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Me personally I wouldn't go as far as politics and others unless they relate to Lansing in some way, at least tangentially. However, I think that although the previous debate got a little heated/personal and there was some unnecessary name calling, …
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I got on Magic Johnson's Foundation website a couple weeks ago and sent an e-mail basically saying a "Magic Johnson Center for Performing Arts" would be perfect in downtown Lansing given it's his hometown and he targets urban areas for revitalizatio…
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Anyone know what the IBM downtown Lansing office does? (the one at One Michigan Ave.) If this new IBM center in E. Lansing grows as predicted, maybe IBM would consolidate Lansing operations into the current Accident Fund building...or even better, b…
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schurymi: It's between the Pita Pit and The Peanut Shop.
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Coolbreeze, please show me exactly what sentence I wrote that lead you to believe I think "Lansing needs to depend completely on the auto industry." My last post stated: "I think a diversified economy includes biotech, IT, healthcare, education et…
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The really frustrating thing for me is that I agree with almost all of you said LMich. I agree that manufacturing is important for the U.S. and Lansing and I think it would be a big mistake to let it go, both economically as well as strategically. I…
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ONE MORE TIME: I think the new battery work coming to Michigan is a GREAT thing!
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LMich, do you even read my ENTIRE posts? Please reread the first sentence of my last paragraph in my previous post: "Keep in mind, my point is theoretical, because in this specific case, I think this opportunity is worth the risk and I fully agree/s…
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There's a difference between saying yes to an industry, and saying yes while giving them $millions of tax credits to entice them here. Also, how's it good to bring 50,000 jobs to the state if all you're doing is adding 50,000 more people to the unem…
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I can see what Coolbrezze is say about the potential for jobs not being positive. If these jobs are all going to be dependent on the auto industry, how is that a step towards diversifying the economy...which is something we have agreed in the past i…
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I would say Lansing would sprawl North...Eastwood Towne Center is gaining noteriety I think and with the pushing for the indoor water park and convention center I think that is where people are wanting to expand towards. The water park/convention ce…
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I got cut off when I was posting. The end of my post was: An interesting side-note is that Harvard medical school doesn't have a university hospital, Mass-Genernal is Harvard affiliated but it isn't the same as UofM hospital which is part of the un…
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Grand Rapids has quite a few hospitals relative to Lansing (I would say roughly Lansing has 3 compared to GR's 4.5...using relative numbers). The thing is...having grown up an hour north of GR and lived there for 4 years, Butterworth is to West Mich…
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In the '90s Butterworth and Blodgett hospital in GR merged to make Spectrum; similar to St. Lawrence and Sparrow in that they are still separate facilities just the same name. GR also has Metro Hospital and Saint Mary's. Metro built a brand new hosp…
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Coolbreeze, maybe 15 years behind GR is a little too strong...maybe 5-10 years is more accurate. And I would agree that Gillespie has been a major proponent for improving Lansing. However, the distinction I was trying to make is this, Jay VanAndel a…
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Grand Rapids 15 years ago was where Lansing is today...Grand Rapids got to where it is today because two very rich philanthropists made it there specific desires to make GR what is currently is...Richard Devos and Jay VanAndel. They restored their n…
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So, the focus group tonight: It was a focus group for downtown residents (5 of us) and two people from a company hired by the PSD I think that is working to offer suggestions to the PSD for retail/business/event suggestions to entice more people to …
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Linking Lansing & U is holding a residential focus group tonight from 6:30-7:30 at the Arbaugh building. I think it's put on by the Principal Shopping District (PSD) for downtown residents if anyone's interested in offering opinions for downtown…
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LMich, yeah, that's why I said 12 floors is better than none...I figured if demolition of those buildings and construction doesn't happen in the next 6 months or so, the project would probably never happen. If they started demolition in Feb./March, …
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I would almost like to see this get delayed for a year...and hopefully by then the economy will be starting to turn around and with pent up demand this could go back up to 18-20 floors...however, 12 is better than none, so I'll take what we can get.