Congratulations to the 15 commissioners that had the sense to realize that arts are a critical piece of maintaining a regional quality of life. However, the fact that 9 of 24 commissioners did not even want voters to determine this fate is appalling. Even more appalling is the comment by Chris Long, commissioner of Commerce Township in today's print copy of the Free Press:
"She also noted that the other millages mentioned(SMART, the zoo, parks and rec) involved serices in Oakland County, not just in Detroit"
So she is fine with Detroiters paying taxes on the zoo and HCMA and having nothing in the borders but heaven forbid we have a regional tax to support something that is in Detroit.
Yes, Detroit has more problems that I care to count but the lack of regional thinking (unless a regional tax supports something in her county - then it is fine) shows that we are sliding further and further into a worthless backwoods region.
I cannot believe that I never really been to that before. I have explored so many different areas downtown and tried to learn more about whats going on. Went there this last Saturday and my jaw dropped. I cannot believe how big of an operation it is and how many people were there. I remember hearing that it was the largest open market in the country and after seeing it, I do not doubt it. It just goes on and on.
If you have never been, make a point to pick a good sunny day and go down and check it out. I will be visiting many, many more times.
If you have never been, make a point to pick a good sunny day and go down and check it out. I will be visiting many, many more times.
From Detroit news article: Pastor Marvin L. Winans, the head of Perfecting Church, was still dazed as he spoke to Channel 7 (WXYZ-TV) as the story was breaking.
Winans said he was buying gas at a Citgo station on Linwood near Davison on the city's west side when he was approached and assaulted.
"There was at least four of them who followed me out," said Winans, also an actor and a member of the Grammy-winning gospel family The Winans.
Winans was hit as he pumped gas.
He said the attackers also grabbed at his pants. He said he didn't know if the men knew who he is but if they did "it didn't matter."
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news...on-20120516-ms
Winans said he was buying gas at a Citgo station on Linwood near Davison on the city's west side when he was approached and assaulted.
"There was at least four of them who followed me out," said Winans, also an actor and a member of the Grammy-winning gospel family The Winans.
Winans was hit as he pumped gas.
He said the attackers also grabbed at his pants. He said he didn't know if the men knew who he is but if they did "it didn't matter."
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news...on-20120516-ms
Originally Posted by casscorridor
I don't even think that's accurate. First of all, "significant" is so subjective, but if you look at the past 15 years I would say the Cass Corridor. You have new businesses sprouting up every few months in an area that 20 years ago was the highly undesirable (to some people) Cass Corridor. Now you have, for lack of a better word, momentum, of business driving housing, and housing driving business, with of course WSU and the Cultural Center attractions helping things along. It is also almost entirely urban in design, and undoubtedly the most "urban" place in Michigan. Also probably the only place you can survive quite comfortably without a car. All of this is the OPPOSITE of this garbage suburban development that is so ubiquitous in our grey, flat, mostly charmless parking lot of a region.
Detroit has strip malls all over, with varying degrees of success. They're all equally immemorable and haven't slowed Detroit's decline in the least.
The latest in his particular interpretation of the truth.
The Manoogian
His Salary
Running for reelection
This
All come to light eventually and he just looks so FOOLISH.
And people really wonder why citizens aren't too quick to believe anything out of the "powers that be" mouths at face value?
Seriously?
The Manoogian
His Salary
Running for reelection
This
All come to light eventually and he just looks so FOOLISH.
And people really wonder why citizens aren't too quick to believe anything out of the "powers that be" mouths at face value?
Seriously?
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