During what I intended to be a get-in-get-out trip downtown for cupcakes, I couldn’t resist taking a few photos of the Ice Festival. They’re not the best shots, but they’re a wee sneak preview of what you’ll see this weekend.
Archive for January, 2012
A few hastily-taken photos of the Plymouth Ice Festival
Posted in downtown Plymouth, events, Plymouth International Ice Sculpture Spectacular, tagged Plymouth Ice Festival 2012 on January 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Plymouth Township Blockbuster store closing!
Posted in local businesses, tagged Blockbuster, Blockbuster bankruptcy, Blockbuster Plymouth Township, Blockbuster store closing, Blockbuster video, blu ray, DVD's, local businesses, lost jobs, movies, videos on January 17, 2012| 2 Comments »
I’ve “blogged” about this, the impending doom of Blockbuster, twice in the past.
https://plymouthliving.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/blockbuster-files-for-bankruptcy/
I guess the prognosticators were right: Blockbuster, which put thousands of mom-and-pop video stores across the country out of business, could not adjust to changing markets and media formats.
I don’t care much for Blockbuster video other than the fact that there is a local store (Sheldon and Ann Arbor Roads) that, presumably, employees local people. In fact, I know it does because a neighbor of mine works at the store.
The good news for Blockbuster’s competitors is that the company is in trouble and is closing stores. Our local Blockbuster is set to close according to the big yellow and black banner on the front of the building. The bad news is that there will be ______ of people around here without jobs. Hopefully they’ll find better work at other area businesses.
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