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    Great work as usual Ryan.

    Great work as usual Ryan.
  2. Thread: WDET changes?!

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    I volunteered 8-10 hours a day twice a year for...

    I volunteered 8-10 hours a day twice a year for 16 years at WDET during their fundraisers. My motivation was to support the excellent low budget local music shows. During the these years, I learned...
  3. Thread: Population Growth

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    I remember when Duggan took office, he mentioned...

    I remember when Duggan took office, he mentioned the one metric he could be measured by was population growth. His rationale was it would reflect a set of service and livability metrics underlying it.
  4. Lowell, Happy Holidays and Thank You for... 1....

    Lowell,
    Happy Holidays and Thank You for...
    1. Technical oversight, maintenance and the "Great Migration" all with an extremely low downtime rate over these many years...without this nothing...
  5. Channel 7 even longer. This "temporary move"...

    Channel 7 even longer. This "temporary move" seems even crazier. They don't seem to be a local production machine. Many of the limited productions are off site. So much for governance of those hard...
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    Help: Detroit Paving History

    A friend has a small terraced backyard in Detroit. He was told decades ago the terraces were built from old Michigan Ave debris. They are not the red bricks many of us know, but rather the underlying...
  7. I agree with you. It does multi-duty as a...

    I agree with you. It does multi-duty as a gathering place for the whole school and a chapel for the students. It’s also a parish church, social space for parishioners, and houses a food pantry for...
  8. I was fortunate to be at that wonderful event....

    I was fortunate to be at that wonderful event. They are doing really good things on that one block of the city. The school has a very positive story to tell, their motto is "Men for Others". A 2001...
  9. I have a friend who is a tireless promoter of...

    I have a friend who is a tireless promoter of Harry Hellman. Look at his stats, not to mention saving a lady whose car ending up in the Detroit River.
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    He lived on Avery. His school prior to WSU???

    He lived on Avery. His school prior to WSU???
  11. Thread: New car

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    I was at The Ark recently in AA. At the end of...

    I was at The Ark recently in AA. At the end of her set the performer asked, "How many of you have a 2016 car or older?". She scanned the audience, then said, "Great I have a bunch of CDs for sale...
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    You may be on to something. This California City...

    You may be on to something. This California City and the transportation agency teamed up for this service for seniors....
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    I was MMMM last week. Met your cousin Andy. I...

    I was MMMM last week. Met your cousin Andy. I knew your dad when I was little kid. Your dad took your Grandpa Sam's core business and greatly expanded it with hard work and creativity, adding one...
  14. He’s the same guy who bought the Union Street...

    He’s the same guy who bought the Union Street block. He was going to secure a grocery store. As those plans fell through he quietly started working with a real estate company. Haven’t heard of US...
  15. Thread: Michigan SOS

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    You can still get the famed Black Plates for...

    You can still get the famed Black Plates for historical cars of that era at the DMV. They added the old "Water-Winter Wonderland" retro plate for everyone....
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    Zacha, I find myself doing the same. Simultaneous...

    Zacha, I find myself doing the same. Simultaneous research going in different directions, but launched off the film. When I lived out of state I would go to multi-screen theater that specialized in...
  17. Always called it Pine Knob. Meadowbrook had a 7...

    Always called it Pine Knob. Meadowbrook had a 7 year jump start on Pine Knob. You can see in the earlier years they booked some rock acts and acts that likely would've played Pine Knob. But once Pine...
  18. Thread: Car Museum

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    All things are worth investigating. I think an...

    All things are worth investigating. I think an Aquarium and yet another car museum is a very heavy lift. Here some basics on one of the more famous aquariums in the country, which I have visited in...
  19. The Soup Bowl was the Catholic League...

    The Soup Bowl was the Catholic League Championship game, whose winner went on to play the Public League Champs in the Goddfellows Game.
  20. Detroit's Goodfellows Game: History & game summary

    Here's a good summary of the Goodfellows Game - Detroit Public Schools vs. the Catholic League football championship....
  21. I knew of the autopsy but Greg didn’t have that...

    I knew of the autopsy but Greg didn’t have that data point. He could only respond to what his healthcare expert told him at his check up.
  22. We don't know the whole story, this was in an...

    We don't know the whole story, this was in an early article on his death.

    She said his death was unexpected and not Covid-related, The Detroit News reports. Pressley, a 68-year-old Warren...
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    I remember when I was in 10th grade a buddy and I...

    I remember when I was in 10th grade a buddy and I took a Greyhound to East Lansing for the HS basketball championship games. In those days they were always held as MSU's Jennison Field House. I...
  24. The article cites Rivian is one of Michigan's...

    The article cites Rivian is one of Michigan's most valuable companies. Didn't I read in recent months they were moving back to California?
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    This seems like a great topic for high value...

    This seems like a great topic for high value investigative reporting, whether the legacy media or new media alternatives.
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