Add one more item to Randall Hoven's list: the solar house left in the dark with busted pipes that froze over the winter. Shawn D. Lewis of the Detroit News reports:

It was supposed to be a shining example of the green movement -- a completely independent solar-powered house with no gas or electrical hookups. ...

Frozen pipes during the winter caused $16,000 in damage to floors, and city officials aren't sure when the house at the Troy Community Center will open.

"It's not safe right now, and there's no estimated opening time because it depends on when we can get funding," said Carol Anderson, director of the city's Parks and Recreation Department.