Arts Beats and Eats in Royal Oak. What did you think?

[Stosh]

We talked to some firefighters at the festival and they told us 1) it was a three year agreement 2) firefighters and cops will be laid off in Royal Oak this week 3) the retail stores got a very unexpected boost from the festival. I can tell you the city cleaned up on writing parking tickets, on my street over the weekend, probably 50 $50 tickets were written.

I wish it would go back to Pontiac too, but I don't think it will happen.

Of course they will. It's nothing new, it's been in the paper for months. Hopefully that they make a profit on this, maybe they can keep one or two?

[DC48080]

Here is an interesting take on Royal Oak:

http://vimeo.com/13319579

[Detroitnerd]

Dammit! Where's the thread about guns?! I want to call someone a name!!!

Oh. Oldredfordette posted. If she posts it, they will come. After all, she seems to be the target of the week. Where are DetroitNerd, DetroitPole or DetroitDad when you need them, ey?!

*hat-tip*

[jackie5275]

There were times where we weren't even moving because there just isn't enough room. Also, screw Royal Oak for charging $15 to park, and then I had to pay admission. Are you kidding. Correct me is I'm wrong but wasn't it only $5 to park in Pontiac and there was no admission charge?

There was no admission charge. I don't know what the cost was to park in the Phoenix Center, but I remember parking at the Silverdome for $3 or $5 and taking a shuttle to the festival area from there.