The Detroit News previews today the exhibit opening at the U-M art museum tomorrow – “The Romanovs Collect: European Art from the Hermitage” – in an article “U-M unveils marvels of St. Petersburg.” From the article: “… Ann Arbor city officials have responded to the festivities by declaring October as St. Petersburg month. They plan […]
The YMCA has accepted the AATA’s offer of $3.5 million for their current structure on William, according to this story in the Ann Arbor News: ” Y to sell building for $3.5 million The Ann Arbor YMCA Thursday accepted an offer from the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority to buy the Y’s building at William Street […]
e-True Blue wants you to know:“Internet search site Google.com, cofounded by U-M alumnus Larry Page, ’95, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. In its five years, the site has come to represent 75 percent of all Internet searches, according to Search Engine Watch newsletter. The site responds to 200 million search requests every day and indexes […]
I’ve heard, although been unable to confirm anywhere else that a curator from the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg Russia who was coming to Ann Arbor was turned away at the Detroit Metro Airport by the Department of “Homeland” Security because he didn’t have the “correct” visa. He was to give a lecture in […]
Lots of action in the news today about local planning issues. The AATA has approved buying the YMCA for $3.5 million, significantly less than the Y was hoping for, and the article doesn’t note the potential terms – like whether or not the bus station will include mixed-use development or continue to contain low income […]
I’ve updated the links to include Black At Michigan, the September archives, M-Print, and ITCS’s web IFS interface. Others I should add? Let me know: rob @ goodspeedupdate.com.
At least the mayor has the right idea about mixed use in the “downtown” area: “Task force to focus on downtown living Mayor John Hieftje announced Monday that a City Council/Downtown Development Authority task force will try to find ways to increase residential living in downtown. Hieftje said he’d like to see if there are […]