I’ve received a number of positive response to my viewpoint about the Perlman Honors Commons, with the exception of one email. I was surprised by this email I received from someone I don’t know: “Just wanted to say “thanks” for writing your viewpoint, “Pearlman Honors Commons Dishonorable” in Thursday’s Daily. Up until today I was […]
Tell the DDA: There are too many parking structures downtown! “DDA asks for input on parking issues The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority will offer coffee and danish at the Fourth and Washington parking structure from 7 to 10 a.m. and 3:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday. As a Customer Appreciation Day, it’s a chance for […]
It appears that the city council is poised to exercise their “right of first refusal” and buy the YMCA building on William for $3.5. (Here’s a letter to the editor I co-wrote to the AANews on the issue) However, I don’t understand the secrecy involved – the city debated the issue in a closed session. […]
Yes folks, it’s a bourgeois contradiction: the rich Ann Arbor homeowners slugging it out with rich Ann Arbor developers over the mayor’s “Greenbelt” iniative, a modest and much-needed proposal not without some drawbacks. Meanwhile, the residents of the low-income housing units at the Y, the people who live in Ypsilanti and are forced to ride […]
‘Keys to the Kingdom’? In an email which made its way into my mailbox recently via prolific forwarding, another little mystery of Ann Arbor has been resolved. Yes folks, the secret recipe of Michigan restaurateur Pizza House’s Chipati Sauce. I’ve found that the Chipati, a glorified salad-in-a-pita served with a mysterious red sauce, has many […]
I’ve neglected to link to the website of “Friends of Ann Arbor Open Space,” a group supporting the greenbelt proposal.
Well, the Daily has shown exactly what an interesting institution it is, publishing today a viewpoint I’ve penned about why I think the Perlman Honors Commons should be formally opened to all students. I have to say that my pessimism about the paper has waned slightly; they’ve posted their bylaws, and proven themselves more mature […]