Think you know what makes for a “cool” city? Michigan state government wants to know – they’ve posted a lengthy survey on the web at michigancoolcities.com.
Wondering why the flag on the U-M diag has been at half mast recently? On December 10 Governor Granholm ordered flags in Michigan to be flown at half-mast “whenever one of Michigan’s own is killed in the line of duty. “
” […] Chicago is a city alive, a pulsing metropolis that stands out in 21st century-America’s muddy urban landscape. Except for a handful of West and East Coast cities, American cities are either struggling (Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore) or are not really cities in the first place (Houston, Phoenix, Las Vegas). It’s easy to romanticize those […]
This looks very interesting, I’m sure the wider Ann Arbor community would be very welcome: “rad.productions presents… —Whatever You Destroy— a film by Yoni Goldstein and Max Sussman Saturday @ 8:50 PM1324 East Halltotally free come early to make sure you’re there when it starts. Ann Arbor had a community of poor, working artists in […]
DC resident, professional reporter, and my friend Mike Grass has started a blog about DC called “The Oculus: Observations of the Nation’s Capital and Its Culture.” A U-M grad, in Ann Arbor Grass was a news reporter, editor, and editorial page editor at the Michigan Daily. Grass has a deep knowledge of DC, I’m excited […]
While I’m sure you’ll hear plenty from me about today’s cool cities conference, here’s some media: > Michigan Radio discusses Ypsilanti and “cool cities” (via Steve) I also heard that there was an NPR piece with Richard Florida and Governor Granholm that “talked about Ann Arbor a lot,” I haven’t located it anywhere on the […]
In addition to Peter Allen’s Broadway Village project, there seems to be a lot of interesting activity in the area just across the river from Kerrytown. After attending a community meeting, Brandon posts the following: “The most interesting thing I learned is actually in the works already. Mr. Jim Moran, who told me he was […]