I haven’t been paying much attention, but after a little research: Sounds like a good idea to me. Predictably, there’s a little controversy. Doug Cowherd, co-chairman of the local Sierra Club and czar of the local NIMBY “environmentalistsâ€? who lobby like hell for little parks in their back yards but could care less about planning […]
Whose Neighborhood?
“Welcome to the Neighborhoodâ€? is a new reality TV program on ABC: Seven families arrive at the dream home – a 3300-square-foot house with four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms located on a prime piece of real estate in a cul-de-sac near Austin, Texas. The competing families, each in their own unique way, enthusiastically meet and […]
Inaugural A2 Craigslist Missed Connection
Is it serious? The first missed connection has been posted to the Ann Arbor craigslist: “To the cute waitress working the check out on saturday afternoon. I was the quiet bearded boy in a the yellow ‘734′ shirt who ordered a tempeh reuben and chai latte. We joked about my shirt and I think there […]
Blogging in Maine
The author of LifeHacker, a technology blog and one of the Gawker media properties, is teaching a $900 course in “Weblogs and Online Journalismâ€? at the Maine Photographic Workshops in Rockport, Maine. I learn new things all the time – not only is the self-described “one of the world’s great creative centersâ€? in Rockport, Maine, […]
Inviting BAM-N To Speak
According to an email I was forwarded, the featured speaker at a fundraiser in for MARAL Pro-Choice Michigan in Ann Arbor Thursday is non other than Miranda Massie. Miranda was the lead attorney for one group of student intervenors (the law students – not the undergrad intervenors) in the Grutter v. Bollinger affirmative action case. […]
More Kang Press
My friend George just posted something about Kang’s race in the 600-member Ann Arbor / Ypsi Live Journal Community —–
A Perfect Storm Brewing in Ann Arbor?
Upon the request of summer Michigan Daily editorial page editor Donn Fresard, I adapted my recent blog post on the status of student power in Ann Arbor into a viewpoint for the Daily. In it, I point to the Ann Arbor blogosphere, new student and renter-oriented neighborhood organizations, and Eugene’s candidacy as three conditions which […]