Michigan Central Station by MikeRyu
On Saturday about 4000 extra people dropped by Michigan in Pictures. The impetus was a New York Times story on Michigan Central Station. Although the Detroit City Council voted to demolish MCS last year, a massive budget hole, a lawsuit, and new council members who aren't quite as bulldozer-happy:
“I don’t want [...]
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Lillgrund by axelivarsson
Early in February, Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center and the University of Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute received $1.34 million in state grants to explore the feasibility of offshore wind turbines on Lake Michigan.
Although this study is not yet even off the ground, Scandia Wind and Havgul Clean [...]
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February 11, 2010 – 10:03 am
Pure Michigan funding is the topic of Michigan Senate Finance Committee today, and across the state, businesses and chambers of commerce are asking state lawmakers to permanently fund the popular campaign.
In our first Absolute Michigan Radio feature co-sponsored by Traverse Legal, we talk with Traverse City Chamber of Commerce director Doug Luciani about Pure [...]
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January 20, 2010 – 8:08 am
Enrico Fermi 2 by daryl.larkin
Michigan Solar Solutions says that Michigan is Poised for 'Solar Explosion' in 2010:
According to company President Mark Hagerty, the year is shaping up to be "a perfect storm for solar" in the state.
"Many people think that solar won't work in Michigan because it's too cold and it doesn't get as much [...]
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January 5, 2010 – 11:28 am
dot to dot by powerbooktrance
The phenomenal ArtPrize returns to Grand Rapids for a second year. The dates will be September 22 - October 10, 2010 with a top prize of $250,000.
Speaking of Grand Rapids and ArtPrize, Rob Bliss had an interesting editorial that I think holds a lesson (as does ArtPrize itself) for the whole [...]
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December 31, 2009 – 10:44 am
via Michigan in Pictures
Mulligans Hollow, photo by GH Patriot.
I had originally thought about a more sober and reflective photo as we head into 2010, but when I saw this one in the Absolute Michigan pool this morning, I changed my mind.
I don't think that anyone can deny that the first decade of the 21st century [...]
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December 29, 2009 – 11:27 am
Guardian by Ralph Krawczyk Jr
Our years of neglect of the ongoing structural problems in our budget has left Michigan in a position where we're cutting all kinds of services drastically. When you're taking millions from classrooms, public safety and basic human services for our most needy, it's hard to advocate against cuts for the arts.
However, [...]
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December 22, 2009 – 8:17 am
Abandoned Richardsonian Romanesque House in Detroit
( Former James Scott Mansion )
by Derek Farr
Michigan has 29 land bank authorities - more than any state. The Detroit News reports that Michigan is going to try to use these land banks to spur redevelopment and garner nearly $300 million:
With the federal money expected to come in January, cities [...]
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December 21, 2009 – 7:32 am
The AP reports that the Detroit Institute of Arts and Let's Save Michigan are calling on people to create posters in the fashion of Works Progress Administration artwork of the Great Depression to highlight turnaround efforts and rally Michigan residents to revive the state:
"There's so many different ideas about how to turn around Michigan," Let's [...]
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December 17, 2009 – 7:35 am
Windmill by reddeviltj
University of Michigan student Aubrey Ann Parker is in Copenhagen and blogging for the Detroit Free Press about her experiences and observations at the 15th Conference of the Parties United Nations Climate Change Convention. Wherever you come down in the climate debate, I think it's instructive to hear about the issues and actions [...]
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