Wine, food and a sense of place
Marcus Samuelsson at the Epicurean Classic by farlane
Travel writer Kim Schneider has a nice article about how Michigan's wine tourism industry is developing. David Creighton of the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council says visitors…
A few simple words about Michigan's schools
school's out by Mark O'Brien
Schools are big businesses, multi-million dollar employers that spend a good part of every dollar they receive providing jobs in nearly every community in the state of Michigan.
If we crash these businesses…
Investing in Michigan's Young Farmers
SPECIAL FROM THE MICHIGAN LAND USE INSTITUTE
Katie Brandt and Anna Hoekstra combined their own
savings with matching federal funds to expand their
successful, seven-acre farm in Van Buren County
Soon after Katie Brandt graduated from…
An email from the Center
Bridge by Kathy
The Center for Michigan sends a weekly email newsletter that takes a look at Michigan's problems AND potential solutions from a perspective that is neither Republican nor Democrat - ie. the approach that will probably be…
A Marshall Plan for the auto industry?
We may need to rename our blog "Dig Michigan as Dug by GROW Detroit". They tipped us off to something that most media in the state seems to be ignoring: approval by the state House labor committee to call on the U.S. Congress to create a "Marshall…
Michigan's Curriculum among the best for college
The High by DA2Brian
From the Silver Lining Department: GROW Detroit called out this Detroit Free Press article (Michigan does good job of preparing kids for college, survey finds) saying that Michigan was cited as one of the three states…
86: UM Art & Design Senior Show this week
We aren't (yet at least) a big events site, but I feel compelled to let you know that 86: the Art & Design Senior Show will be held this week (April 12-14). The show features projects by the University of Michigan's School of Art & Design's…
Blogs We Dig: GM FastLane Blog
Bob Lutz introduces the Volt electric
GM FastLane keeps its readers up to date on all GM's happenings, from the unveiling of its new Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in electric hybrid concept vehicle to gritty discussions about fuel economy. One…
Tracking the new Grand Rapids Art Museum
by sparky05
part of a set of GRAM photos
The New York Times had an excellent article (From Michigan, a Clean-Running Museum) on the new Grand Rapids Art Museum. When Peter Wege pledged $20 million to relocate the GRAM, he required that…
Michigan Tourism Strategic Plan unveiled
The Michigan Tourism Strategic Plan was unveiled Monday at the Driving Tourism 2007 conference by the Michigan Tourism Planning Council. Michigan's tourism industry generates $17.5 billion dollars in annual revenue, 200,000 jobs and almost $1…
Just go read it: Tuesday Edition
Mew by Nicole Rork
Journalist and journalism professor Jack Lessenberry says Journalism is sort of the nation's circulatory system. Journalists at their best carry light, air, and information throughout society.
Science Daily (via Dave…
Partisan Pileup: Special Report
Pile Up by Turtle Creek by The Rocketeer"WOOD-TV reports that Senate Republicans on Thursday passed a $34-per-student cut for schools, then voted for hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts to local governments, community corrections, health…