I’ve been calling for this since I’ve been writing this blog. I’d like to see more attention paid to Old Village. It’s a great part of town. It appears that, in spite of the lousy economy nationally and here in our state, business is growing (or at least holding steady) in Old Village. New businesses [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Old Village’s resurgence
Posted in Old Village, tagged businesses, economy, growth, Old Village, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan, small businesses on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Post Office to remain in the city
Posted in city services, downtown Plymouth, government, tagged downtown Plymouth, downtown Plymouth MI, Plymout Post Office, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan, post office, united states postal service on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The current hope of the USPS is to keep the downtown branch open, selling it and then leasing it from the owner. If that does not work out, the USPS hopes to keep a branch in the city. http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20100321/NEWS15/3210504/1032/USPS++City+branch+will+be+protected
Fr. John Riccardo & Our Lady of Good Counsel
Posted in church, tagged Christian, Father John Riccardo, homilies, homily, Our Lady of Good Counsel, religious, Roman Catholic on March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This blog isn’t, at least not primarily, a religious one. I’m not Roman Catholic, either. Nevertheless, I really, really enjoy listening to the homilies of Our Lady of Good Counsel’s Father John Riccardo. I find him to be an extraordinary preacher/teacher. Even if you’re not a practicing Christian, you might enjoy his homilies which can [...]
“Detroit’s Drink”
Posted in Plymouth history, tagged Detroit history, Detroit Michigan, Vernor's, Vernor's Ginger Ale on March 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I normally do not write about events outside of the Plymouth community but I simply couldn’t resist sharing this. I happened upon this site purely by accident while — and I’m not kidding — sipping a Diet Vernors. If you like Vernors or just Detroit-area history, you’ll enjoy this site. http://www.wowway.com/~vernors/history.htm
The Plymouth Post Office branch to be put on mothballs?
Posted in downtown Plymouth, Plymouth history, tagged City of Plymouth MI, City of Plymouth Michigan, downtown Plymouth, historic buildings, landmark, Plymouth Post Office, Postal Service on March 7, 2010 | 6 Comments »
It appears that the U. S. Postal Service intends to sell the landmark downtown post office. The hope is that the building will still be used as a post office but there’s no guarantee of that. Here’s the article from the Plymouth Observer The U.S. Postal Service, which has been working to cut costs nationwide [...]
Osgood’s backyard hockey haven
Posted in sports, Stanley Cup, tagged backyard hockey, backyard rink, Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings, hockey, National Hockey League, Osgood, outdoor hockey on March 1, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Red Wing star, Chris Osgood, a fellow Plymouth resident, has maybe the coolest backyard ice rink you can imagine. Not only is the rink really cool, there’s an old fashioned log cabin style hockey shed. It’s a place to warm up by the fire and put on or take off your hockey gear. Ozzie entertains [...]
