Detroit: The Motor City Turns into FarmVille

Aug 26, 2010 No Comments by Leon Kaye

All is not lost in the Motor City. A Michigan State University study suggests that the 5000 acres of vacant land could provide Detroit’s residents about 70% of the vegetables and 40% of the fruit that they need. Could a new version of Facebook’s Farmville be on the way???

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The Recall – Don’t Dismiss Toyota

Feb 05, 2010 No Comments by Leon Kaye

I realize that defending Toyota in February 2010 is like defending Richard Nixon in August 1974, but I’m about to do something that will make me about as popular at a Green Drinks gathering as a big juicy Costco steak.
 
I’m going to cut Toyota some slack.
 
I have not followed this story as closely as all [...]

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A Canvas in Detroit

Aug 19, 2009 2 Comments by Leon Kaye

Detroit has become the butt of countless jokes and to many in Michigan and beyond, it’s a national embarrassment.  The automobile industry has collapsed, crime is rampant, and hard numerical evidence is demonstrated by the fact that San Jose recently passed Detroit as the tenth largest US city.  Finally, the Motor City is one big [...]

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