The Michigan Film Office in Lansing has stopped accepting tax incentive applications. Apparently, incentives are, indeed, going to be capped at $25 Million. http://www.detnews.com/article/20110930/BIZ/109300452/Film-office-stops-taking-incentive-applications Major Hollywood productions began drying up right around the time that Governor Snyder announced his desire to restructure, including drastically reducing, the film tax credit. My guess is that it will [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Has the death knell sounded for Michigan’s (and Plymouth’s) film industry?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged film making in Michigan, filming in Plymouth, Governor Rick Snyder, Machine Gun Preacher, Michigan film industry, Michigan film tax credit, Michigan film tax incentive, Michigan films, movie making in Michigan, Plymouth films, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan, Scream 4, Trust movie on September 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
What was going on downtown last night (9/28)?
Posted in downtown Plymouth, events, tagged downtown Plymouth MI, downtown Plymouth Michigan, events, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan on September 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In drizzly weather, the streets of downtown Plymouth were bustling with groups of people walking all over town. Everyone, wisely, had umbrellas. The crowd was made up of mostly couples, and many groups of couples. Not that age matters, but this was not a younger (teen, twenty-something crowd.) A lot of folks seemed to be [...]
USPS insolvent
Posted in downtown Plymouth, government, tagged downtown Plymouth MI, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan, Plymouth Post Office, Plymouth Post Office Branch, united states postal service, USPS on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This, admittedly, is a story with national implications that are far greater on that scale than the local issues our on the local scale. But, it is an issue that could significantly impact our community, especially since the downtown USPS branch is up for sale and, from what I’ve heard, not viable from an economic [...]
Fall Festival Schedule of Events
Posted in downtown Plymouth, events, Old Village, tagged carnival, craft show, downtown Plymouth MI, downtown Plymouth Michigan, Fall Festival, Fall Festival 2011, Kellogg Park, Old Village, Plymouth Fall Festival, Rotary BBQ, Rotary Spaghetti Dinner on September 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Friday September 9, through Sunday, September 11, 2011 BINGO — Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. PLYMOUTH TASTE FEST — Friday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CAR SHOW — Saturday and Sunday CRAFT SHOW – Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to dusk, and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PANCAKE BREAKFAST – Saturday, 7:00 [...]