8-Wood Blog

November 2, 2016

‘Gimme Danger’ adds dose of humanity to Iggy Pop’s legend

It’s been a big year for Iggy Pop. In March, he surprised the world by releasing “Post Pop Depression,” an...

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October 30, 2016

How Detroit is changing

I spent Saturday morning helping to plant trees with some coworkers in Detroit, and as it just so happened, the...

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October 26, 2016

Here’s a wonk’s guide to the Nov. 8 Regional Transit Authority proposal

While I like to consider this blog a fairly early and often endorser of the upcoming vote to boost public...

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October 19, 2016

Whole-animal butchery seen as latest piece of emerging Ferndale food district

Matts working hard to make sure there’s plenty of sausage for this Sunday’s Warren Farmers Market #eatlocal #michigan #farmersmarket #?...

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October 13, 2016

Fate of fabled former Detroit Chinese restaurant uncertain

Stanley’s Other Place was a Chinese restaurant on Eight Mile Road just west of Woodward that closed in 2014 after...

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October 4, 2016

DTE substation delayed by complexities as another power outage hits Ferndale

Last week I posted about DTE Energy’s announcement that it is making $76 million in upgrades to the energy grid...

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September 30, 2016

New substation, other improvements target power outages in Ferndale

If you live in Ferndale, then you’re probably no stranger to aggravating summertime power outages. More recently, you may have...

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September 27, 2016

Group aims to raise $25K to restore historic Palmer Park log cabin

With a little more than a month remaining in its crowdfunding campaign, an effort to raise $25,000 to fix the...

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September 23, 2016

Loft projects proliferate in Ferndale with one project approved, another in the pipeline

Ferndale officials have approved plans for a four-story, 27-unit residential loft building on the vacant site of a former church...

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September 20, 2016

New RefleX provides speedier bus service between Detroit and suburbs

I’ve spent the past couple days riding the new RefleX bus, a limited-stop, express bus service between the suburbs and...

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