Phoebe Wall Howard Detroit Free Press Published 11:34 p.m. UTC Jun 20, 2018 As Ford Motor Co. celebrated its return to Detroit with dignitaries and grand plans for the new economy and the future of transportation at Michigan Central Station in Corktown, Alondra Alvarez worried. She slipped into the train station during a media huddle Tuesday and approached Bill Ford, the great-grandson of Henry Ford, American industrial royalty. She had a question. Alvarez, 18, an incoming freshman at Michigan State University whose parents, Monica and Raul, own Alvarez Party Store, wondered whether Ford was thinking about them and the multilingual community in southwest Detroit that includes Mexicantown. "How will you get the word out, especially to the Spanish-speaking community?" she asked Ford. She asked with all the sincerity and heart imaginable from a young woman genuinely worried about longtime Detroiters being swept aside. He paused and leaned in to talk to her directly. … [Read more...] about Ford revels in a new ‘city of possibility’; residents hopeful, skeptical
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Ford revels in a new ‘city of possibility’; Alondra Alvarez worries
Phoebe Wall Howard Detroit Free Press Published 10:01 p.m. UTC Jun 20, 2018 As Ford Motor Co. celebrated its return to Detroit with dignitaries and grand plans for the new economy and the future of transportation at Michigan Central Station in Corktown, Alondra Alvarez worried. She slipped into the train station during a media huddle Tuesday and approached Bill Ford, the great-grandson of Henry Ford, American industrial royalty. She had a question. Alvarez, 18, an incoming freshman at Michigan State University whose parents, Monica and Raul, own Alvarez Party Store, wondered whether Ford was thinking about them and the multilingual community in southwest Detroit that includes Mexicantown. "How will you get the word out, especially to the Spanish-speaking community?" she asked Ford. She asked with all the sincerity and heart imaginable from a young woman genuinely worried about longtime Detroiters being swept aside. He paused and leaned in to talk to her directly. … [Read more...] about Ford revels in a new ‘city of possibility’; Alondra Alvarez worries
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s University of Houston yearbook photo pops up on Reddit
By Fernando Alfonso III Published 11:27 am, Monday, June 11, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 20', … [Read more...] about Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s University of Houston yearbook photo pops up on Reddit
GM Cruise Prepping Launch Of Driverless Car Pilot In San Francisco: Emails
General Motors has said it wants to deploy a fleet of self-driving Chevy Bolts for a commercial ride-sharing service at some point in 2019. But ahead of that, GM’s self-driving unit, GM Cruise, is aiming to deploy autonomous cars without a driver at the wheel as part of a pilot program in San Francisco that, emails obtained by Jalopnik suggest, could launch imminently. As recently as last month, Cruise officials were corresponding with the San Francisco mayor’s office about using some of the city’s first responder vehicles for autonomous car tests and data collection. The training exercise, a Cruise officials wrote in one email, “is critical to both public and vehicle safety” ahead of “driverless deployment.” “I am happy to discuss the details of the exercise and why it’s critical to our forthcoming public launch and law enforcement interaction plan requirements,” Nadia Marquez, GM Cruise’s senior government relations … [Read more...] about GM Cruise Prepping Launch Of Driverless Car Pilot In San Francisco: Emails
Gretchen Whitmer’s perplexing problem in race for Michigan governor
Kathleen Gray Detroit Free Press Lansing Bureau Published 7:33 p.m. UTC May 24, 2018 LANSING — She's the candidate with the endorsements, the money and the experience in government. But as Gretchen Whitmer tries to make the big leap to becoming Michigan's next governor, she's encountering a perplexing, and worrisome problem. She may be well-known in politically active Democratic circles, but more than half the electorate at large doesn't know who Whitmer is. The 46-year-old East Lansing Democrat has taken the traditional route to political success — three terms in the state House of Representatives, two in the Senate, some time in private legal practice and more as a temporary Ingham County prosecutor. Yet a recent poll by the Lansing-based EPIC/MRA showed 54% of the 600 people surveyed earlier this month didn't recognize her name among the Democratic candidates, compared with 31% for retired businessman Shri Thanedar, who has … [Read more...] about Gretchen Whitmer’s perplexing problem in race for Michigan governor
Gretchen Whitmer fights for recognition in race for Michigan governor
Kathleen Gray Detroit Free Press Lansing Bureau Published 10:00 p.m. UTC May 24, 2018 LANSING — She's the candidate with the endorsements, the money and the experience in government. But as Gretchen Whitmer tries to make the big leap to becoming Michigan's next governor, she's encountering a perplexing, and worrisome problem. She may be well-known in politically active Democratic circles, but more than half the electorate at large doesn't know who Whitmer is. The 46-year-old East Lansing Democrat has taken the traditional route to political success — three terms in the state House of Representatives, two in the Senate, some time in private legal practice and more as a temporary Ingham County prosecutor. Yet a recent poll by the Lansing-based EPIC/MRA showed 54% of the 600 people surveyed earlier this month didn't recognize her name among the Democratic candidates, compared with 31% for retired businessman Shri Thanedar, who … [Read more...] about Gretchen Whitmer fights for recognition in race for Michigan governor
Packing it in: The 12 best finales of TV’s current golden age
Kelsey Dake for The Washington Post With “The Americans” nearing its end, a review of the best series finishes since 2005. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The series finale is a do-or-die moment when a show gets one last chance to say whatever it has to say and do whatever must be done. Expectations are high, failures are frequent and viewers are seldom 100 percent satisfied. Our complaints generally split two ways: Some believe deeply in the definitive walk-off, a final scene that all but rides off into the sunset and clearly answers the essential questions raised by long-arc, complex story lines that last for years. Other viewers are more in tune with (and trusting of) the visionary whims of showrunners who often have something subtler, more baffling in mind. That’s how we get the mystery finale, the lingering unsolved puzzle that’s up for endless debate: Were “Lost’s” … [Read more...] about Packing it in: The 12 best finales of TV’s current golden age
Working to make public space for everyone in Baltimore
For writer D. Watkins, it's a sense of exclusion from what he called the "new" Baltimore. For student activist Diamond Sampson, it's a feeling of being unwelcome around the Inner Harbor.For Richard Jones, president of the landscape architecture firm Mahan Rykiel, which has been involved in planning for McKeldin Plaza, Harbor Point, the Inner Harbor's Rash Field and Patterson Park, the racial divisions sometimes seen in the city's public spaces are partly a design failure — one he hopes to help fix.While that sense has many causes, Jones sees design as part of the solution, so Mahan Rykiel has launched a social impact studio. The nine-person team is charged with looking at ways to encourage more minority participation when planning; building partnerships to ensure minorities are using ballfields and other amenities; and creating education programs to entice more minorities into the field of landscape architecture."Our city is diverse. Our parks need to reflect that diversity," … [Read more...] about Working to make public space for everyone in Baltimore
Five Minutes with Brandon Etheridge, new Ravens general counsel
At 31, Brandon Etheridge — the Ravens' new general counsel — is the same age as quarterback Joe Flacco.It's an age when quarterbacks are often in midcareer. But general counsels of NFL clubs? Older attorneys typically hold those positions."I think it happened a lot quicker than I expected it would," Etheridge, the Baltimore-born and former Yale football player, said of his speedy career ascent. "If not the youngest, I'm pretty close to it in terms of general counsels in the National Football League."But his legal background suited the post. He served two years in New York City as a counsel to NFL team executives on issues — including player contracts and health care — related to the league's collective bargaining agreement. Before that, he was an associate in Washington with the law firm Covington & Burling, where his clients included the NFL.Last week, the league announced a research initiative aimed at reducing head injuries."I think the Ravens especially … [Read more...] about Five Minutes with Brandon Etheridge, new Ravens general counsel
Under Armour taking heat from both sides in uproar over spear hunting
The hunter doused the Under Armour T-shirt with lighter fluid and set it ablaze, before repeating the act with an Under Armour cap."You go against the hunters, the hunters are going against you," said Craig Bell, looking into the camera for the video, posted widely on hunting sites.Under Armour, the Baltimore-based athletic apparel brand, found itself caught up in a social media uproar over its deep involvement with hunting when it dropped its sponsorship of hunter Sarah Bowmar after she posted a video showing her husband spearing a bear in Canada. Wearing a camouflage jacket with a prominent Under Armour logo, Josh Bowmar exults by raising his arms after the kill, which was filmed partly by a GoPro camera attached to the spear.Images of the baiting and apparent suffering of the bear angered thousands of people who spoke out in petitions and on social media, prompting Under Armour to terminate its partnership with Sarah Bowmar. Animal-rights activists demanded the brand denounce … [Read more...] about Under Armour taking heat from both sides in uproar over spear hunting