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May 3, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Heidelberg Project Home Burns In Fire Artist Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project, which won world renown and acclaim for its re-purposing of abandoned homes on Detroit's East Side, burned early this morning in a suspected arson. Tyree Guyton was on site Friday morning after the fire, seemingly upbeat. "This is the real world, and I think as an artist I have to make the best of it," he told The Huffington Post. "I have to be an optimist and turn it into gold." But he told The Huffington Post that fire officials had informed him that the fire was deliberately set. According to WXYZ, one of the homes that make up the block-long Heidelberg project caught fire around 4 a.m.  Continue reading... Heidelberg Project Building Burns, But Artist Looks Forward Conflicting Reports Emerge About Roy Roberts' Early Days On The Job That Was Then.. The 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In America Heidelberg Project Home Burns In Fire WATCH: 'Super Drunk' School Principal Magically Escapes Cuffs Heidelberg Project Home Burns In Fire Kid Rock Slams JT, Jay-Z: 'It's Garbage' Heidelberg Project Home Burns In Fire The 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In America LOOK: Haunting Photos Of Abandoned Theaters PAUL BRANDEIS RAUSHENBUSH Sister Simone Campbell: What Makes This Nun on the Bus Roll? Many of the governors that are turning down Medicaid claim that they are pro-life and what I say is that they are only pro-birth. If you are pro-life in the richest nation on earth then folks who should have access to health care. Continue reading... ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Flex Your Fearlessness Becoming Fearless is part of our larger effort to put the spotlight on what is working in our culture rather than just on what's dysfunctional. Taken individually, these stories inspire. Taken together, they testify to something larger -- that in the face of multiple crises, people are responding with strength, courage and resilience. Continue reading... ANN BRENOFF On The Fly: Breaking Up With Your Phone Number We have a relationship with our phone numbers. We are engaged in an unrealistic romance with them where we boast of our fidelity to them and then abuse them with complete disrespect. Heck, we are so attached to them that we even use them to define ourselves. Continue reading... BECKY ROBINSON States' Support for Trap-Neuter-Return Is Gaining Momentum We've achieved many victories for cats over the past 23 years but we need many more. Americans can add their voice to this movement by asking their lawmakers to support legislation that protects cats and ends the senseless killing in our nation's pounds and shelters. Continue reading... DAVID ROSNER You Are a Guinea Pig A hidden epidemic is poisoning America. The toxins are in the air we breathe and the water we drink, in the walls of our homes and the furniture within them. And there's a reason why you've never read about it in the newspaper or seen a report on the nightly news. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003