As difficult and painful as it can be sometimes, I like living in a community where things like race and gentrification aren’t just swept under the rug, but actually discussed in public. The most recent example of this, if you haven’t seen it yet, is a front page story by Brianna Kelly in today’s Detroit […]
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The Detroit News explores gentrification in Ypsilanti
Posted in Economics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Babo, Bee Roll, Beezy's, Brianna Kelly, Detroit News, Frank Fejeran, gentrification, gentrified chicken, Jim Cherewick, Landline Creative Labs, Ma Lou's, race, Sava Lelcaj 69 Comments
OK, Ypsilanti, let’s talk about gentrification
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 […]
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, Frieghthouse, gentrification, Green Room, little Ann Arbor, looming receivorship, Ma Lou's, Quizno's, Vault of Midnight 79 Comments