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Basalt eyes hillside park

2007-04-28T16:20:00.000-07:00

The site will also have trails, possibly with mountain biking opportunities. It's too early to tell, but that's one of our intents, he said. Mountain bikers were booted out of the state wildlife area roughly eight years ago. The Colorado Division of

Sentex Sensing Technology, Inc. Signs Binding MoU to Acquire ICOM

2007-04-26T13:39:00.000-07:00

Converged Voice & Data Business Solutions (VoIP), Business telephone systems, voice and data Structured cabling, electrical, GPS, assisted technologies and more -- to businesses throughout the United Kingdom. The five companies employ over 30

New training center pays off

2007-04-24T12:19:00.000-07:00

The Richmond Fire Department is embarking on a mission to keep all city firefighters in top shape and lower their chances of heart disease and cardiac failure. This weekend, all firefighters will be evaluated on several aspects of their health

Drug suspension

2007-04-21T21:48:00.000-07:00

the NHL on Friday — just hours before New York faced elimination from the playoffs — for violating the league’s drug 20-game suspension for a first positive test and is subject to a mandatory referral to the league’s substance abuse

UNDER THE UMBRELLA: What do I get for my money?

2007-04-20T20:48:00.000-07:00

Many times we are faced with this question in our daily lives. Sometimes the answer is clear, sometimes not so clear, and sometimes we just don't care because we have an emotional response to consider. Take purchasing a home for example. When looking

Company Profile for YouPostDeals

2007-04-20T19:17:00.000-07:00

Chalfont, PA 18914 Main Telephone: 267-614-2871 Website: www.YouPostDeals.com Type of Organization: Private Industry: Technology Key Executives: CEO: Rajesh Gautam Customer Service

Goin' Fishing With a Friend

2006-06-23T12:50:00.000-07:00

DSP is packin' up and taking a little trip away from the blog for a while. Be back as time permits. Meanwhile, we wish you all Detroit Love. Thank you for reading and commenting.

Peace to you and Peace to Detroit

We Have to Update Detroit's Population Again

2006-06-22T13:45:00.000-07:00

Head on over to the US census figures released yesterday and you will read a haunting tale that continues to unfold. Detroit's population fell 1.4 percent to 887,000 in just one year folks(2004 through 2005.) Tell us all that hype you hear from the politicians and media about grand plans, lofts, and retail are honest. There have been some positive forces swirling around here lately but the reality is, no retail on any extensive level will come to town, and very few folks will actually move into this city until the taxes are considerably lowered for everyone, not just the empowerment(Cool city's folks) zoners. The young "hipsters" moving in will find it very hard to keep their childeren in school past 5th grade. Those that can move out, will continue to outpace those revolutionaries doing the good thing by moving back. How can one justify being beaten down every year with these property and income taxes? How? How can we keep making excuses for fighting a bogus and rediculous war on drugs that does nothing but cause crime, incarcerate people with addictions, and cause pain among those living within our community(Old Al Capone taught us that lesson back in his heyday?) 887,000 people! We understand times are tough but adding layers of punishment for those who want to live in a great city is folly and before you know it, Grand Rapids will be the largest city in this state and Phoenix and Las Vegas will have Lake Michigan coming out of their hoses to water the golf courses.

Peace to you and Peace to Detroit

Book-Cadillac Plans Update

2006-06-19T17:06:00.000-07:00

"There have been many attempts to open the hotel's doors since it closed in 1984. It has hosted numerous celebrations and housed people like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Katharine Hepburn, Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth, the Detroit Free Press reported Saturday.

Lawyers began final contract negotiations Wednesday on the 82-year-old building on W. Jefferson Ave., which are expected to last into next week.

When it's over, a $176 million package of tax breaks and loan options is expected to be enough incentive for Cleveland-based developers Ferchill group to reopen the hotel as the Westin Book-Cadillac..."

What gets to us are words like "may" and "might" when talking about the rehab of this hotel. We've seen many proposals and numerous concepts. Looks like they are hedging bets in case the deal falters. We sincerely hope it is renovated and this looks like the best deal so far even with the public money being used. We do wish everyone in Detroit would get some tax breaks so they too can invest in the city. We'll see as time goes on but we'll predict this will be a little more costly than advertised considering the condition the building is in. If only they would have saved the grand daddy of Detroit hotels(Statler) back when it was still realistic, we'd have two gems instead of one. Get it done, but come on now, we all need tax breaks in this city. Wouldn't it be nice to see businesses putting up their own money? It would symbolize the fact that Detroit truely is a desired area to do business. We wouldn't need designations and we'd know for a fact that businesses are willing to support the city. Peace to those who have flourished despite not receiving tax breaks.

6-22-06 Detroit News Report:

"The long-anticipated $176 million financing package to restore the Book-Cadillac Hotel, once a symbol of Detroit money and style, will be declared a sealed deal on Tuesday, according to a spokesman for the Cleveland developer behind the project.

The announcement will come at a 5 p.m. event at the Detroit Athletic Club, where Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and developer John Ferchill will unveil plans to renovate the 33-floor downtown skyscraper that closed 22 years ago, said Bob Berg, a Detroit-based spokesman for Ferchill, the Ohio developer."

Our only wish would be for everyone to receive the kind of treatment these folks got. It would benefit the city ten times more than one project. That said, we wish it success although as history has shown us, things don't always go as planned. Let's be on em like crazy to make sure it's done right!

Peace to you and Peace to Detroit

Fourth Street Fair

2006-06-19T17:03:00.000-07:00

Keep an eye out. DetroitStylePride encourages all independent folks to head on down to feel the vibes.

Peace to you and Peace to Detroit