Washtenaw County Government is holding a series of workshops to help create a plan for the county. Their next meeting is Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7PM at Washtenaw Community College: “The public is encouraged to attend the following free workshops to help shape a comprehensive plan for Washtenaw County’s future. Topics of discussion will include open […]
Apparently, the XCitySucks.com genre extends beyond Ann Arbor: a suite of critical websites about Seattle motivated the Seattle Post-Intelligencer to write a story about the online dissident culture, “Seattle-bashing takes hold in cyberspace,” concluding: “Brewster, though, perceives the anti-Seattle sentiment as a self-effacing brand of civic pride. He doesn’t see the Seattle-slamming Web sites as […]
Michigan IMC has posted a story about Moment, a progressive magazine whose second copy had a run of 4,000. Although I like what they’re doing, their website could use some help.
Wondering about that strange sculpture between the Art Museum and Angel Hall? It’s a sculpture by British artist Barbara Hepworth, part of a corresponding exhibit in the U-M Art Museum.
The DDA is considering a rule that would require byclists walk their bikes in the State Street area: “Proposal would turn riders into pedestrians” Here’s the News’ helpful sidebar:“It’s legal for a bicyclist to ride on the sidewalk in Michigan, but he or she has to yield to pedestrians. State law says they must give […]
Ann Arbor Is Overrated is planning a meetup this Wednesday at 10:00 PM at Leopold Brothers, the proprietor of which has promised us half-off beer. I plan on attending.
A report about Eminem’s lyrics have put that Detroit artist in hot water with the Secret Service, luckily they’ve decided not to investigate further. Sounds like another case of “you have freedom of speech, but” that has dogged the First Amendment since the days the alien and sedition acts made criticism a crime. “[…] The […]