annarbor.com September 21, 2010     Nationally known, self-taught Manchester artist Chris Roberts-Antieau thought "it was strange to have a camera following me around," while her "Chief Visionary Officer" Angela Kline filmed her for an upcoming documentary, "The Life of Chris Roberts-Antieau: A Love Letter to Tom Waits." READ MORE

Center for 21st Century Communities (21c3) September 21, 2010   Detroit has a considerable amount of publicly-owned vacant land - no big surprise. The big question; What to do with it? One option that is up for discussion is to use some of this land for urban agriculture. Proponents of urban farming and gardening contend that more locally grown produce will increase residents' access to food and utilize the land in a productive way. READ MORE

Review magazine September / October 2010     An effort to use solar power to operate municipal and school buildings is turning Greenville into "GreenERville" and quickly making the West Michigan community a leader in alternative energy. READ MORE

Review magazine September / October 2010    Urban planner Toni Griffin and the city of Detroit's Marja Winters are considering many ways to reshape Detroit's future. What will happen to Detroit in the 21st century? As the city comes to terms with its history of dramatic population loss, neighborhood deterioration, and unemployment, plans to make over Detroit's vision of its future have left people curious about what the city is going to look like and what a more stable, prosperous Detroit might be. READ MORE

Crazy Wisdom Community Journal Fall 2010    This ongoing column features upcoming events, new practitioners and holistic businesses, and new offerings by established holistic practitioners and businesses within our Ann Arbor / Washtenaw County and surrounding area's Mind-Body-Spirit communities. READ MORE

 

Center for 21st Century Communities August 30, 2010 I found a lot of interesting articles and blogs about how state, local and federal government officials utilize the internet, social networking, social media, and the latest e-technologies, while perusing www.govtech.com. Contributors to Government Technology’s family of magazines and website hit on a range of ways Web 2.0 is used to network, share information, ensure public safety, and stimulate the economy, as well as how IT relates to transit, green initiatives, and other topics we like to blog about here on The Center for 21st Century Communities (21c3)’s website. READ MORE

annarbor.com August 28, 2010     Ypsilanti's Andy Garris, the former manager of the Elbow Room who recently teamed up with Savoy, is inviting everyone to help him celebrate his 30th birthday at "AndyFest IV: Disco in Space," on August 29 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Savoy (23 North Washington in downtown Ypsilanti). READ MORE

 

annarbor.com August 19, 2010  Kerrytown in downtown Ann Arbor was the place to see Nashville-style country music this Thursday evening. The forth annual Nashbash featured musicians from around these parts and the festival exposed Ann Arbor to some up-and-coming acts who traveled here from Nashville, Tennessee. Aut Bar produced a billowing tower of smoke in the parking lot next to the Farmer's Market. They were cooking up barbecue and serving up beers for event attendees, while Sweetwaters lowered the temperature with cold drinks. READ MORE 

 

Center for 21st Century Communities August 17, 2010 An interesting article that relates to some of the Center for 21st Century Communities' (21c3) "eight assets" was just posted to the Ann Arbor Observer / Community Observer's website, arborweb.com. You can now link to "Downtown Rebound: As economy quakes, towns hold firm," by Shelley Daily. The article takes a look at how officials, business owners, and community leaders in Saline, Chelsea, and Dexter, Michigan are trying to leverage and strengthen some of what 21c3 is championing, and it discusses some of the challenges facing downtowns. READ MORE

 

Center for 21st Century Communities (21c3) August 13, 2010   Michigan State University Museum is hosting the Great Lakes Folk Festival this weekend, August 13 - 15, in downtown East Lansing. Museum director Gary Morgan talked with News Talk 760 WJR’s Kirk Heinze about this year’s “Grassroots Green” theme, which seeks to encourage environmental consciousness and celebrate the long “heritage” of green practices.  READ MORE

Center for 21st Century Communities (21c3) August 5, 2010   Preparing young students living in south Dearborn and southwest Detroit for college is the focus of a new collaborative pilot project. The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) and Henry Ford Community College will offer "a for-credit college preparation course," which "aims to help students successfully transition to and complete community college education," from September 21 - December 17, 2010, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, according to the class announcement. READ MORE