Hey, here is a real, actual thing- I’ll be attending the Creative Cities Summit in Detroit, October 12-15. Aside from being in beautiful downtown Detroit (which I haven’t seen in a few years), the program looks to be chock-full of…
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Friday Facts: Hope, Change and/or Straight Talk
:: The voter registration deadline for the November 4 election is October 6. Once again, your mayoral candidates- – Democratic: Joseph Wilders, current mayor – Republican: Maribeth Cosgrove, longtime City Councilwoman – Libertarian: Lewis Armstrong, local businessman – Green: Louis…
Onshore Insourcing: Indian Firm Moving Jobs to City
Recent news about the economy has been unsettling, to be sure- but the entire last decade has also seen a steady decline in manufacturing jobs locally, particularly within the city itself. In a welcome reversal of fortune, Mayor Joseph Wilders…
Case of Mistaken (New) Identity Leads to Mob Hit?
Joseph Green, head of the regional division of the FBI’s Witness Protection Program, held a press conference yesterday to publicly apologize to the friends and family of Anthony “Tony” Battaglia, who was found murdered in his Roxboro home late last…
The Blotter: Sloppy Blows, Newsstands Moved, Pets and Children Saved
As a public service, The City Desk periodically offers up selected items culled from local police reports. (Note: More violent, standard items do not frequently show up here, as they are covered in the local papers with regularity.) 10:30 pm…
Traffic Scofflaws Forced To Run Marathon
A judge has ended an experimental, controversial program to promote fitness among parking violators — but not before a determined Wilders administration compelled the city’s most chronic scofflaws to compete in what may be the grimmest marathon anywhere. The past…
A brief nap
Due to various matters, The City Desk will be taking the next week or so off. In the meantime, please avail yourself of our archives, going back almost two years. They are available, either by date or category, to your…
Nice Work If You Can Get It: Having Your Cake And Respecting It In The Morning
An occasional survey of jobs both unusual and extraordinary, and the people who make them happen. Theron Wagner remembers his bachelor party vividly – it was the day he realized that he might be in the wrong line of work.…
South Side Motorists See Red Over Orange Lights
Many of the laws of physics quantified by Isaac Newton in the 17th Century were of great service to inventors in the centuries after his death in 1727. Even so, Sir Isaac probably never imagined that the kinetic energy released…
The Blotter: Who Will Protect Gotham Now?
As a public service, The City Desk periodically offers up selected items culled from local police reports. (Note: More violent, standard items do not frequently show up here, as they are covered in the local papers with regularity.) 7:29 AM…