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Yeah part of the problem here is in the reporting. Any substantive public policy debate should include the pros and the cons of proposal.

Saying that X Company is getting $1 Billion in tax credits...

I agree with your sentiment and the concept. If an entity is promised $______ in discounts on future tax bills in exchange for completing ________, then they shouldn't get the discounts unless they...

For what it's worth, I'm not upset that tax credits exist. I'm upset that the number of people with strong opinions about the tax credits seems to be much higher than the number of people who...

Ha....I'm flattered that you think I'm sharp and recall my background in finance.

No hidden agendas here. I've just been frustrated at the level of financial illiteracy that pervades public policy...

There's another thread on the board right now regarding Whole Foods. And from time to time people bring up stadium financing. Both of these projects [[and many others, I should add) have been possible...

Company reps say they're looking for alternate locations in Detroit. That is absolute prime real estate. They'll either fill it quickly, or they'll wait for the right tenant.

Wow we have some true veterans still around! Is there still an annual picnic? I have never been but thought about it through the years. I think my profile has been around since 2010 or so when I...

I'm not an Illitch loyalist by any means, but it's laughable to think that the Illitch organization is dragging their own feet on a construction project for their own headquarters.

I would accept...

I'd be a lot more concerned if Detroit real estate prices were abnormally high. Yes, they're abnormally high for Detroit's history, with the excuse historically being "yeah, it's a nice building, but...

Pulse Fitness downtown is pretty premium. Might not be quite Lifetime fitness but definitely as nice or nicer than an LA fitness IMHO.

Exactly. Las Vegas was singular incident. 3 shootings in 4 days on the same strip isn't an incident. It’s an f-ing warzone.

Could you imagine if the same bank was robbed 3x in four days?! Or the...

I don’t even think it’s problem clubs [[plural). Historically, the main culprit has been Niki’s Lounge. Some of the patrons coming out of there have been bringing behavior problems to Greektown for...

3 shootings in 4 days — in the same vicinity no less — is completely and totally unacceptable. Greektown business owners, DPD, the Mayor’s office, Dan Gilbert...they need to come in with a strong...

I have a hard time equating an internationally renowned garden with "racing" or a "new mall" on Belle Isle. But while we're opposing man-made structures I really wish we could just get rid of the...

Fixed the link. Click below for photos of his work:

http://duncanmcampbell.com/PietOudolf/

Beautiful work. I support this for the island.

Are you talking about the rape/abductions that took place north of New Center, near the Highland Park border? That is nowhere near Midtown and isn't even policed by the same police force as Midtown....

I'm not taking a position on the structure of this [[or any other future) deal. I do, however, need to take a position on the math.


Giving a billionaire a $100 million tax break one time in order...

Wow. I mean, just, wow.

Inc. Magazine places us in their Top 5 next to Denver, Austin, DC, and Raleigh/Durham. I still don't think it's gonna happen. But, I think we will turn some heads along the way.
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Apparently he's got the support of other black firefighters from his graduating class. Don't know if the support is universal, but it doesn't appear to be an isolated case of one or two people,...

This is the weird thing about Detroit. Your mileage can vary greatly, and I'm not exactly sure why.

I've lived in Corktown, south of Michigan Ave and East of Trumbull since 2010. None of the above...

Any more details on this incident from the weekend? Did they catch the perpetrators?

Don't get me wrong, I'm in favor of federal and state dollars [[where appropriate). But per capita income is the bigger driver from my point of view.

I'd rather have 350,000 people with a per...

Thankfully you won't have to wait 20 yrs for this. You'll probably see almost all of the above in under 7 years.

3 shot in Greektown outside of party bus

What's it going to take for Greektown to become as safe as Campus Martius? This is unacceptable.
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