has too much money and time on his hands.

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