Mother Jones investigates crime and corruption in Detroit, where the police cook the books, criminals stoke the fire, and reality TV is the only way out. This may be the best bit of writing I have read this year. Make sure you read the entire article. IT WAS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT on the morning of [...]
November, 2010:
transient spaces
Today at work the managers and caseworkers got an identical postcard with a series of quotes on the back that were lifted from Homeless Nation. It is part of an art/awareness project that is showing that Paved Arts in Saskatoon is hosting from November 5 – December 11, 2010. postcard history: the “où je suis [...]
2010 Christmas Gift Guide for the Outdoorsman
In case you are shopping for the great outdoorsman, here are a list of suggestions for those who often prefer to outdoors rather than inside. Check out the other 2010 Christmas gift ideas that have been posted this season. More coming soon. Fujifilm FinePix XP10 | The FinePix XP10 is a four-proof digital cameras – [...]
Cleveland Responds to LeBron James
While Toronto has been able to get over Vince Carter and eventually Chris Bosh, Cleveland will never forget or forgive LeBron James. He abandoned his hometown, humiliated them on national television, and then profited from his decision. While it may be great for the NBA and Nike, he hurt an entire city and state with [...]
Jake Plummer on Mike Shanahan
Jake Plummer says the same thing about Mike Shanahan that Les Carpenter said earlier this week. "I had a coach that, regardless of how well I thought I was playing or how well the majority of fans across the country thought I was playing, it was never good enough for him," Plummer said, not bitter [...]
Christmas Gift Ideas for the Sports Fan (2010 Edition)
Hockey Night in Canada Retro Puck & Stick Rug :: While Gary Bettman doesn’t respect the traditions of the NHL, that doesn’t mean that you can’t. Check out this retro Hockey Night in Canada welcome rug which would look great every Saturday night as you host your friends and family for the Hockey Night in [...]
Searching for the next John Elway
Les Carpenter at Yahoo! Sports has a good article on how Mike Shanahan’s constant search for the next John Elway is ruining his coaching career and the Washington football team. When it comes to quarterback, the position he played and loved and has nurtured through his 35 years of coaching, Mike Shanahan is never a [...]
The destination hotel lives again
Here is the news from Dave Hutton of the Star Phoenix, The highly touted $200-million River Landing hotel-office-condo megaproject was saved Monday with just minutes to go before an agreement with the city died. Saskatoon-based Victory Majors Investments Corp., backed by a group of unnamed local investors, bought out Calgary-based Lake Placid Developments and provided [...]
The city as idea incubator
Steven Johnson on why New York has become a growing hub for technology startup companies. As a diverse city that supports countless industries and maverick interests, New York excels at creating those eclectic networks. Subcultures and small businesses generate ideas and skills that inevitably diffuse through society, influencing other groups. As the sociologist Claude Fischer [...]
The Boulevard of Missed Deadlines
Dave Hutton of The StarPhoenix documents the missed deadlines that have defined the Lake Placid project at River Landing. Hutton has a story on the latest deadline but it can be summed up in one paragraph. Six months ago, Lake Placid CEO Michael Lobsinger and Nasser, backed by a long list of businesspeople, stood in [...]
Affordable Housing Initiatives in Saskatoon
This came from City Councilor’s Pat Lorje’s email on what’s happening at City Council Affordable Housing Initiatives- Just two years ago, Council took $5 million from the Affordable Housing Reserve, and dedicated it to jump-starting purpose-built rental housing. The idea was to pay developers, who have hardly built any rental accommodation in this city for [...]
