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Morgan Spurlock recently did a documentary about zoos, and the majority of what he shot was at the Detroit Zoo.

I also recently saw a commercial for some show called "Preachers of Detroit." I...

It's a shame both of the buildings can't or won't be saved.


Do either have historical status so they have to go through a review process?

Also, if fast food workers make more than the fast food companies will probably up prices. That couldn't be good for their business. Companies that don't make as much profit usually hire fewer people...

$15/hour seems like a lot. There are many [[from my experience) positions that require at least a Bachelor's Degree and don't pay that much. Perhaps help these people with grants so they can to...

Sounds like something out of Escape From New York.

Ferguson, MO, not MS. MS is Mississippi.

Other than that, you say Black people are tired of Black people being shot by White people. That I totally get. However, in many areas where you have...

Now Al Sharpton is there making things worse.

I've read about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his followers marching for justice. I don't remember arson, robbery, and violence on the part of the...

If someone is older or actually unable to pay their bills I have some sympathy for them. Other than that, you have to pay your bills. It's common sense that if you don't pay the bill you lose your...

I do think if people get handouts like this then their finances should be evaluated. If you can't afford water you don't necessarily need other things like TV, internet, and iPhones. I don't know the...

It's a good idea to require residency and fixing up the homes. That should avoid most speculators and absentee owners.

Some nice-looking homes on this site, though they will likely need a lot of...

It makes me sad to hear of historic buildings being torn down for new developments. Sometimes it's for the best, but it can also be really unnecessary.

I hope everything works out with this new...

I think it depends on the neighborhood/suburb. Some suburbs [[particularly inner ring) have very diverse architecture. There are also some city neighborhoods that are pretty homogeneous. I will agree...

My parents' house was built in the 1930s and we've had to replace a couple of floors. The clay pipes also get roots growing into them. In the winter we get mold along the bottoms of the outside walls...

Houses vary. I tend to like the look of older ones myself. I have never lived in a big house. My parents' house is three bedrooms, but they're small bedrooms.

New houses [[like new cars) need less...

My apologies if this should be in the Non-Detroit section. I'm not sure if you consider Flint in Detroit metro area or not.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/09/rand-paul-to-attend-obama-announcement-on-promise-zones/

Maybe Detroit will be an "economic freedom zone" at some point.

"Alternatively, a region may want to leverage Housing and Urban Development grants to attract private real estate investors to high-poverty neighborhoods. The president’s plan also includes tax...

The abandoned theme parks and asylums really get to me for some reason.

Freeways [[we call them highways here) are both good and bad. They're good because people can get where they are going faster. They are bad because they divide[[d) neighborhoods and the city itself. In...

Anyone who would victimize the elderly deserves the worst possible punishment, IMO.

Living in a rural area I'm used to trees and wildlife. Urban prairies are fascinating to look at, but it might creep me out a little bit to actually be there, especially since I don't know the...

That one is actually kind of pretty.

Illinois compiles their stats differently so they usually aren't listed on these things at all. Comparatively, we don't really know where Chicago would fall. Seems like a pretty smart thing for...

I'm repeating what I heard from suburbanites at the time, but there may have been other issues at play.

The County does fund the St. Louis Zoo and I think some of the museums. However, I heard...

St. Louis is still mostly car-centered. Suburbanites don't want to pay for a transit system they rarely use. Concern about corruption may have been part of it, but I think it was mostly that...