New Items: Grand Opening for our new Baseball Diamond, DOCTOR Nathan Makowski, No endorsements yet.
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May 13, 2013, 9:33:39 PM5/13/13
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I am advised that the field is at West Canfield and the Lodge Service Drive.
Lee: Last month's Sophie George block club meeting was the best block club meeting I have attended in decades. We should all come and take notes. It is a great group.
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Just wanted to invite the you and the entire community to our Grand Opening for our newly renovated infield grass little league Baseball field on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 12noon. We hope to see you and the community there. Thanks.
Margaret E. Wilson
Program Director
Abundant Care Training Services (ACTS)
Woodbridge Community Youth Center
1200 W. Canfield Street
Detroit, MI 48201
(248) 357-2711 (Fax)
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A reliable source whose name shall remain anonymous, but whose initials are Proud Father Steve Makowski, advises that Nathan Makowski, son of Steve and Sarah Makowski, also completed his PhD in bio- medical engineering.
Standing ovation for the neighborhood kids.
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I don't know anyone involved in the following event, but it seems to be an interesting event. I post to call it to your attention.
PLEASE CONDUCT YOUR OWN CHECK OF THE EVENT AND ITS SPONSORS BEFORE PUTTING YOURSELF OF OTHERS AT ANY KIND OF RISK. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH A 24 HOUR EVENT, BUT IT DOES LOOK INTERESTING.
Tell Your Friends. It's a 24 hour mowing/barbecuing/camping event. The Mower Gang is hosting a Mow-A-Thon unlike any you have ever seen. For 24 hours straight we'll mow as much parkland as we can. You should join us. You can Register for the Motown Mowdown here. It is free of charge and there will be rewards for hard work.
We will be all over town, with the overnight portion contained within our home park of Dorais.
Date: May 25th, 10AM, Starting at O'Shea Playground (SW corner of I-96 and Greenfield Rd.). Rain Date: June 1st.
What It Is: The event will last for 24 hours. During that time, teams will try to keep their equipment running for as many of those hours as possible while we clean and mow as many Detroit playgrounds and parks as possible.
Who: The Detroit Mower Gang is a group of volunteers that clean and mow the abandoned playgrounds of Detroit. Everyone is welcome in the gang. You don't even need equipment. If you want to join, just post here and ask to be included in a team.
Who Is Making This Possible: Volunteers like yourself make this possible and Husqvarna is helping us do great work by donating really great equipment.
Why: Because kids need a place to play and they can't cut their own grass.
How: We will mow as much as possible in any way possible. Members bring their own lawn tractors, push mowers, weed whackers, blowers, and work gloves.
We will be all over town, with the overnight portion contained within our home park of Dorais.
Date: May 25th, 10AM, Starting at O'Shea Playground (SW corner of I-96 and Greenfield Rd.). Rain Date: June 1st.
What It Is: The event will last for 24 hours. During that time, teams will try to keep their equipment running for as many of those hours as possible while we clean and mow as many Detroit playgrounds and parks as possible.
Who: The Detroit Mower Gang is a group of volunteers that clean and mow the abandoned playgrounds of Detroit. Everyone is welcome in the gang. You don't even need equipment. If you want to join, just post here and ask to be included in a team.
Who Is Making This Possible: Volunteers like yourself make this possible and Husqvarna is helping us do great work by donating really great equipment.
Why: Because kids need a place to play and they can't cut their own grass.
How: We will mow as much as possible in any way possible. Members bring their own lawn tractors, push mowers, weed whackers, blowers, and work gloves.
I DO NOT KNOW ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THIS EVENT. PLEASE CONDUCT YOUR OWN CHECK OF THE EVENT AND ITS SPONSORS BEFORE PUTTING YOURSELF OF OTHERS AT ANY KIND OF RISK.
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CANDIDATES COLLECTING SIGNATURES
It was reported to me that someone in the neighborhood seeking signatures on petitions running for office told a neighbor that I have endorsed that candidate.
I have not endorsed anyone yet in either the current petition drives or upcoming elections.
As of now, I do not recall any candidate endorsements for the upcoming elections for City Council. It seems a bit early.
Lee Tilson
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The following are reminders of announcements in the last newsletter
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Reminder of Sophie George announcement.
Hi all,
Our block club is due to meet again this Thursday, May 16th at 7pm.
We are planning to get together on the vacant lot at Alexandrine and Commonwealth, weather permitting. If it feels too cold or rainy, we'll meet instead at Cindy's house, 4117 Commonwealth.
If the weather is looking good, it'd be great if we could procure a BBQ. Anyone got one they would be willing to wheel along?
I understand from Evan that he has been in contact with Lt Scott of WSPD, about coming along to the meeting, so hopefully he'll be able to make it and talk to us. He was the officer that did the 'street smarts' event last week, so he should certainly have some useful tips for us.
Evan, please can you confirm his attendance when you know for sure?
I will make flyers and get them delivered in the next day or two.
Thanks!
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From Leslie Malcolmson
Next week is the SEMCOG Executive Committee meeting: Thursday, May 16 at 1 pm in SEMCOGoffices, 1001 Woodward, 14th floor, downtown Detroit. If you can be there, please attend and ask the Executive Committee not to approve the draft 2040 Plan with the proposed I-94 and I-75 expansions.
If you can't make it, do make sure to contact your elected leaders beforehand. Find your representatives on the Executive Committee here; Detroit's reps are Mayor Bing, Charles Pugh, and Gary Brown.
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Joel M. Batterman
Transportation Programs Coordinator
Michigan Suburbs Alliance
22757 Woodward Ave. Suite 250, Ferndale, MI 48220
866.960.8803 Ext. 713
jo...@suburbsalliance.org
www.suburbsalliance.org
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Comments
As you may have heard, MDOT is planning to fix 94 over the next several years. Many of these fixes are overdue and well-needed. Unfortunately, this project also includes half-baked and poorly thought out plans to:Eliminate several bridges in the Midtown area, especially bridges for people walking or biking only, of which we have many, plus 3rd, John R, Beaubien and other road crossings. (including two pedestrian bridges - mainly the one from Matthei Field to WSU)Disregard the improvements in the Midtown and New Center area and the increased need for maintaining connections and improving the street experience to continue the momentum.Ignore creative solutions to highway repairs like the Columbus OH "cap" over I-670.Ignore the effect of induced demand and how widening increases rather than reduces congestion. (I94 widening will reduce compute by 90 seconds - so people can get out of the city faster)It's also based on a severely outdated 1990s plan that was barely approved, and comprehensively criticized and debunked by TRU and other groups at the time.No consideration for public transportation - I wish you could have seen and heard Dr. Joe Grengs', professor of transportation planning at the University of Michigan, presentation at the meeting on Thursday.Detroit is one vote of all the municipalities in the 7 counties in SEMCOG !Detroit will have to pay $87 million for it's share of the I 94 project which our bus system dies.Historical building - some homes in Woodbridge and the Sound Studio on Second will be destroyed.
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From Leslie Malcolmson:
City of Detroit
Regular Meeting of the
Historic Designation Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, May 16, 2013
At Martin Luther King, Jr., High School
3200 E. Lafayette Avenue
Detroit, MI 48207
5:30 PM
A Public Meeting Addressing:
LOCAL AND NATIONAL HISTORIC
DESIGNATION FOR BELLE ISLE PARK
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Public Meeting please contact Janese Chapman,
Historic Designation Advisory Board, 313-224-3487
City of Detroit Historic Designation Advisory Board
202 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 224-3487 FAX (313) 224-4336
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FROM A TOTALLY RELIABLE SOURCE
cool thing in hood.
We have two valedictorians in Woodbridge who live a block away from each other.
Kendall Cockrell from Cass Tech and our Zach from Cabrini.
Also, Cordelia Ziraldo has a new name.
No, she did not get married and change her name. The new name is: "Doctor"
DOCTOR Cordelia Ziraldo. She successfully defended her dissertation in Carnegie Mellon.
Personal note: Cordelia has always been amazing. I will never forget when she babysat our twins. Once I indiscreetly asked when one she liked the most. Her response: "The one I had seen most recently."
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From: John Ziraldo <jzir...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, May 12, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Subject: Memorial Day Pot Luck & Mike Duggan Event
To: woodbridgen...@gmail.com
Woodbridge Neighbors -
From: John Ziraldo <jzir...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, May 12, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Subject: Memorial Day Pot Luck & Mike Duggan Event
To: woodbridgen...@gmail.com
Lee -
Please share this on the Woodbridge ListServ:
We are hosting a potluck barbeque on Monday, May 27th from 5 - 7 PM to get to know each other and to give our neighborhood a chance to meet Detroit Mayoral Candidate MIke Duggan. Here's a flyer with all of the details: http://goo.gl/B2JaO
We hope you'll come to share your thoughts about the future of our neighborhood with each other and with Mike.
Thanks.
- John Ziraldo, Tifani Sadek & Lenora Jackson
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