Category Archives: Community

Creative Cities Summit 2.0 in Detroit

September 24, 2008 – 6:11 am

.cadillac buildings-detroit. by tEdGuY49®
Detroit will host the Creative Cities Summit 2.0 (CCS2) on October 12-15, 2008 at the Renaissance Center. CCS2 is an interdisciplinary conference on the economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects of what makes great cities.
I could talk on and on about the amazing speakers who will attend - headlined by Dr. Richard [...]

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Meet the Candidates in Michigan

September 23, 2008 – 6:28 am

Student Introduction of Candidate by farlane
The Center for Michigan says Don't just sit there! Meet the candidates!:
Concerned Michigan residents and community leaders have every opportunity to get familiar with the new wave of leaders headed to the Michigan House of Representatives next January.
The Center for Michigan's 'Great Debates' partnership with Detroit Public Television is underway. [...]

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October Michigan Event Calendar 2008

September 19, 2008 – 4:30 pm

As now in October... by sgs_1019
A sampling of Michigan festivals & events for the month of October. As usual, there's no way we'll get them all, so please add links and information about those we've missed (or reviews of ones we have here) in the comments below.
There is no season when such pleasant and sunny [...]

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Election 2008

September 19, 2008 – 2:10 pm

Michigan's voter registration deadline is October 6, 2008 - 30 days before the November 4, 2008 election.
Please register to vote. Today.
Here's Michigan Voter Registration Information and you can learn all about Michigan voting issues at Publius.org and from the Michigan eLibrary's Election 2008 section.
We'll be posting information about Election 2008 on this page, especially as [...]

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Road Trip: 50th Anniversary of Anatomy of a Murder Celebration

September 18, 2008 – 12:51 pm

The Library of Michigan is spearheading a series of special events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1958 publication of Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Traver. Traver was the pen name of Marquette County attorney, prosecutor, and Michigan Supreme Court Justice, John D. Voelker, who used his experience with the legal system [...]

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Park(ing) Day webcasting from Grand Rapids

September 18, 2008 – 10:00 am

Tomorrow (Friday, September 19) is National Park-ing Day. In this video about Parking Day in Grand Rapids, Andy Dragt says he'll be broadcasting live via internet (Twitter/andydragt.com)/Rapid Growth) tomorrow.

A Trap is Set by Rudy Malmquist
From RGTV: Park(ing) Day on Rapid Growth:
Leaders of the Green Grand Rapids initiative are spearheading West Michigan’s first celebration of National [...]

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Michigan's Small Business Advocate … and cider

September 18, 2008 – 8:11 am

cider by yodraws
Crain's Detroit has a neat "Small Talk" series of videos. One of these is a Q&A with Michigan's Small Business Advocate, Chris Holman. His job is to connect small businesses with services and programs. I had no idea there was even such a position (Chris's page can be found at michigan.org).
Chris is (was?) [...]

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The University Research Corridor and it's positive impact on Michigan's economy

September 17, 2008 – 12:03 pm

gothic splendor by dnj_Brian
Nathan Bomey of the Ann Arbor Business Review has an interesting piece showcasing how Michigan's three research universities have a direct and significant impact on our state's economy.
One of every $50 earned in the state of Michigan can be attributed to the economic impact of the state's three research universities, according to [...]

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Visit the Capitol September 18 for the Select Michigan Day Farmers Market

September 16, 2008 – 11:16 am

Farmer's Market @ the Michigan Capitol
The Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution last week naming Thursday, September 18, 2008 the fourth annual “Buy Fresh, Buy Local – Select Michigan Day,” and to celebrate, there will be a special “Select Michigan Day” farmers market from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the east lawn of [...]

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The Week for September 15-21, 2008

September 15, 2008 – 5:52 pm

Rain or Shine (since 1922) by paulh192
Welcome to a special Monday evening edition of The Week on Absolute Michigan.
While the stock market falls, folks on Mackinac Island are getting ready for the Festival of the Falling Leaves Moon (Sep 18-20) which celebrates the time of year when the trees were told to stay awake for [...]

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