I was hoping that this kind of thing had died with the career of Richard Florida… I understand that it’s well intentioned, and I don’t disagree that Michigan needs to find a way to keep bright, innovative young people in the state. With that said, though, this reeks of desperation. And it brings back painful […]
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Ann Arbor to millennials… “We hear you like trains and tall buildings. How many of each do we need before you’ll look beyond our sexism and homophobia and move here?”
Posted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Observations, Other, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged abortion, Ann Arbor SPARK, density, economic development, epic rants, gay rights, Jennifer Granholm, mass transit, Millennials, pickup artists, Rail, reproductive justice, Richard Florida, women's rights 24 Comments
Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Zach Pollock
A few days ago, I posted an interview I did with an author by the name of Ted McClelland, who has written extensively about the emmigration of young professionals from Michigan to Chicago. To sum up our conversation in one sentence, McClelland believes that we have little hope of keeping bright, young people here in […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Black Jake, Black Jake and the Carnies, Capitalism, Chicago, Corner brewery, Depot Town, diversification, East Cross Street, education reform, emigration, exit interviews, graffiti, Growing Hope, Hipsilanti, Huron River, mandolin, Ohio, property theft, radon, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, Spur Studios, Stuart Beal, taxes, Ted McClelland, things from Ohio that are tolerable, Thompson Block, Toledo, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Woodruff's, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti Public Schools, Ypsilanti real estate, Zach Pollock 15 Comments