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Archive for the ‘Old City / New City’ Category

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Almost the State Capitol-Calumet

MEDC’s Main Street program helps polish up old city

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Not Counting on Free Markets to Save Cities

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development visits Michigan. Architecture training shapes his policies, leads him to hold up Flint as model.

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DPS Razing School Designed by Guardian Bldg Architect

14 others will get the wrecking ball from now ’til June

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Van Jones Morally Opposed to Demolitions in Detroit

Jones is the former White House Green Jobs Adviser

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Bill Milliken: Ann Arbor lifestyle formula as good as San Francisco

“Yes (funkiness). We consider it part of the character. We like that.”

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Gardening in a Detroit Adopt-a-Lot

Losing my job has made me want to help the community more.

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Detroit music icon says artists best fit to revive city

Artists in Berlin told me: We’re moving to Detroit!

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Good versus bad demolition around Lansing

More demolition is happening downtown. A parking structure is turning into rubble. Now you can start to see all sides of the art deco brick Board of Water and Light building.

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Huron City Historic Farm and House

I spent my childhood coming to this place. People are amazed by all this old stuff. I don’t get that part.

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8 Ideas for Cities

For almost 2 decades national research shows that ‘place’ matters. A community or city will prosper especially if young people are attracted to it.