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Struggling with debt, Asterand seeks buyers
Crain's Detroit BusinessNews Feeds
Feb 06Asterand plc, TechTown’s largest tenant and not so long ago the toast of the London Stock Exchange, has put itself up for bids and may announce a buyer in the next week or two as it tries to get... »
Science center makes progress on bank debt
Crain's Detroit BusinessNews Feeds
Feb 06The Detroit Science Center is getting encouraging signs for securing about half of the money it needs to settle its debt with Citizens Bank of Flint, largely from local corporations, sources say. »
Free Museum Admission This Weekend for Cardholders
Trenton Patch Announcements
Feb 03Bank of America/Merrill Lynch cardholders will get an early Valentine's Day gift this weekend with the chance to visit local museums for free. The national bank will sponsor the Museums on Us program, which allows cardholders nationwide to visit more t... »
Wayne State proposes admissions policy that could cut student population 5 percent
Crain's Detroit BusinessNews Feeds
Feb 01DETROIT (AP) — Wayne State University officials are proposing a tougher new admissions policy that could reduce the student population by about 5 percent. »
WSU proposes tougher policy for admissions
Detnews.com MetroState
Feb 01Wayne State University officials will unveil today a proposed tougher new admissions policy that is expected to reduce the student population by about 5 percent. »
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City Slang: Showtime at Hastings Street Ballroom
Metro Times Music Blahg
Feb 02One of City Slang’s favorite haunts, Detroit’s Showtime Clothing, will host a concert on February 11 at the Hastings Street Ballroom to promote both local and national acts. Of course, we are more interested in the local bands, which include Bixy Lutz ... »
Mad Regal – Doc Waffles
Metro Times Music Blahg
Feb 01Doc Waffles was a poet studying at Wayne State when he started rapping. He got into battles. It seemed like a fun, engaging way to do something that, at it’s core, Waffles said, is “kinda intellectual but gives a certain credibility and whimsy that is ... »
City Slang: Detroit Land
Metro Times Music Blahg
Jan 29I’m gonna keep this short because it’s Sunday and I haven’t slept in a week. But I have to advise all City Slang readers to read Richard Bak’s fantastic recent book, Detroit Land, out via Wayne State Press (who also published my own MC5 and Stooges boo... »
NFL roundup: Wayne State alum Phil Emery is Bears' new GM
Freep.com Outdoors Blog
Jan 29The Chicago Bears have hired Kansas City Chiefs director of college scouting and Wayne State alum Phil Emery as their general manager. Emery was an area scout for the Bears in 1998-2004 and replaces Jerry Angelo, who was fired after an injury-riddled 8... »
Show us your vision of Detroit
Freep.com Outdoors Blog
Jan 28Inspired by the "Detroit Revealed: Photographs (2000-2010)" exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts -- and wanting to respond to outsiders who seek to define the imagery of our region -- the Free Press is looking to you. »