February 2012
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National Geographic: Rise and Shine, Detroit →
Not sure if this already made the tumblrounds. “Something’s happening in Michigan’s southeast corner. Call it a rising, a revival, a new dawn—there’s undeniable energy emanating from Detroit. America noticed it first at the 2011 Super Bowl. Chrysler debuted a TV commercial with rapper Eminem, star of the film 8 Mile (named after the road that serves as Detroit’s northern border). The ad...
Feb 12th
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January 2012
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Jan 31st
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Kalamazoo named one of the top 10 beer cities in... →
Jan 25th
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 2nd
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December 2011
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My tumblr Christmas present.
We just crossed the 300 followers threshold. So seriously, thanks again to each and every one of you, and happy whatever doesn’t offend you!
Dec 24th
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“What Do You Want for Christmas, Detroit?”
Dec 22nd
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Dec 18th
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Stephen Colbert: Michigan’s Snow Cone Machines The soft-on-terror-crats mischaracterize Michigan’s ice shaving machines as a frivolous waste of tax money, but there’s no reason that fighting terror shouldn’t be fun.
Dec 10th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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mLive: Wisconsin's use of mitten to promote winter...
Rude, Wisconsin. Also.. why are your hands so misshapen? 
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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November 2011
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Paste: 11 Great Michigan Songs to Listen to... →
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m thankful to be back in the Mitten with my family. Go Lions!!
Nov 24th
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HuffPost: It's the People Stupid: a Perspective on... →
Nov 21st
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Nov 21st
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Nov 17th
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NPR: Unlikely Advocates Fight for Gay Rights in... →
Nov 6th
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Grist: Can the arts save struggling cities? →
Nov 4th
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October 2011
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10 Detroit Facts You Should Know →
Oct 27th
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Oct 25th
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Oct 21st
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Oct 18th
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Metropolis: City Building Through Art →
Oct 18th
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Oct 16th
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Oct 14th
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Oct 13th
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Freep: Tigers', Lions' success brings real-world... →
“Talk to economic development folks about marketing Detroit and they will tell you the city’s image problem often makes it hard to get people to even take a look, especially those outside the automotive sector. But when the local teams start getting national attention, so does Detroit, warts and all. None of the three recent stories rechristens Detroit as “the Paris of the Midwest,” but they...
Oct 11th
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Oct 11th
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Oct 10th
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Oct 10th
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Bridge: Advocate keeps selling Detroit to young... →
Oct 9th
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Detroit News: City Year Detroit Kicks Off →
Such a great organization! You’re awesome Allye, Katherine, and the rest of the corps!
Oct 8th
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Oct 7th
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This is the Motor City, and this is what we do.
Yeah, Tigers!!
Oct 7th
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NY Times: 36 Hours in Ann Arbor →
Oct 7th
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Five Reasons To Pay Attention To Detroit Hip-Hop... →
whatisajubjub: yesssssss
Oct 6th
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Oct 6th
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NPR story on Urban Farming in Detroit. →
Oct 4th
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Oct 3rd
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“Q . So you have a positive feeling going forward? A . Very positive. And now...”
– Mike Illitch (via jmdub)
Oct 2nd
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Tigers win, Lions win, State wins, U of M wins!
What is going on!!? I love it!
Oct 2nd
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NPR: Like the Lions, Detroit finally has a winning... →
“When you listen to them in the locker room, they know that they are a good team,” Wollborg says. “They know they’re better together. And you look at the city, and the city’s been kind of written off. But if you talk to the young entrepreneurs here, there’s that sense of optimism – they don’t believe the bad PR about Detroit.
Oct 2nd
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September 2011
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mLive: Things aren't so bad in Michigan and the... →
“…Grand Rapids gained jobs in every quarter from the third quarter of 2010 through the second quarter of 2011. Grand Rapids also had manufacturing job growth of more than 5 percent during the 12-month period ending in June 2011, and was one of the 20 best-performing metropolitan economies during the recovery.”
Sep 28th
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Sep 26th
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Jon Stewart busts out the hand map - Michigan Jokes! manwithoutamoviecamera: Michigan Jokes!
Sep 24th
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Did you watch the Daily Show last night?
gettothetable: Jennifer Grandholm—two-term governor of Michigan—was the guest and in the interview she explained how American policy is hurting America’s competitiveness in the global market.  She stayed and talked so long that it had to be made into a three-part video online.  I must say that this was one of the most interesting, informative, and compelling interviews I’ve ever seen on the...
Sep 23rd
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Sep 22nd
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Sep 21st
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Sep 19th
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