I think you will find the veterans on this board, some who have been contributing for nearly twenty years, are more than aware of the challenges facing and the deficiencies of the City of Detroit.

They also know that likely 80%, maybe more, of the region's impoverished, poorly educated, crime and other burdens are borne by the City of Detroit. If that load was evenly spread across the metro the City of Detroit's situation would be far different. But in spite of that it is definitely rising, if not evenly everywhere.

To take your point, however, one could argue that 76% of Michigan's high culture is inside the city limits of Detroit and "The suburbs and rest of the state is pretty much OFF Limits -- for a variety of reasons. Let us be brutally Honest, it is NOT happening outside the city limits."

But why? It's there for all to share in our great international metropolis of Detroit. We all benefit.

That said your thread is appropriate as it is about Detroit and doesn't contain personal attacks.