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al roker \ ann curry \ campus martius \ morning news show
Detroiters turn out for Today show
Hundreds – but the not the thousands I was expecting – of Metro Detroiters huddled around event fencing at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit this morning to catch a glimpse of Al Roker and Ann Curry, who brought NBC’s “Today” morning news show.As I approached the scene, I swore I was instead Detroiters turn out [...]
babe ruth \ baseball diamond \ final game \ fletcher field \ yankee stadium
Going yard at Fletcher
I’m watching the final game at Yankee Stadium tonight and the announcers are speculating on who will hit the last home run at “The House That Ruth Built.” Not surprisingly, it was Babe Ruth himself who walloped the first home run at the now condemned ballpark in the Bronx. It got me to thinking about [...]
Detroit \ Edith Floyd \ grant proposal \ greening of detroit \ mt olivet cemetery \ neighborhood gardens \ Person Communication and Meetings
Neighborhood tractor grant secured
I just got a telephone call at home from Jon Morgan, who heard from Edith Floyd earlier today. The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People has approved the grant proposal for the purchase of the neighborhood tractor. Time to make a call on John Deere. Edith is already going full-tilt to line up contracts [...]
