Well first off, congrats to the author Eric Thomas and his partner Marcus Bell for being cited as one of this years Crain's 20 under 20 just this week. It's a bit snarky for my tastes but he makes a decent "What about the rest of them?" argument, even though with his apparent success is no longer a part of the rest of us.

Thankfully he does end with suggestions about aiding the "rest of them". However I think he fails to connect how the rise and boom inside the 7.2 mile Green Zone with all the snooty coffee shops and Shinola's are ~also~ benefitting the rest of them. The millions of new revenue are creating jobs and elevating the image of Detroit and enriching the coffers of the City of Detroit. If he thinks Detroit is a mess imagine it if that recovery wasn't happening. Oh wait. We can. We watched that movie for 40 years.