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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘economy’
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 »
School district clamoring for stimulus money for “green” projects as budget deficit looms
Posted in city services, Plymouth-Canton Schools, taxes, tagged budget deficits, economic crisis, economy, green initiatives, Plymouth Canton Educational Park, Plymouth Educational Park, Plymouth-Canton Schools, stimulus funds, tax dollars on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The March 15, 2009, Plymouth Observer reported that officials of the Plymouth-Canton School District are trying to get their hands on millions of dollars in federal stimulus money. The funds wouldn’t got to keeping teachers employed, anything to improve the curriculum or even balance the budget, but would got to several so-called “green” initiatives. Superintendent [...]
Plymouth’s economy
Posted in dining, downtown Plymouth, events, pub, restaurant, tagged business, downtown Plymouth, economy on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Admittedly, I don’t have an ounce of raw data to back up what I am about to say. I’m going simply by the good old “eyeball test.” It appears that business is OK in downtown Plymouth. It is entirely possible that a lot of the businesses downtown are hauling in less profit. Some might be [...]
Plymouth area Salvation Army red kettle donations exceed goals
Posted in charity, Christmas, holidays, Salvation Army, tagged charity, donations, economy, giving, kettle drive, Salvation Army on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to an article in the January 8, 2009, Plymouth Observer (“Kettle drive soars past 2008 goal), the local Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle drive raised more than the goal set and exceeded 2007′s donations. Our local Salvation Army, which serves the Plymouths, the Northvilles, Canton and Belleville, set a pre campaign goal for 2008 of [...]
Amazed by your generosity
Posted in charity, Christmas, holidays, Salvation Army, tagged charity, Christmas, Chrysler, Detroit, donations, economy, Ford, General Motors, giving, job loss, recession, Salvation Army on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I said in an earlier post, I did Salvation Army bell ringing at the Kroger in Plymouth Twp. last night. What stood out was truly how generous people can be, especially in these tough times. All we hear about on the news these days are the economy (nothing but bad news) and bailouts. In [...]
Gleaners Food Bank/Trinity Church free food distribution — 11/8/08
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged economy, free food, Gleaners Food Bank, needy, Trinity Church on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’VE NOTICED THIS POST STILL GETS HITS EVEN THOUGH THE EVENT IS NEARLY A MONTH PAST. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD, OR KNOW A FAMILY IN NEED, CALL TRINITY CHURCH AT (734) 459-9550. AS OF SUNDAY, THE CHURCH HAD FOOD BASKETS AVAILABLE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. Gleaners Food Bank and Trinity Church have partnered to [...]
