Gracie Love | Stones Detroit May 19, 2013 What a frightening thought this gave me as that lady on the interview says her ‘…small grandchildren are in the yard on a regular basis…” For me, being a new, excited granny to two little babies; Iris is 2.5 and curious about EVERYTHING and Declan just starting to get around makes me ... Read More »
With the powerball jackpot at a record breaking high, take a look at some interesting facts about the lottery overall. Did you know? The chances of winning when you play an easy pick ticket or choose your own numbers is 50/50. Now that you know that, how do you choose to play? The lottery has been around since before the ... Read More »
Gracie Love | Stones Detroit May 14, 2003 I do not know about you but I am over the moon about WF making a new home in downtown Detroit. And the fact the they are they have listened to us asking for a ’how to shop there within a budget’ goes to show that WF is listening to its community as a whole. ... Read More »
Gracie Love | Stones Detroit May 14, 2013 The Floating Sheep Project is a misguided attempt to show how racist America really is, but in fact this so called project is misleading and full of misnomers that perpetuate the gap between all races that have made their home in The Melting Pot. Frankly speaking, I believe that in fact that this ... Read More »
NEW YORK — The silver spire topping One World Trade Center has been fully installed on the building’s roof, bringing the iconic structure to its full, symbolic height of 1,776 feet. AP Photo: Mark Lennihan. The 408-foot spire has an LED-powered light emanating from it that will be seen from miles away. The spire’s installation was completed Friday morning after ... Read More »
Dan and Chip Heath in their book “Made to Stick” said that invoking emotion in your content is a sure way to get it to go viral and stick with people for a long time. They said that it inspires people to share because they care and they care because you got them to feel something when they read your ... Read More »
Gracie Love| Stones Detroit May 7, 2013 As I read over the ad I was spooked, what more are these advertisers ‘secretly showing’ children? Something scary came over me. I remember driving on I96 for several years looking at those billboards that seemed to ‘flip’ as I drove by, and now I know it was not that they were ‘flipping’ ... Read More »
Gracie Love | Stones Detroit May 6, 2013 And now that I have your curiosity piqued, lets test your SPPRAKing ability. First what is SPPRAKing? SPPRAKing is, Encouraging acts of kindness that make a difference in someone’s life. It can be as simple as tying someone’s shoe lace. Letting someone go before you in the grocery line. Taking a grocery cart on ... Read More »
LOOK: Dan Gilbert lays out vision for Downtown Detroit (via blog.thedetroithub.com) The City Theater in Downtown Detroit was packed to the rafters with the crowd listening to every word of the presentation by the Downtown Detroit Partnership, Dan Gilbert, Rock Ventures, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and placemaking experts. But what does that vision for Downtown Detroit… Read More »
Detroit named one of four finalists to host ESPN X Games (via Mlive.com) DETROIT, MI – A “vociferous” campaign by Detroit bid organizers has helped land the Motor City among four finalists in the running to host three years of ESPN’s Summer X Games beginning in 2014, ESPN announced Tuesday. It joins Chicago, Austin, Texas and Charlotte, N.C. “Detroit has ... Read More »
By David Muller | dmuller@mlive.com MLive.com Mike Russell/Wikimedia Commons DETROIT, MI – Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert has bought a 16th high-rise in downtown Detroit: The 1001 Woodward building. The 23-floor building, located at the corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenue, houses GalaxE Solutions, Meridian Health Plan, the University of Phoenix and the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG). The building ... Read More »
Meet Bizdom’s graduating class of Detroit (and Cleveland) tech start-ups (via Mlive.com) DETROIT, MI – Start-up tech companies in 2013 seem more nuanced than ever, thanks to the advent of smart phones and tablets. There are hundreds, probably thousands, of start-ups in the United States ever-so eager to be the next Facebook or Groupon, and the quickest route to get ... Read More »
Obama urges US Congress to end ‘dumb’ budget cuts (via AFP) President Barack Obama on Saturday called on the US Congress to end the “reckless” and “dumb” budget cuts known as the sequester, and to adopt a plan of “smarter” cuts to fuel economic growth. Obama’s weekly address comes after Congress on Friday overwhelming approved a bill putting furloughed air… Read More »
How A Young Community Of Entrepreneurs Is Rebuilding Detroit (via Jarkesy Money) How A Young Community Of Entrepreneurs Is Rebuilding Detroit “My cell phone was blowing up. It was 7:30 in the morning, two hours before I usually get up. It kept ringing, buzzing. I finally checked it. People were sending me pictures of the place I bought, the ... Read More »
April 26 2013 | Click here to go to the X Games Detroit Facebook page and “like” it! Detroit is making a bid to be the host city for the ESPN Summer X Games, featuring top athletes in action sports like rally car racing, skateboard, BMX and motocross. The two guys behind the effort are Kevin Krease and Garret Kohler, ... Read More »
BY MIKE WILKINSON THE DETROIT NEWS Detroit — Quicken Loans Inc. Chairman and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert had some advice for fellow NBA owner Tom Gores: Move the Detroit Pistons downtown. Gilbert, talking during a morning business breakfast Thursday at the Detroit Athletic Club, said fans will flock to a downtown setting even when teams are doing poorly, taking in local restaurants, bars or a casino. “It’s an experience,” Gilbert said. “Let’s face ... Read More »
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