Detroit ‘Gut Kick’ Poses New Test for Long Suffering City

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Michigan Avenue’s LJ’s Lounge has survived its share of setbacks over the years in Detroit. The latest “is like a kick in the gut,” manager Sue Wallace said.

“There’s going to be a lot of people suffering” from the city’s race into bankruptcy court yesterday, Wallace said in an interview. “I pray like hell we’re not one of ’em.”