Groups in New York City are organizing a “die-in” tomorrow at 8 AM at Rockefeller Center in order to “shut down 5th Avenue.” They have set up a website where participants with digital camera cell phones will be able to post photos directly from the street. > NYIMC: “May 21 Rockin’ Protest”> Rockefeller Protest live […]
Big Brother Where?
” … We have long been appalled at Florida’s seemingly central role in developing and pushing this intrusive system in which a government file is created on everyone, whether they are a terrorist suspect or completely innocent of any suspicion,” said Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida. “But perhaps even more disturbing, […]
Bike Paths and “Non-Motorized” Transit
I have posted information about a series of public meetings connected to an effort to conduct a city-wide “non-motorized” transit plan in my event listings in the right column. It seems like they’re talking about some good ideas: “The west side of Ann Arbor could get a whole lot more bike friendly, according to a […]
Business “Boot Camp”
” IT Zone plans ‘boot camp’ Local entrepreneurs looking to jump-start their businesses can apply for the next Entrepreneur Boot Camp, a program sponsored by the Ann Arbor IT Zone, the University of Michigan Technology Transfer and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. The three-day session on Oct. 14-16 is intended to give intensive training in […]
A few stories from today’s Ann Arbor News Police Beat: ” Hit-and-run driver sought by police A bicyclist was injured early today by a hit-and-run driver in downtown Ann Arbor, city police said. The 27-year-old bicyclist said he was riding west on the right side of East Liberty Street at about 12:30 a.m. when a […]
The U-M Life Sciences Institute …
… recently opened, although there’s still no money for SAPAC or student services. > See UMPR: “U-M Life Sciences Institute celebrates grand opening, unveils two centers, four new faculty”
A group of pirates were ticketed after they crashed a parade held each year in Holland Michigan as part of the “Tulip Time” festival:> From the Holland Sentinel: “Pirates will be cited for crashing parade”> See also, Grand Rapids Press: “Holland pirates plan to pay fines, buy a brick” From that article, it seems the […]