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Detroit ART City

October 6, 2010 – 10:45 am

“Detroit is one of only places where an artist can come in and probably own a building with the amount of revenue that they get.” ~artist kt Andresky, via Michigan Radio “Detroit Industry” – Detroit Institute of Arts ( Diego Rivera ) by DetroitDerek All week Absolute Michigan is talking about Detroit. With a wealth [...]

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Motown is Movietown: How Michigan’s Film Incentive Is Driving Detroit

October 5, 2010 – 10:01 am

All week on Absolute Michigan we’re featuring Detroit, looking beyond the stereotypes to see what’s really going on in Michigan’s largest city. michigan central detroit transformers 3 by Detroitmi97 A recent article titled Motown Becomes Movietown in the Wall Street Journal begins: The set of the gritty cop show “Detroit 1-8-7″ is one of more [...]

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Johnny Knoxville does Detroit

October 4, 2010 – 8:36 am

All week on Absolute Michigan we’re going to be taking a fresh look at Detroit, where it is and where it’s going. Johnny Knoxville and Palladium boots have a sweet 3 part video kicking back at the “pick & choose journalism” that portrays the Motor City as a modern day urban wasteland. Knoxville does a [...]

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An interview with Michigan’s moderate, Bill Milliken

September 20, 2010 – 9:10 am

The other day Jacob Wheeler of the Glen Arbor Sun spoke to Governor William T. Milliken about GOP Candidate for Governor Rick Snyder, the state of American political discourse and the Republican party today. We’ve got the first couple questions here and you can read the rest in Bill Milliken, Michigan’s moderate: Glen Arbor Sun: [...]

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Lansing ranks among great cities for young adults

July 29, 2010 – 2:37 pm

Skyline: Lansing, Michigan, USA by Mario.Q Spotted in the Lansing State Journal today, Kiplinger magazine Lansing has been identified as one of 10 great cities for young adults. Ranking right along side the notable locations of Austin, TX, Charlotte, N.C., Chicago, IL, Kansas City, MO, New York, NY, Portland, OR, Salt Lake City, UT and [...]

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Driving Michigan: Seth Bernard interviews Ray Minervini

July 19, 2010 – 8:24 am

Seth Bernard by Patrick T Power Driving Michigan is Absolute Michigan’s new show that explores the state of Michigan and the people who are moving us towards the future. It’s hosted by Seth Bernard, a musician with a passion for Michigan. The video was shot by Ken Lake of Mythic Michigan. Our first episode was [...]

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Michigan Rail Forums explore the future of railroads in Michigan

July 15, 2010 – 9:20 am

Untitled by Brooke Pennington The federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) requires states to prepare state rail plans in order to receive federal rail grants. The Michigan Department of Transportation is in the early stages of putting Michigan’s rail plan together, but public participation and input is required for a successful [...]

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Summer Beer Festival – July 23 & 24 in Ypsilanti

July 12, 2010 – 10:11 am

Absolute Michigan will be sending Ken Jacoby to the Beer Festival – look for an update with his photos following the event! July is Michigan Craft Beer Month, and our brewing industry contributes over $24 million in wages with a total economic contribution of more than $133 million. In terms of overall number breweries, microbreweries [...]

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Beyond the Motor City: How Detroit shaped transportation … and may one day do it again

July 7, 2010 – 8:17 am

A road by caterpillars A while back Model D had a feature on Beyond the Motor City, a new PBS documentary directed by filmmaker Aaron Woolf (King Corn) and produced as part of Blueprint America: Beyond the Motor City examines how Detroit, a grim symbol of America’s diminishing status in the world, may come to [...]

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Detroit Entrepreneur Launches “Facebook for Communities”

June 21, 2010 – 8:56 am

inveiglement by TerryJohnston In Q&A: Keith Zendler on Detroit’s Tipping Point, TIME magazine interviews serial entrepreneur Zendler about his newly launched Peoplemovers.com. It’s a free social media venture designed to serve as a kind of Facebook for governments, non-profits, foundations, service clubs, block clubs, school districts, churches, mosques, temples, etc. Q: What is Peoplemovers.com and [...]

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