Making a buck as an artist is easier when rents are lower. That tried-and-true stratefy is playing out in Ypsilanti where a number of artists are taking advantage of the city's cheaper cost of living to open art galleries.
It seems like everyone knows that southeast Michigan should be turning itself into brain-based economic center. Detroit Renaissance chief Doug Rothwell lays out what we can do to make that happen sooner rather than later.
Downtown Ann Arbor's newest It project seems to be building a new convention center, however, the path to putting one together is at best a long and winding one.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a lifetime of art is worth at least one award. That's what one well-known Saline artist received recently for his lifetime of work in the local arts scene.
A rare find turned into a bit of historical treasure when workers pulled a time capsule from the old YMCA in downtown Ann Arbor.
If the venture capital industry has a home in Michigan that address probably has an Ann Arbor stamp on it, according to the Detroit Free Press. However, that stamp needs more investor cash to compete with other high-powered states and to continue to grow new economy businesses.
To the victor go the spoils, and winners appear to be landlords in the Ann Arbor area. Washtenaw County was named as having the highest average rental rate in Michigan. A pain in the pocketbooks of some, but also an indication of the desirability of the area.
The best shot for Ypsilanti to find a developer for its Water Street project could be coming up this spring. To prepare for it, city officials are putting together promotional materials and looking for help from residents in the way of video of the project site that could be posted on YouTube.
Ann Arbor's downtown might be the most vibrant in the state but it doesn't have everything for everybody. One thing one local blogger would like to see is a good, cheap bakery.
If the youth are the future then the future is now in Ann Arbor where one high school student won a $50,000 scholarship for conducting research for a vaccine.
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