If You Live In Detroit, Don’t Drive Anywhere Near I-96 For Like …
Avoid I-96 going eastbound anywhere around Livonia until further notice as there’s been a break the main water line that goes for from Detroit serving the western suburbs and water was pouring out until Detroit water officials were contacted and turned it off […]
First thoughts
The big event today is the NAACP presidential forum in Detroit, moderated by CBS’s Russ Mitchell and CNN’s Soledad O’Brien. All eight Democratic candidates — Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, and Richardson — will be on the stage together at around 10:30 am ET. Tancredo is the sole Republican scheduled to address […]
A bright spot in Michigan’s struggling economy is the number of visitors to metro Detroit in 2006, which edged up to its highest level since Sept. 11, 2001, according to a report released today by the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau (DMCVB). The study defines metro Detroit as Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
According to […]
While some of us, although not near the enough of us, are occupied with the thought of future scarcity of fossil fuels there is another natural resource that is destined to become in high demand despite decreasing supply. That is water. Already much of this planet’s population lacks access to potable water, water without arsenic […]
Commuter train rolling for dollars — State boosts Howell-to-Ann …
The state has guaranteed another $1.4 million for a proposed Howell-to-Ann-Arbor commuter train line that supporters say is necessary to combat congestion on U.S. 23.
The new grant from the Michigan Department of Trans-portation was announced Monday at a meeting where supporters were talking about receiving a […]
Hamtramck Star, our favorite Hamtramck blog, recounts a bicycle trip from Hamtramck to Mexicantown, taking Oakland south to Euclid and taking that to 14th which goes through a lot of interesting neighborhoods (something Detroit has seemingly an endless supply of for some definition of interesting) and then turning at the Michigan Central Station to go […]
Council to discuss Tiger Stadium’s future today
The Detroit City Council will hold a public meeting at 11:15 a.m. today to discuss the future of the Tiger Stadium project.
One plan includes demolishing the abandoned stadium to make room for mixed-use development. If demolition occurs, there might be a sale of memorabilia from the stadium, a move […]
NAACP panel calls for better access to quality health care
Unequal health care was the big theme today at the 98th annual NAACP convention as delegates descended on Cobo Hall in Detroit.
Despite advances in overall health care, African-Americans suffer disproportionately when it comes to access to quality treatment, said panelists on a health forum inside the […]
Our Close-To-Home Bassin’
You don’t need to travel far to try some of Michigan’s best largemouth bass fishing if you live near one of our state’s big cities. There is excellent bassin’ just a short drive from Detroit, Lansing and other metro areas.
Here is a look at waters not far from our big cities that have […]
I finally saw Michael Moore’s new movie Sicko and I think it’s a movie that everyone in America should go out and see. And if you’re among the Americans who are struggling severely with health-care costs that I’m sure the director won’t mind if you have to resort to downloading the movie from the Internet. […]