wrote that the categories "lets you know if they might smell like poor people!"
The News reported that the Picket Report pulled the descriptions within hours after it started getting hit with criticism.
"This is a tremendously embarrassing and humbling experience for our young company, and one we regret more than we can explain," the company said Thursday on its website. "We promise to find a new and better way to share community information in a way that is informative and not offensive.We apologize profusely for this experience and anyone we may have offended."
The News reported that the site is located in the Compuware Building in downtown Detroit where Quicken Loans Inc. is also headquartered. Quicken Loan's Bizdom U business incubator help provide startup funds for the site. -- A.L.
