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Finding New Uses For The Midwest’s Vacant Churches
On Monday, there will be word on the new members of a growing collection across the Midwest: vacant churches. The Archdiocese of Detroit is expected to officially announce which parishes will close or...
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Midwest Memo: The Campaign Effect, A Not-So-Bright Ending And Your Chance To...
The political campaign economy The GOP Presidential primary race is headed to Ohio. The Columbus Dispatch looks at what campaign spending means for the state’s economy. The Detroit News has a similar...
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How A Focus On The Positive Is Building Connections Between Cleveland And Its...
Barbera Anderson is one of the people involved in Cleveland's first "The Good News Tour." She's trying to renovate a house for homeless veterans. Credit: Inner Visions of Cleveland Much of the economic...
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How Bon Jovi Explains The Midwest’s Casino Boom
A rendering of the proposed Kewadin Lansing Casino. Photo courtesy of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Next week, the city council in Lansing, Mich. is expected to vote on a proposal for a...
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Cleveland Officials Hope If They Plan It, Builders Will Come To The Waterfront
A rendering of what Cleveland's waterfront could look like, if the plan approved yesterday is successful. Credit: City of Cleveland Yesterday, the Cleveland city council approved three new ordinances...
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Pop The Cap, Have A Good Ball
Sixty years ago Wednesday, the first rock and roll concert happened in Cleveland. The promotional poster for the Moondog Coronation Ball, the world's first rock and roll concert. Source: Wikipedia The...
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Midwest Memo: Amazon Invests In Indiana, Snyder Takes Questions And Cash Mobs...
Amazon’s deal Amazon will build a $150 million distribution center in southern Indiana. The decision to build came after Indiana agreed to let the retailer go two more years before forcing it to...
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Midwest Memo: Chicago’s $7 Billion Plan, Appealing The Vatican And The Booms...
That’s billion, with a “b” The New York Times reports on a new $7 billion plan to rebuild Chicago’s infrastructure. The Times says Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce the plan during a speech today. He...
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Where Did Everybody Go? – A Changing Gears Special
Former Detroiter Alex Ozark on the Hyundai-Kia proving grounds in California / Credit: Charla Bear Many of us have friends or family members that have moved away from the Midwest. In the Changing Gears...
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Gloomy News For Our Cities In A Housing Forecast
Big cities around the country are finally seeing the bottom for their dropping house prices, according to Zillow, Inc. The only problem is that it isn’t happening in two of our big cities – Home prices...
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