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Urban farm plan reels in cash, tilapia

Urban farm plan reels in cash, tilapia

Gary Wozniak regards his domain with the enthusiasm of an evangelist. Where most people would look at these wide expanses of Detroit blight and see dark despair, he sees nothing but gleaming possibilities. “This is the ...

State takes cautious approach to freight hub proposals

State takes cautious approach to freight hub proposals

A dizzying number of transportation-related proposals centered on Detroit’s mid-continent location are floating around Michigan. They have funny names (Aerotropolis), links to faraway locales (Halifax, Nova Scotia) and impressive engineering goals (a rail tunnel tall enough to ...

Conservationist’s message: Nature is just out your door

Conservationist’s message: Nature is just out your door

Ask John Hartig about his childhood, and you’ll hear about fishing with his father in Northern Michigan, biking around Belle Isle and hiking and canoeing at church camp Up North.  Hartig, who manages the Detroit River ...

State leaders run wrong way on higher education

State leaders run wrong way on higher education

The progressive group Business Leaders for Michigan just held a leadership summit devoted to the topic of learning and our state’s economic future. The theme was “Higher Education: A Growth Engine for the New Michigan” and ...

A film about Detroit manhood scrambles for funding

A film about Detroit manhood scrambles for funding

Veteran Detroit screenwriter and teacher Harvey Ovshinsky likes to say Detroit is the Saudi Arabia of stories, and all an aspiring filmmaker needs to do is go out there and grab one. Certainly, many have been ...

Land O Links

Land O Links

“We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest” – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich ...