tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:45:18 +0000POSITIVE DETROIT NEWS AND COMMENTARY FOR WHICH NOBODY ASKEDhttp://www.detroitarmy.com/SaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)Blogger99125DetroitArmyhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-4247181116289920065Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:44:00 +00002010-02-22T22:53:37.140-05:00FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “My Tale of Two Cities”A Funny and Timely Comeback StoryPlays Role in “Re-energizing Cities”New York City, New York – December 10, 2009“A delightful, quirky, heartwarming film that is as funny as it is revealing..." 
-- Don Roy King, director, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/pa4nnHxVyPg/from-acclaimed-director-carl-kurlander.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)1http://www.detroitarmy.com/2010/02/from-acclaimed-director-carl-kurlander.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-2586086776639702690Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:42:00 +00002009-09-15T18:54:26.753-04:00Events48243EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTWhile posts may be slight as of now, DetroitArmy will always live on.www.justsayrun.comThe Detroit College Promise is excited to announce the first ever “The Detroit College Promise 5K Run/Walk” that will take place on Saturday, October 10th, 2009 at the Detroit Riverfront. Registration until October 1st is $15 for students/seniors and $20 for adults. Registration after October http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/gJcO8eiSy0U/detroit-college-promise-5k-runwalk.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)1http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/09/detroit-college-promise-5k-runwalk.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-8139943720327585369Wed, 27 May 2009 00:59:00 +00002009-05-26T21:58:20.047-04:00Royal OakDevelopment48067It seems like an obvious concept, but around Metro Detroit, Emagine Theater was the first to do it. It, in this case, is serving beer and hard alcohol during movies. Emagine now plans to open its newest theater in downtown Royal Oak. Ultimately, the question will be, can crowds of drunk twenty somethings be able to control themselves?Apparently Emagine Entertainment founder Paul Glantz thinks so.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/mi4vGokqD98/emagine-theater-plans-newest-venue-for.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)3http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/05/emagine-theater-plans-newest-venue-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-8315104543355738112Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-04-24T14:49:32.506-04:00DevelopmentNew CenterDetroit CityThe $145 million renovation of the Argonaut Building at 2nd and Milwaukee in Detroit's New Center neighborhood is moving full steam ahead. Abandoned by General Motors in 1999, Detroit based College for Creative Studies (CCS) announced plans to transform the Argonaut Building into a second campus in 2008, and as of now, completion of the $145 million renovation is scheduled for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/SGaYguTscYs/college-for-creative-studies-renovation.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)1http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/04/college-for-creative-studies-renovation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-3899535200682621888Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-04-21T11:55:21.886-04:0048209FoodSouthwest DetroitDetroit CityWhile he at first did not succeed, Jordi Carbonell is trying again. Actually, he wasn't the one who did not succeed, but instead, it was the the initial location of Jordi's neighborhood coffee shop, Cafe Con Leche, inside the Mexicantown Mercado at Bagley and 21st, which failed and, which is now padlocked, unfinished, and void of even a single business. (For more information on the mercado's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/LHGx4KSvg-4/cafe-con-leche.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/04/cafe-con-leche.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-6189264797783606493Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-04-16T10:53:27.709-04:00DevelopmentIn possibly the biggest film news in Michigan to date, Unity Studios plans to turn a shuttered Visteon Corp. facility in Allen Park into the state's largest integrated entertainment production house. Credit can be given to Jimmy Lifton, a native Metro Detroiter as well as a Hollywood executive and veteran sound producer, who is responsible for spearheading this project. The Detroit News reportshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/UJkPFDolAuo/film-studio-announces-146-allen-park.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)1http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/04/film-studio-announces-146-allen-park.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-5272021279535781939Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-04-14T11:31:10.599-04:00DevelopmentFerndaleA few weeks ago, the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce, the City of Ferndale and the Ferndale DDA promoting plans for Ferndale First! — Keeping Your Business First. Jennifer Roosenberg, executive director of the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce, stated in hometownlife.com, "A collaborative effort of the three organizations, the Ferndale First initiative is meant to educate the community on thinking http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/A9WrOdbrZYA/ferndale-first-initiative-strives-to.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/04/ferndale-first-initiative-strives-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-6914617730779090993Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-04-12T14:06:40.897-04:00Royal OakEvents48067If it isn't clear by now that the auto industry isn't going to be around forever, or at least not as behemoths with which we have become accustomed, well, it should be. What course of action the State of Michigan takes right now will have a profound effect on the future. That said, although it is increasingly clear that updating DetroitArmy with every event occurring in Metro Detroit is futile,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/niZARusiDq0/technow09-event-celebrating-michigan.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/04/technow09-event-celebrating-michigan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-5724787796388469043Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-04-11T09:00:00.523-04:00BirminghamDevelopmentFood48009Larry Bongiovanni, owner of Salvatore Scallopini, hopes to bring some additional activity to the north end of downtown Birmingham with plans for a new bar and grille, two doors down from his current restaurant on Old Woodward. Proposed for the former home of Aunt Olive's Good Food to Go at 525 N. Old Woodward, Bongiovanni's plans state that he will serve classic American bar and grille food, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/BymOn1BxMas/new-bar-and-grille-planned-for.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/04/new-bar-and-grille-planned-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-3682631491635291170Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-04-03T09:00:00.235-04:00DevelopmentDetroit CityI can already see the hipsters squirming. While multiple community gardens have sprung up around the city of Detroit, serious talks of a commercially run urban farm had not yet been floated, until now. John Hantz, of the financial services firm Hantz Group, unveiled plans for "Hantz Farm", in the city of Detroit yesterday, which would convert vacant parcels of land into a full scale farm. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/ev9GhQQyZv0/plans-for-hantz-farm-in-detroit.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)3http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/04/plans-for-hantz-farm-in-detroit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-8580680993509046675Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-04-02T09:00:01.021-04:0048203DevelopmentDetroit CityAlthough all recent news, or lack thereof, seemed to leave the Shoppes at Gateway for dead, the Detroit News reports today that developers at Gateway Park LLC, are moving forward with plans to build the open air mall at Woodward and 8 Mile, by the state fairgrounds. Plans are in order for 40 shops between 5,000 and 10,000 feet, with a mix of medium to upscale discount, and as one investor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/t45HATlO9o8/shoppes-at-gateway-park-ready-to-move.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/04/shoppes-at-gateway-park-ready-to-move.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-2250244688299003745Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-03-31T09:25:41.253-04:0048216FoodDetroit CityAs the entrepreneur who opened popular eateries such as Chez Oskar, and Cafe Lafayette, in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, Charles Sorel knows how to create a successful cafe. Now, as Sorel moves forward with newly opened French bistro, Le Petit Zinc, in Detroit city, the question becomes whether his past success can be replicated here. If the plan is to continue serving http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/oAnpDKWAo7Q/le-petit-zinc.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)2http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/03/le-petit-zinc.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-873598080494572124Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-03-29T14:11:24.172-04:00News48220FerndaleYet another sign of the impact of tax incentives for films, the new Michigan Actors Studio in Ferndale is holding an open house on April 2 to provide information about upcoming classes and workshops. Next thing you know, people will be telling their friends that they're moving to Michigan to follow their dream of becoming an actor/actress. (sorry, that was overzealous)Find details hereDetroit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/eXjNmM1B9d8/michigan-actors-stuio-open-in-ferndale.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/03/michigan-actors-stuio-open-in-ferndale.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-3912032967200352402Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-03-25T09:00:00.619-04:00Development48219Detroit CityThe long awaited Old Redford Artist Village is almost complete, but it still needs a strong push to cross the finish line. Thanks to Motor City Blight Busters, the non-profit group behind the project, the formerly almost vacant strip near Grand River and Lahser already houses a studio, gallery, computer lab, and open mic venue where artists can converge and converse. Still, John George, founderhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/U_MxQ37KIr8/artist-village-project-primed-to-thrive.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/03/artist-village-project-primed-to-thrive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-4121459169585827527Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-03-24T09:04:42.072-04:00NewsBits of news continue to trickle out in reaction to Michigan's recent passage of tax incentives for films. Plans for permanent studios and local financing are just two signs that the movie industry could become a nice niche market for Michigan.Excerpt:Joel Eisenstein wants to make a hit movie in Michigan.The Hollywood deal maker is with the All Cities Media Group, a Los Angeles film networking http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/NMwcI0FoT-I/local-investment-firms-considers.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/03/local-investment-firms-considers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-7590777175652086175Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:42:00 +00002009-03-19T17:24:10.735-04:00DevelopmentNews48207Detroit CityIt's like night and day at Eastern Market since non profit group Eastern Market Corporation was given control of operations. The market has always been a great place to buy and sell flowers, meats, and produce on a nice Saturday morning, but the Eastern Market Corporation has worked feverishly over the past couple years to return the market to its prominent place as one of our nation's finest. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/tu-0wAXXL5I/extensive-improvements-planned-for.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/03/extensive-improvements-planned-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-4107846175532605344Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:40:00 +00002009-03-18T12:41:49.383-04:00BirminghamFood48009After months of work, Cafe Via is now open in the former Marty's Cookie's location on Maple Rd. in Birmingham. The restaurant is described by part-owner Carol Cahalan as an "American bistro with European flair." Exciting features of the restaurant include a bistro license which allows it to have a small bar area, along with patio seating tucked in back and surrounded by the Briggs Building http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/oha8HX0gUG4/cafe-via.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/03/cafe-via.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-4601323851672436912Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:20:00 +00002009-03-16T10:45:09.854-04:0048226Detroit CityOriginally posted 3/12/09My girlfriend and I saw Minnie Driver last night. We also saw what I believe was a Gray Fox. Sorry Minnie, the fox wins. How do you like them apples?After eating dinner at Eph McNally's for the Detroit Synergy Diner's Club, my girlfriend requested that we take a look at the filming occurring at the old Wayne County Building for an upcoming Hillary Swank/Minnie Driver http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/Db9l3F95pI8/gray-fox-in-downtown-detroit.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)1http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/03/gray-fox-in-downtown-detroit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-7263639434494896807Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:50:00 +00002009-03-11T22:52:21.840-04:0048216DevelopmentCommentaryDetroit CityOriginally Posted 4/23/08Updated 6/29/08Updated 7/9/08Updated 7/31/08Updated 10/3/08Updated 10/12/08Updated 1/20/09Updated 3/11/09Lost in yesterday’s big news regarding the proposed rail system was another inch forward towards the demolition of Tiger Stadium. “Detroit’s Economic Development Corp., a quasi-public arm of the city, awarded the demolition contract to a joint venture of MCM Managementhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/QWdjr_8bpKc/tiger-stadium-slated-for-demolition.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)3http://www.detroitarmy.com/2008/04/tiger-stadium-slated-for-demolition.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-4462463579327671376Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-03-10T10:07:04.026-04:00TroyBirmingham48084In this area, any upgrade in transit is a good thing. Hometownlife.com reports that plans for a joint Troy/Birmingham transit center venture located behind the Midtown Square at Coolidge Road and Maple Road, are moving along more quickly than before due to stiff competition among local governments for federal stimulus money earmarked for Michigan. The center will accomodate Amtrak rail, buses http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/yEZQadDcTCY/troy-birmingham-transit-center.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)1http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/03/troy-birmingham-transit-center.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-6372828720967860160Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:06:00 +00002009-03-09T19:23:17.184-04:00NewsNeighborhoodsYou don't have to sit around while foreclosed homes fall apart around you. Be selfish and make sure that once this housing crisis actually ends your neighborhood doesn't look like the 9th ward in New Orleans after Katrina.Take a look at how residents around the metro area are taking matters into their own hands and doing what they can to help counteract the effects of massive foreclosures in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/KWrCvbpmbUw/neighbors-work-to-protect-vacant-homes.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/03/neighbors-work-to-protect-vacant-homes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-522894401839671229Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:30:00 +00002009-03-01T16:30:00.602-05:00FoodBerkley48072Even without an ultra paternalistic law forbidding smoking in private restaurants and bars, Amici's Pizza in Berkley embraced capitalism and adopted an all encompassing policy of non-smoking. Originally located in Royal Oak, Amici's Pizza has long established itself as a environmentally conscious, "green," Berkley mainstay, with its vast array of martinis, delicious gourmet pizza, outdoor summerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/xSA5EmJZSu4/amicis-pizza.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)2http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/03/amicis-pizza.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-5509947445636849302Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-02-25T18:27:30.784-05:00Development48226Detroit CityThe film industry continues to make positive news in Michigan. Now, after announcements that the abandoned temporary MGM Grand Casino in Detroit, and the former GM plant in Pontiac will be converted to a graphic design and production studio respectively, the most recent chatter from the Detroit News has the Motor City Film Works production company converting the old Detroit Free Press building http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/eH45KqWRArY/former-free-press-building-slated-as.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/02/former-free-press-building-slated-as.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-4591171525356459510Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:34:00 +00002009-02-23T22:34:52.626-05:00HamtramckEvents48212Tomorrow is the day before lent, for those who celebrate it, and to the rest of us, either "fat Tuesday," "shrove Tuesday," or in Hamtramck, "paczki day." Historically, paczki day started as a way to use and rid the house of every ounce of lard, sugar, eggs, and fruit, all forbidden for consumption during lent. The end result is fried dough containing a normal human being's entire caloric http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/_RNknbduIi0/hamtramck-paczki-day.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/02/hamtramck-paczki-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012017735555878617.post-2636600471662283103Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:01:00 +00002009-02-19T18:36:09.857-05:00Development48226Detroit CityAfter delays, banruptcy hearings, and negotiations, Greektown Casino Hotel has finally opened its doors by offering $99 a night rates. As recently as February 5, Greektown Casino received approval from bankruptcy Judge Walter Shapero to borrow $46 million in additional financing to finish the permanent 400 room hotel. In any event, the hotel is now open, and if anyone is able to afford paying http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DetroitArmy/~3/jg9KSki93ys/greektown-casino-hotel-celebrates.htmlSaWeisberg@DetroitArmy.com (Stephen A. Weisberg)0http://www.detroitarmy.com/2009/02/greektown-casino-hotel-celebrates.html