Who’s behind the recent proposal to restrict speech at city council meetings? Yes, that’s right, 2nd Ward Republican Mike Reid, the lead opponent to approving accessory apartments in the city. However, the proposal seems to have broad support on the city council, and I suspect it is simply a move to censor Blaine Coleman, who […]
Nathan Newman and Matthew Yglesias, two national bloggers, have both recently posted on the connection between allowing for urban density and controlling the cost of housing. I think Yglesias comes close to a usable approach to understanding gentrification: “… As a neighborhood becomes a “hotter,” more desirable place to live, the logical market response is […]
The End of Fall Rush? It looks as if a long-discussed change to the University’s Greek system may finally happen, although in the usual administration manner – in secret, with little student input. I’ve heard that Vice President of Student Affairs E. Royster Harper has presented a plan at an informal Regents meeting (where they […]
“Tax and Spend Jesus” “And so it is with great sadness that I write this letter urging you to vote against Jesus Christ for President. Just six months after His re-rebirth, it has become startlingly clear that Jesus has lost touch with America. Far from being a prudent Savior, Jesus has proven to be no […]
Who knew that the physical layout of a city had anything to do with health? Apparently Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who told reporters his theory about why Detroit had been named America’s fattest city by Men’s Health: “We’re not a walking city,” Kilpatrick said, adding that this was because Detroit is “the automotive capital of […]
The Ann Arbor City Council is considering changing the format of their public comments time, restricting the subject matter and length of time available for each speaker: “The Ann Arbor City Council is considering changes in how it runs its meetings, including the way it allocates opportunities for public comment. Some of the changes would […]
“the cooperative worked a lot longer than I’d have expected” “As the sun lighted the stained-glass “Del Rio” sign above the door to the bar at Ashley and Washington Wednesday afternoon, people began drinking their last respects. “Is this the end of the Del Rio?” asked a longtime patron as he walked into the downtown […]