Gracie Love | Stones Detroit May 21, 2013 “Credit Connection Auto Sales Just wanted to drop a little note letting you know that I will never purchase a vehicle from you, ever and from this point on, I plan to make it my mission in life to make everyone aware that you are repo’ing vehicles from people who are victims of the latest tornadoes. ... 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 »
Opportunity Detroit and D:hive team up to bring more pop-ups to Woodward Ave. (via blog.thedetroithub.com) Retail! Retail! We need more retail! That’s the constant chant as downtown Detroit works to transform itself. Over the past few weeks Opportunity Detroit has laid out several plans to do just that. One of the most recent is a partnership with D:hive to bring ... 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 »
By Daniel Duggan | crainsdetroit.com Cars aside, it seems the there’s tough competition among Detroit’s automakers when it comes to talent, IT talent in particular. General Motors Corp. plans to hire another 400 IT workers this year, another 250 could land at Ford Motor Co., and an undisclosed, yet smaller amount at Chrysler Group LLC. But where those employees will be found – if not ... Read More »
On Earth Day, modern effort hopes to save ancient redwoods (via Observer-Dispatch) A team led by a nurseryman from northern Michigan and his sons has raced against time for two decades, snipping branches from some of the world’s biggest and most durable trees with plans to produce clones that could restore ancient forests and help fight climate change. Now comes ... Read More »
America’s most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism. Justin Amash, 33, may seek the Senate seat being vacated by six-term… Read More »
Kane Farabaugh | www.voanews.com April 17, 2013 DETROIT, MICHIGAN — Known as the “Motor City,” home to the “Big 3” U.S. automakers – is in the midst of an economic decline after a slow mass exodus of the city’s population. Those who departed the city left behind unoccupied structures that have succumbed to fire, vandalism, and neglect, changing Detroit’s global image. ... Read More »
Reading this book should be a must on your summer reading list. Dr. Ben Carson really opens up to the reader. It is like you get to know him on a personal level as well as a spiritual level. The book is not spellbinding but interesting enough that it beckons the reader back. Dr. Carson was named by CNN and ... Read More »
By Khalil AlHajal | kalhajal@mlive.com DETROIT, MI — The campaign to have Detroit host ESPN’s X Games for three years is getting a boost from Dan Gilbert, according to a Crains report. The group that’s trying to bring the 2014-16 action sports events to Motown has moved from a Midtown apartment into Gilbert’s Compuware building and is getting financial and leadership support from the Quicken ... Read More »
<nyt_text> DETROIT — Mayor Dave Bing made new budget recommendations to the City Council on Friday, a gloomy ritual that laid out another austere spending plan for this financially distraught city. Saunteel Jenkins, a member of Detroit’s City Council. As usual, the $1 billion budget will go through a review process by council members in the coming weeks. There will be debate, ... Read More »
By Tim Martin | tmartin4@mlive.com Gov. Rick Snyder has scheduled a news conference in Detroit today to discuss Michigan’s business climate and job creation – and several media reports say he’s expected to announce the U.S. presidential permit for the New International Trade Crossing has been approved. The Windsor Star reported Thursday night that “sources from both sides of the border” indicate they have been invited to attend ... Read More »
Clean Transport Roundup (Detroit Electric, Google’s Pink Tesla, Fisker Layoffs…) (via Clean Technica) Beyond our own, here are some top EV, bike, and other clean(ish) transport stories from the past few days or so: 100% Electric Vehicles (& General EV Stories) Detroit Electric Pledges To Launch Sedan, Hatchback By End Of 2014 Next Tesla Roadster To “Push The Envelope” On ... Read More »
Gracie Love| Stones Detroit Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” As Spring approaches and Summer is soon on the horizon, some of us are shaking off the cold winter blues. For me, winter is usually a tough time. I hale from quite a bit warmer clement, and ... Read More »
Detroit City Council members raised several concerns this morning about a pending contract with the Jones Day law firm, emergency manager Kevyn Orr’s former employer. Council members want to know if Jones Day has any connections to banks that hold the city’s municipal bonds and whether Orr, who immediately quit the firm upon being hired as emergency manager, is still tied to it. “Is ... Read More »
Detroit Leaders Launch Opportunity Detroit’s Placemaking and Retail Vision for City’s Urban Core (via PR Newswire) - Bold, aggressive plan to create top urban center – DETROIT, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Rock Ventures, joined by the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) and Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, today shared a visionary placemaking and retail plan for Detroit’s urban core with more than ... Read More »
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