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			<title><![CDATA[Second City Flag sighting]]></title>
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			<author>(James David Dickson)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[455 Building on Fort St. W. I almost couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it hanging there, in the lobby area next to the American flag and the state flag. I tried to find out hold long it'd been there and when they got it but the security guard on duty had only been there two days and I have writing]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 12:28 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Detroiters get in on the action with their own political signage]]></title>
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			<author>(April Beaton)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Even as the ballot for Detroit's special election remains unconfirmed  mayoral candidates seem to be everywhere.


Mayor Ken Cockrel, Dave Bing and Freman Hendrix are getting ready to debate.


Mayor Cockrel is  on television.


Rev. Nicholas Hood can be seen on billboards all over the]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 8:16 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Niche businesses thrive in Detroit]]></title>
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			<author>(Beth Reeber Valone)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Is there a Detroit store, restaurant or other business that defines Detroit for you? And how do they continue to survive - even thrive - in a city that has struggled for so long?

Detroit News Business Reporter Louis Aguilar profiles a half-dozen such Detroit businesses, some of which have been]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:30 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[A Detroit-themed craft turns cultural history lesson]]></title>
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			<author>(April Beaton)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[I needed some interesting Detroit pictures for a papercrafting project I'm experimenting with, so I ducked inside the wonder of all bookstores, John K. King, hoping to snag a few Detroit-themed books that I could slice up.  My favorite pick (for only $6!) was a copy of "The Detroit Almanac: 300]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:34 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Angelina's food and view are terrific]]></title>
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			<author>(James David Dickson)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Both the night chill and the aforementioned "hassle factor" made my girlfriend and me all the happier to finally arrive at Angelina restaurant.


Angelina is an Italian bistro with an ample wine list and a fully stocked bar featuring micro-brews from all over Michigan. Every aspect of the]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 3:56 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hanging out downtown: The hassle factor]]></title>
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			<author>(James David Dickson)</author>
			<description><![CDATA["What's the best nation on earth?" asked the bike-rider with the scraggly beard. Him being black and me being black I thought, naturally, that he was referencing his pride in America after electing Barack Obama.


But this being downtown, I wasn't about to take the bait. My girlfriend and I]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 2:05 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Book now glows at night]]></title>
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			<author>(Michael Hodges)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Climate change and overuse of electricity notwithstanding, ArchBlogger has always been a huge fan of lighting up buildings at night.
Just imagine how much duller the skyline of Detroit would be without the drama on the top of the Penobscot Building, the work of Gary Woodall at Gary Steffy Lighting]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 7:26 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[How do you want neighborhood money spent?]]></title>
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			<author>(Beth Reeber Valone)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[If you want to have a say in how the city adminsters millions of dollars earmarked for neighborhoods, then read the following statement from Detroit's Planning and Development Department:


The City of Detroit Planning and Development Department presented its Neighborhood Stabilization Plan to]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 12:35 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Living in the D is not a picnic for some]]></title>
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			<author>(Santiago Esparza)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[It is easy to take for granted simple creature comforts at home like a cushy couch or heat. But for the homeless, those comforts might be a found candy bar or tattered blanket.

Depending on which homeless advocacy agency you speak to, there are anywhere from 2,000 or so homeless to a whopping]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:34 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jeanette saves Election night]]></title>
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			<author>(James David Dickson)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[It was 10 pm on Election Night. Time to go out and watch history with friends and spirits at a local watering hole...except I can't find my wallet. Anywhere. Not at my house. Not in my roommate's car. Not even at the office. If I weren't so appreciative no one would ever know how close I came to]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 11:28 PM</pubDate>
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