As much as I hate to give props to the New York Times, I gotta admit that they have been giving Detroit a lot of love (or at least a lot of attention) the past few months and today was no exception. 

Bill Vlasic today highlighted the automotive side of town, because, you know, we still do make cars here, and discussed how American automakers are once again proving that they can compete with the best and slowly but surely are winning back buyers around the country. 

Click here to check out the entire article Detroit Refueled. 

Check out some NYT Detroit articles from the past few months below.

January 10, 2010 - In Detroit, Entrepreneurs See Opportunity in Hard Times

March 16, 2010 - Shrinking Detroit Back to Greatness

August 3, 2010 - Wringing Art Out of Rubble in Detroit

August 14, 2010 - Detroit Goes from Gloom to Economic Brightspot

Photo illustration by The New York Times; photograph by Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg News