NYT: Detroit's Renewal, Slow-Cooked

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/di..._r=1&th&emc=th

The article basically highlights Slow's BarBQ as being a catalyst for Detroit's urban renewal and Phil Cooley's dedication to our fair city. Really a nice piece.

Very cool article....I think the Times kinda likes Detroit.

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From the article:

"The airy, modern loft apartment above Slows, where he lives with his girlfriend, is “kind of a flophouse,” he said in an interview there. Case in point: an urban-revitalization entrepreneur from Chattanooga, Tenn., sat typing at his laptop at the dining table, preparing for a conference; he wound up serving beer at a Slows party. “We’re working on getting him to move here,” Mr. Cooley whispered."

If anyone is interested in what that apartment looks like, take a look at a video that I made highlighting it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrTBE1yAsDk

Thanks for posting that video. I was surprised to see concrete countertops, as I've never seen that before. I imagine they must be sealed in some way. Otherwise, they'd turn color when wet and would just not look great.

The NY Times article was a nice, positive piece that I enjoyed reading. I think that Cooley shows what can be done with some creative energy, resources, and a willingness to try new things, even if some of them fail. He's a true entrepreneur.

Concrete countertops are getting more popular, I think. And these were coated with something to seal them, but the coating was light. They were very... concrete.

I am a big fan of the look. There was a large one-piece concrete countertop at the Architectural Salvage Warehouse that I was tempted to purchase, then I realized I had no place to put it. A tiny studio apartment is not conducive to large chunks of sidewalk.