In a text I received today, someone I know referred to Depot Town as “little Ann Arbor.” My sense, given the ensuing exchange, is that he didn’t intend it to be a compliment. He asked me if, since I took a stand way back when about the Quizno’s that had opened in Depot Town, I’d […]
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OK, Ypsilanti, let’s talk about gentrification
Posted in Ann Arbor, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 209 Pearl, accountability, Babo, Bee Roll, Beezy's, Curtis Sullivan, Depot Town, economic development, Elbow Room, Emergency Manager, gentrification, Green Room, little Ann Arbor, looming receivorship, Ma Lou's, Quizno's, Vault of Midnight 79 Comments
Granholm to deliver giant check to Ypsilanti Freighthouse
As I think many of you know, John Dingell and Jennifer Granholm, among others, have been working these past several months to get the rehabilitation of our historic Freighthouse covered by federal stimulus funds. Well, word on the street is that they’ve been successful. According to several reputable sources, Representative Dingell and Governor Granholm will […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Rail, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, big checks, Dingell, Friends of the Freighthouse, Granholm, holm 23 Comments