St. Michael Melkite Catholic Church

Here’s a blog about one of our local churches.  There is little in the way of helpful or interesting information since little is available online about the church itself.  But the photos are kind of nice. http://housesofworship.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/st-michael-melkite-catholic-church-plymouth-michigan/

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“Store Closing: This Location Only”

So reads one of many signs in front and in the windows the Plymouth Blockbuster store (Sheldon & Ann Arbor Roads.) That the story is closing — and this news, I know, is weeks old at this point — is no real surprise.  Blockbuster has been in financial trouble for a few years.  I imagined [...]

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The DDA’s side of the story on valet parking

Because I had relatively strong feelings about valet parking downtown, I figured that contacting the Downtown Development Authority might be a better way of voicing my concerns than simply blogging about the matter.  I’m pleased that I got responses from the DDA, by email, within hours. What follows is the body of the response email, [...]

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Two big, fat, hairy thumbs down for valet parking in downtown Plymouth

Maybe you realize this, maybe you don’t.  Only in the last several weeks did I notice that there is valet parking downtown, right in front of Comparis and Panache.  City Council approved it for 90 days by a 5-2 vote. http://plymouth-mi.patch.com/articles/plymouth-to-allow-businesses-to-test-drive-valet-parking I don’t get upset about too many things, but I despise when public resources [...]

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