The University of Michigan is opening a new facility in Detroit with a reception on Sept. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. The center is located on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit. The University used to maintain the Rackham Building (built by the same Rackham who funded the building in Ann Arbor), but they have […]
Shaw Photos
I walked around the neighborhood today and took some photos of the Shaw and Logan Circle area. To the left is Azi’s Cafe, a nifty little shop located just a couple blocks away we’ve written about on DCist. See the other photos here.
$300 Million
The Post recently asked me – and eight other Washingtonians – what they would do with the city’s projected budget surplus. Here’s what I told them: The city should invest in a free wireless Internet system for downtown. It would make living and working in D.C. easier and, from an economic development point of view, […]
The Link Is Back
via Scott: Ann Arbor’s “The Link” is back.
Summer Tour Post 1
I just uploaded the first batch of photos from my summer trip to Flickr – you can check them out in this set. My flight to San Diego was delayed by almost 2 hours due to thunderstorms in the area – the photo to the left shows people watching as a downpour passed through. I […]
Preserving Detroit
Detroit Free Press architecture writer John Gallagher discusses in a column today what should happen in Detroit to better preserve the city’s architecture. He writes: “Preservation seems more like a secondary option in Detroit, to be abandoned if a developer prefers tearing something down and starting anew. That’s not making use of our best assets,â€? […]
Purple Line
Ok, I should have blogged this map a long time ago. The Sierra Club advocates construction of a new Metro line to ease traffic and slow sprawl. See their website for more information. —–