March 2011
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Would you like that super-sized?
Forget all this talk about “right-sizing” the city of Detroit back to health, some urban experts are now saying that the exact opposite must be done.
The Atlantic’s Mark Binelli (who apparently has a non-fiction book about Detroit in the works) writes about the latest big idea, that of super-sizing, to fix the city of Detroit.
The takeaway from the census stories was that Detroit plummeted to...
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BREAKING: Detroit’s population implosion
713,777.
That’s how many people currently reside in Detroit. That number represents one resident being lost every 22 minutes from 2001 to 2010, according to the Detroit Free Press. That number represents the lowest population in the city since the beginning of the 20th century.
Anyone who is even remotely familiar with what’s going on in the city of Detroit wasn’t expecting any good news from...
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Imported from Detroit?! Not so fast
Detroit News today reports that Chrysler has filed suit against clothing retailer Pure Detroit for improperly and unlawfully using the car company’s much talked about slogan originally used in their February Super Bowl commercial.
Apparently Chrysler had tried to resolve the issue out of court but Pure Detroit refused to budge.
“Chrysler has repeatedly attempted to resolve this matter...
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The Freep and Detroit News weigh in
In a clip that has been vehemently passed around Facebook this past week, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is seen weighing in on Gov. Rick Snyder and his new tax proposals and his subseqent efforts to revamp the state’s emergency financial manager law.
The bottom line to take away from that clip: Michigan is indeed screwed and democracy as we know it is being kicked to the curb. (You can watch...
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Note to visitors: A picture posted on here on Wednesday, February 23rd of the “Detroit Moves Me” poster was posted in haste and regretfully was not properly attributed due to my admitted oversight.
The picture comes courtesy of Charlie Wollborg of Curve Detroit.
Sincere apologies to Charlie for not acknowledging credit of what turned out to be a very popular post on jdetroit.
ettiord asked: I know I sound insane, but I believe I'm a Detroit even thou I've never set foot in it. Everyday I read about that great stories coming from the city and begin to cry because I'm not there, do you think that this is odd or just some cry for attention like the others flocking to the city to take pictures of the ruins? Because I don't want to be seen that way, I just want to be...
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Michiganders: Detroit success = Michigan success
Good news coming out of the Free Press this Sunday.
According to a new poll conducted by the Detroit Free Press and WXYZ-TV Channel 7, no matter where in the state some 72% of Michiganders agree that a healthy, vibrant Detroit is either essential or important to Michigan’s future vitality.
No surprise that view of importance is viewed more strongly in and around the surrounding Metro...
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Cobo's Facelift Finally Unveiled
Borrowed money from a bond sale will fund the much-anticipated $221 million dollar renovation of Detroit’s Cobo Center. Those bonds would be paid back from revenues from Cobo.
For those of you thinking the current look of Cobo is pretty jab it’s understandable considering the last major renovation of the convention center was some 20 years ago in 1989.
While the new plan...