Here’s a nice photo essay about Portland, Oregon. It’s a bit simplistic, but gives you a good idea what people mean when they say “New Urbanism.” The link was sent to me by my friend Ben King, known on this website’s comments as “Ben.” He’s started a blog called “The Dread Pirate King.”
Attention GeeksThis website now has an RSS feed.
I’ve begun a books blog to replace my old “Books” section, which links to Amazon.com. This is a work in progress, but feel free to leave suggestions of books I should include in the comments.
Former MSA Vice-President and my friend Jim Secreto has returned to China (he spent last year teaching english and avoiding SARS) to work for an environmental NGO. This time, he’s set up a blog for friends and family: “chopsticks are fun” And although he’s since returned to Ann Arbor, former Daily editor and U-M grad […]
In a letter to the Daily, associate provost James Hilton responds to GEO’s threat to conduct a grade strike in response to cuts in benefits: “I am disturbed that any member of our instructional staff would talk about withholding grades from students. In fact, the withholding of grades or other services by members of GEO […]
Voting is tricky business, even in Ann Arbor, it seems: ” Ann Arbor’s greenbelt proposal won in the Nov. 4 election by an even greater margin than initially reported. The official vote count was 14,525 for and 7,037 against. That’s one more “yes” vote than reported the night of the election, but 233 fewer “no” […]
The striking Borders workers and supporters are planning a rally for 5 PM tomorrow: “Its getting cold out but the picketline is hot! SOLE members have been out on the Borders picketline everyday since the srike started last Saturday. We are making progress. The Borders boycott has been quite effective. We turn away dozens of […]