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Starting at Mayor, Number 21, Dave Bing

Yesterday Dave Bing was sworn in as the 62nd mayor of Detroit (here's the list of Detroit Mayors). Wikipedia's page on Dave Bing notes that he was a seven-time All-Star for the Detroit Pistons from 1966 to 1975. He was rookie of the year, is…

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M is for Monday ... and Midwest, MCS, Michigan Agriculture and MORELS!

Morels ! by cedarkayak The latest issue of Midwest Living feature on the Best Midwest Food Towns served up a platefull of restaurants in our region that might entice the culinary tourist. Their editors selected Traverse City as the #2 town…

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That's Billion with a capital B

Fifties Mickey D's by BarGal The Detroit Free Press reports that Michigan's 2009 deficit is likely to clock in at over $1 billion, nearly a quarter of a billion more than previously estimated (and with only 5 months left in FY 2009 to make…

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Downsizing Flint ... on purpose

Abandoned building in Flint - Colors by Derek Farr ( DetroitDerek) The New York Times has a great report titled An Effort to Save Flint by Shrinking It that begins: Instead of waiting for houses to become abandoned and then pulling them…

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Report from the Northern Michigan Wine Summit

into the vineyard by n.elle Here's a brief report from the 3rd annual Northern Michigan Wine Summit at the Hagerty Center in Traverse City. Moderator Eric Villegas of the television show Fork in the Road introduced the panel and talked…

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Call for Artists: Honoring Michigan's Downtowns

Main Street Businesses by Eridony On September 15-16, 2009 Lansing will host the 2009 Michigan Downtown Conference. The annual conference brings hundreds of civic and business leaders from across the State and features an award ceremony…

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Are we doing tourism right in Michigan?

Carefree Days in West Michigan by loungelistener The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that Michigan's tourism industry is expected to drop by 3-4 percent this year (this on top of last year's 6.2% drop) due to the economic downturn in…

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Bank bailout "tweak" to spur auto industry

APRIL 1, 2009 (Detroit): Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spoke before an appreciative audience at a special press conference at the brand-new Rick Wagoner GM Dealership in Detroit this morning. Mr. Geithner said "Washington has heard the…

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Michigan History: Michiganâ€™s Head Start on Going Green

Michigan citizens backed â€œgreenâ€ laws and lawmakers before the term was even popular. Ours is one of ten states that require a deposit on bottles and cans. In the 1950s and 1960s, pop and beer bottles and cans were not returnable.…

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Green Today, Jobs Tomorrow Conference ~ May 11th, 2009

The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth has extended early registration for the May 11 â€œGreen Today, Jobs Tomorrowâ€ conference at the Lansing Center through March 31 at migreenjob.com. Registrants can save…

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Time for New Math in Lansing?

House Chamber, Michigan State Capitol Building by Capitolshots Photography Longtime Capitol wonk Tim Skubick says that although 56 votes in the House or 20 in the Senate will let you do as you wish, there's two more important numbers in…

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Seeking Michigan: Your Michigan History super site!

Computers in the 1950s by Seeking Michigan The Department of History, Arts and Libraries has launched the Seeking Michigan Web site (www.seekingmichigan.org), a growing collection of unique historical information that - through digitized…