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The President of the United States is unwell

Apparently, it wasn’t enough for Donald Trump to tell the American people that he could remember five words in a row, draw the hands on a clock, and identify an elephant. Today, in hopes of reassuring voters that he’s not suffering from a serious cognitive impairment, he came out and publicly announced that, contrary to […]

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Two Frenchies on what they love about Detroit’s “Do It Ourselves” culture, and why they’re making a film about it

A few months ago, I received a nice note from two French filmmakers, who, for some reason, had stumbled across my site and liked it. Their names were Nora Mandray and Hélène Bienvenu, and, as I’d come to learn over the course of subsequent emails, they had been living in the the area for some […]

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Check out the new Beezy’s coupon!

I’d like to take a moment and thank Beezy’s for being this month’s local business sponsor. It’s one of my favorite places in Ypsi, and I’m super happy to have them onboard with all of the other great folks we’ve had involved in underwriting the site so far this year. If you’ve never checked Beezy’s […]

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“Wringing Art Out of Rubble in Detroit”

It must be that time of year again… The New York Times today has another story on how artists are revitalizing Detroit. It’s actually a pretty good article. I don’t mean to come across as cynical. It’s just that, for the past few years, it seems like this same story keeps getting recycled. The good […]

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Sarah Vowell may read this post, so please don’t leave stupid comments

I’m sick. I have a cold. I slept for about 15 hours last night. And I probably should have stayed in this evening, buried under mountain of blankets, but, thanks to a friend of a friend of a friend, I happened into some tickets for a reading by writer, historian and public radio personality Sarah […]

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