September 10, 2007 – 8:50 am
Summer Night in Old Town by sabatoa
The Model D empire continues its inexorable march to talk about what's going right in Michigan cities with Lansing Area Capital Gains. The first issue includes a feature by managing editor Brad Garmon on the resurgence of Michigan's Capital City that begins:
It doesn't take an urban planner or a [...]
By farlane
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August 22, 2007 – 8:44 am
While Absolute Michigan has been paying attention to efforts to save a portion of Tiger Stadium, I'd like to be absolutely clear in saying that Comerica Park is a gorgeous ballpark and I wouldn't have the Detroit Tigers playing anywhere else! If you have any doubts, the above photo Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park by [...]
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August 21, 2007 – 9:52 am
Jason Piasecki's Inside Muskegon podcast - #86 - where does the time go? - features a great interview with Brenda Moore with Clay Avenue Cellars. In addition to profiling a cool winery/gallery in Muskegon, Michigan, the podcast provides a look at an optimistic entrepreneur who took a risk that paid off.
Regarding the building, the Clay [...]
By farlane
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August 20, 2007 – 7:41 am
For Sale by John Baird
Celeste Whiting's Our Michigan is a blog that takes a probing look at hard to comprehend mega-issues like the global financial upheaval, simplifies them, and then explores how they relate to life right here in Michigan. Celeste takes that same skill of simplification and applies it to Michigan's political blogosphere.
Speaking [...]
August 16, 2007 – 8:20 am
Tiger Stadium 1987 vs. Toronto Blue Jays by 1ManWithACamera
I have apparently been hanging with Rip van Winkle, and so missed the news that Ernie Harwell has come forward with an 11th hour plan to save Tiger Stadium from demolition. Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry spoke with Ernie Harwell about his plans and just hearing Ernie talk [...]
By farlane
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Extreme view of the auto industry
NPR had an interesting interview with Peter DeLorenzo of Autoextremist.com. Autoextremist is a site that purports to offer "the bare-knuckled, unvarnished, high-octane truth" about the challenges facing Detroit's auto industry. DeLorenzo is an auto industry consultant, and if you want octane-rich bare-knucklery with a minimum of varnish, look [...]
By farlane
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Great Lakes Shore II by Phoenix828979
Andy Guy is the Great Lakes Guy. On his blog, he is tracking the trends transforming the Rust Belt into the Blue Belt. He has called Gov. Granholm for Michigan's failure to develop a green energy strategy and praised Marquette, MI for starting a transformation for its downtown waterfront.
The Great [...]
By cody
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I really hope you get a chance to check out yesterday's Michigan Surfing feature. Quite a few cool videos and another shining example (based on reader comments) that Michigan is often more than people believe it to be.
Shhh. Proposed Grayling Amusement Park a Secret?
The MLUI has done some digging on Grayling's proposed Main Street America [...]
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Watch Michael Moore's Sicko online, birdwatch (or apartment hunt) in Detroit's Brush Park, follow the growing Michigan wine industry with a new blog and head over to Fremont, Michigan - baby food capital of the world!
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Up North, Towns Eye 'Granny Flats'
Carolyn Kelly, Michigan Land Use Institute
Related feature from MLUI Media:
Young People Speak Up for Granny Flats
Somehow, it doesn’t seem to add up: Northwest Lower Michigan’s population is rising, but the number of people living in its towns and villages is falling.
Apartment hunting in the region quickly reveals one reason [...]
