Yes, a Jeep did crash on South Main in Royal Oak, MI today. Yes, the crash apparently took down three electric poles and a "minor forest of trees," causing 500 people to be without power for a large chunk of the day. Yes, I do live in Royal Oak, just a block away from the crash. No, it was not me or my Jeep that was…

Classic car restorers at Royal Oak's Vinsetta Garage got their own little documentary before the Woodward Dream Cruise thanks to the folks at "I Got Shotgun," GM's fun little random PR thing that we don't quite understand. But whatevs — the Vinsetta Garage is totally an amazing Woodward Avenue automotive destination.…

While walking from the li'l place in downtown Royal Oak we call the "Jalopnik Detroit office" to snag some Leo's greek salad, we happened to stumble across some new hotness from the General's luxe brand. That's right — it's a 2008 Cadillac CTS — sitting right there like some reel big fish in front of the Royal Oak Music…

Why does Audi continue to tease me with the R8? Can't they just give me a media fleet car for a week? Heck, even a long weekend — I wouldn't be upset with lopping a couple of days off the end (actually, yes I would) if it gives me a better chance of snagging one. But why must they continue to tease me? I'd been hearing …

We knew the housing market here in metro Detroit was bad from all the automaker job cuts in the area, but we didn't know how bad until we were heading down Main Street Saturday afternoon. It was right at the corner across from the new Main Street Lofts where we spotted the following sign pointing to serious savings…

Curse us for being out of town last week! In addition to showing off the two new SEMA Jeep designs we highlighted last week (the JT and the Ultimate), it appears the Chrysler group team spent some time tooling about downtown Royal Oak, MI in their newest batch of auto show concept cars. It was all part of some 20-year…

I found this bit of Sears-branded and Chevy-badged humor at a repair shop parking lot about four blocks from my new digs. And yeah, although I actually didn't, I totally should have seen this one coming from a mile away. – Ray Wert

Many people may not know it but I just moved into a new place in downtown Royal Oak, MI. It's the city my Dad grew up in, I was born in, and my cousins still run the local hardware store — so it's got a lot of positive energy for me. Apparently, despite the familial energy, I've been told the fabulous city right next…

We had the opportunity to hit up a GM event for a short while last night at Athens Coney Island right along M-1 in Royal Oak. We've got a few things we'll be showing you in a bit — but what we've got spun up above so far is all about Rick. You see, GM's Rick Wagoner knows all about the Dream Cruise — and according to …

Ok, so what have we learned so far at this years Woodward Dream Cruise — or at least the week leading up to it? Hunter House has, by far, the best slider burgers in the known universe. We've also learned not to jaywalk — or at the very least, don't get a ticket for jaywalking in Royal Oak (by the way, still looking…