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Nobody Wants To Be The Mayor Of South Lyon

South Lyon, a small Oakland County city of 11,713 people as of 2016, doesn’t have anyone who wants to be its mayor. Or at least none have filed to run for the office. According to Hometownlife.com, the incumbent mayor, John Galeas, doesn’t want the job anymore either. “It takes a considerable amount of time which, if I am being honest and fair to myself and the people, I just don’t have the time available anymore with my current career/job and personal life,” Galeas told Hometownlife. “I d...

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New Maps Show 20 Years Of Racial Change In Metro Detroit In Sharp Detail

One of the things that the racial makeup of the Detroit region has done consistently over the last couple decades is change. Block by block, Metro Detroit as a whole has seen tremendous change in the time from 1990-2010. But what does that actually look like? Previous maps that relied on census data only let us get down to 3 kilometer chunks, or a little more than a square mile. However, new maps by a University of Cincinnati geography professor are the most detailed map of racial diversity...

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Macomb And Oakland Counties See Population Gains, Wayne Drops Says Census

When it comes to the newly released 2016 U.S. Census population estimates, two of three counties in the tri-county area saw minor population gains from 2015-2016 while Wayne County had the second largest population drop in the nation. Oakland County gained 3,696 people in the last year. Macomb, 3,223. And Wayne County lost 7,696. The estimates, released to the public today, show a continued shift outward for Metro Detroit. Statewide, the momentum of population gain is moving west to Kent C...

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Report: "The Pistons Will Probably Be Gone" To Downtown Detroit Says Oakland County Exec

It looks like we’re even closer to the Detroit Pistons moving to the new arena that’s rising on Woodward in downtown Detroit. Crain’s Detroit Business is reporting that Detroit Pistons officials asked Oakland County to buy the Palace of Auburn Hills, where the Detroit Pistons play, in a $384 million buy-lease-back deal to the team. That’s basically where the county would own the arena and lease it back. County officials, citing their fiscal responsibility, said no to the deal. For context,...

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The 27th Attempt At Regional Transit Might Not Be Completely Dead, But It's On Life Support

Sitting on the 19th floor of One Woodward Center this afternoon, the energy was clear: Despite the overwhelming support of those in the public who had come downtown to this hearing, the transit plan from the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan as we know it is on critical life support. After a litany of public comments, RTA officials walked through with a policy lovers precision some of the changes they had made to the plan to attempt to fend off the county executioners, and the C...

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Ferndale Officials Would Like To See More Offices Downtown, Developer "Open To Suggestions"

Construction projects continue to reshape downtown Ferndale, with plans under way to build a two-story office and retail building on the site where a vacant residential structure was recently demolished. The roughly 3,700 square-foot site at 413 W. Nine Mile was recently cleared to make way for a two-story office and retail development that is currently in the building plan process, Ferndale city planner Justin Lyons said. It’s directly across West Nine Mile from the Ferndalehaus lofts develop...

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8 Things You Need To Know About Detroit's New Mass Transit Plan

Earlier today, the Southeast Michigan RTA, or Regional Transit Authority, unveiled a $4.6 billion new plan for a regional public transportation system. The plan is a response to over two dozen failed transit plans and aims to connect the four-country Southeast Michigan area. We’ve got your need-to-know info on the plan. The plan’s changes won’t happen all at once Lest we get ahead of ourselves in our bright, starry-eyed visions of a more connected region, it’s important to remember that...

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Birmingham's Griffin Claw Brewery Breaks Ground For Expansion

Rejoice craft beer fans! Griffin Claw Brewery in Birmingham is expanding. The posh biergarten broke ground on a five month expansion for their 4600 sq. ft. Cellar House barrel-aging room, critical to their long-term plan of distributing at a second Michigan supermarket. They already distribute at Kroger. This is impressive growth considering they are not even two-years-old as a business. What is the key to their success? “Demand,” said Scott LePage. “In order to scale, you have to commit. We...

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5 Reasons Detroit Is Not The New Brooklyn

It’s fun to say things like “Detroit is the New Brooklyn,” or Berlin, or Los Angeles or Pittsburgh or even Cleveland. It’s true that many of these places have transformed in a way similar to the way some would like to see Detroit transform. However, it’s fairly uncritical to assume that Detroit is “just like” Brooklyn was in the 90’s, or just like Berlin was in the 80’s. It’s like comparing an apple to a potato. I do believe Detroit will transform, but also believe that Detroit is Detroit. The...

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Dear L. Brooks Patterson: It's 2014, Not 1994

From reports online and conversations we’ve had with some of our contributors, we had to groan when we talked about what happened yesterday in Oakland County at the launch of tech248, an initiative designed by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson to accelerate the tech industry in Oakland County … and even more so at Patterson’s words. It’s known that Patterson has a track record of being all for Oakland County. However, we found a bit of irony in the line.. “I’ll fight to keep you (...