February 12, 2009 – 8:19 pm
Untitled by Vanessa Miller
Vanessa has a great set of photos from
allied media conference oh8
Wiretap's Jenny Lee has a great article called In Detroit: Arsenal of Creativity. It begins:
“Michigan will be the next film capitol of the world,” Clint Eastwood said in a recent interview following the release of his new film Gran Torino, shot in [...]
By farlane
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February 9, 2009 – 10:56 am
Michigan Cherries by jdurchen
Did you know that Michigan is the largest producer of Montmorency tart cherries, growing 70-75% of the crop? With February being National Cherry Month, it's only appropriate we celebrate Michigan's almost-official fruit!
The Cherry Marketing Institute has information available for educators and other folks regarding the history and present state of the cherry [...]
By Jules
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January 22, 2009 – 8:48 am
"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, and the curious [...]
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December 23, 2008 – 2:36 pm
Santa Claus Girls by Skywalker_ranch
Dennis has a great set of photos of Grand Rapids charity Santa Claus Girls in action (slideshow) writes that volunteers started showing up at around 5:00am to load Toys and Gifts for 13,000 children of Kent County. This is the 100th year that Santa Claus Girls have operated this massive operation [...]
December 2, 2008 – 9:55 am
Pillars of the Community by Autumm
Crains Detroit notes that our passion for our community can influence economic growth. They link to a new study by Gallup and the Knight Foundation (that included Detroit) that explores the link between economic growth and residents’ loyalty to and passion towards where they live.
According to the "Soul of the [...]
November 12, 2008 – 8:40 am
The Water Festival will be held December 12-14, 2008 in Traverse City, Michigan. The latest in an ongoing series of Water Festivals will give you a chance to experience world-class Michigan musicians, speeches from water luminaries, interactive multimedia projects and presentations, artisan foods and beverages, workshops, visual art, theater and dance, children's activities and connections [...]
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October 28, 2008 – 10:00 am
Guardian Building Flag by paulhitz
Election Day (November 4, 2008) is just a week away. That means that today is probably a good day to focus on the election and how to get informed about the issues and the candidates. We also invite you to post your comments and thoughts about the candidates and issues below. [...]
By farlane
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October 27, 2008 – 12:54 pm
the creative big three by vanessamiller
(John Howkins, Charles Landry & Richard Florida)
We'll lead off with a quick plug for an upcoming conference and a look back at one from the recent past. The Conference on Michigan's Future takes place in a few weeks (Nov 14-16) at Crystal Mountain with a focus on peak oil, energy [...]
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October 14, 2008 – 2:42 pm
Mama's gunna knock you out by Kcjacoby
Last night at the Creative Cities Summit, author and MacArthur Fellow Bill Strickland delivered one of the boldest and bluntest talks about what can and should be done to re-energize our cities and nation. The video below offers a little taste of Bill - you can get more at [...]
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October 13, 2008 – 8:23 am
the spirit by n.elle
This week we're broadcasting (sort of) live from the Renaissance Center in Detroit and the Creative Cities Summit 2.0.
In addition to a cool outing that we'll talk about later, we were able to check out the "Unconference" at MOCAD where 150 or so people gathered to focus on the future of Detroit. [...]
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