It is a new year and you want to toss all of the junk from 2009 out on the curb. But you have no idea when bulk pick up day is in the city of Detroit.

No worries, we have the link for you to find your bulk pick up day below.

City of Detroit Bulk Pick Up day

Hello Detroit! We have upgraded the site for 2010 by adding listings for new jobs in Detroit. Find a job or a new career by clicking the Detroit Jobs link on the site. There are great new opportunities waiting for you. Start the year off right, upgrade your life and keep checking Positive Detroit for new and improved content. Don’t forget, It’s Detroit upgraded! – Monica Link

Yes. We are on the come back. Well we really never left, just took a few months to reorganize. Our goal is to get up and running starting in Jan 2010. Yes its here already! (where are the flying cars we were promised???)

As we gear up feel free to check back with us. We are currently doing live testing of our site, just trying out different things. So you might run into a few bugs here and there. If you happen to come across a goof please let us know by contacting us here: Contact Us Page

Now as a teenager, the Pirate Ship was the ride where all the cool kids hung around while 97.9 was always blasting to keep the fair-goers hype in the lines. The teenagers had to get fly for the fair so that they could get noticed from kids other schools. Before I started to drive how my friends and I would coordinate whose parents were going to drop us off and pick us up and making sure we were standing on Woodward when it was pick up time. Getting yelled at in the car because we were always hard headed and never was outside when we said we were. I am cracking up while I am going back down memory lane.

I remember my husband (he was just a guy I was dating at the time) spending almost $50.00 on some game to win me some overstuffed animal. NEVER DID WIN.

The State Fair always had a hot lineup of great talent for their concerts. I have enjoyed the performances of the Isley Brothers, Ashanti, Drew Hill, 112, and one of my favorite groups of all time, NEW EDITION! Oh yes, my girls Steph, Tiff, Kyra, Roz and Nat rushed off work so we could get good seats and we were grooving to NE HEARTBREAK. That was just 5 years ago.

Now that I am a parent, for the past 4 years I have enjoyed taking my little one to the fair. Never did I once think that it would be no more for us to enjoy each year. I want my son to have his own memories of the the wonderful elephant ears, shoestring french fries, or the fresh lemonade stands. The experience of enjoying the last of the summer air with his friends hanging out by the PirateShip or the Tilt-A-Whirl.

HERE ARE REASONS YOU SHOULD HEAD TO THE STATE FAIR!

1. Grab and soak in some American History. The Michigan State Fair is 160 years old and the oldest in the United States.

2. While you are enjoying some of the great food the fair has to offer, you can watch a free Disney movie  at the Hudson Auditorium. They have several showtimes everyday while the Fair is open.

3. See one of the live concerts. Still some of the best entertainment is still available at the Michigan State Fair.

4. ELEPHANT EARS….Should I say more.

5. Check out the miracle of life exhibit, which features pregnant and newborn cows, goats and pigs.

6. Visit a volunteer at the fair and sign their petition to keep the fair running.

7.  Just for a good laugh – ride the Pirate Ship.

Ok Detroiter’s.  You complain about this and you complain about that.  November is your chance to make a difference in the city of Detroit. But wait you say you don’t know who is running, what they stand for, or even where to look for who is running.

Well your excuses can now come to a end. Visit www.mivote.org to get all the information on the candidates running for Detroit City Counsel and Detroit Charter Commission.  Check it out today and start learning about more the people who could be representing you and your future.

+Detroit

The Michigan State fair begins on Friday, August 28th and continues through Labor Day, September 7th.

For more details visit www.michigan.gov/mistatefair

]]> http://www.positivedetroit.org/the-2009-michigan-state-fair/feed/ 0 http://www.positivedetroit.org/detroit-jazz-fest-celebrates-30/ http://www.positivedetroit.org/detroit-jazz-fest-celebrates-30/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:04:29 +0000 H. Matthews http://www.positivedetroit.org/?p=120 DETROIT JAZZ FEST CELEBRATES 30!

The 30th Anniversary Detroit International Jazz Festival (DJF),will take place on Friday, September 4 through Monday, September 7, in downtown Detroit. Subtitled “Keepin’ Up with the Joneses,” the Detroit Jazz Fest will give a nod to Thad, Elvin and Hank Jones, feature other great jazz families, and continue its recognition of the richness of Detroit’s jazz history. “In this case, “keepin’ up” means “living up” to the greatness of Hank, Elvin and Thad Jones – these important musical giants, and their incredible sense of swing,” says Detroit Jazz Festival executive director, Terri Pontremoli. “In no way is this your typical family reunion!” For more details visit Detroitjazzfest.com

Tickets can be purchased at MidwestTechnologyLeaders.com for $55 or at the
door for $65.

Opening reception:Saturday June 6th at 2 PM,
rsvp 313-898-3007 or mbadmuseum@yahoo.com.

This exhibition of traditional Shoowa textile offers a stunning display of over 300 uniquely designed textiles coving all known styles, Kasa Velvet Raffia, Resist Raffia, Resist dyed Raffia, Embroidered Raffia including open work Raffia and Appliqué Raffia. Acquired over a period of twenty years, many of these textiles are shown for the first time. The exhibit is on loan from MBAD/ABA African Bead Museum of Detroit, a part of the immense collection of Shoowa embroider design cloth from Olayami Dabls and S. Jill Miller.The sheer depth and scope of these beautiful designed cut pile textiles is altogether a different world of excellence from a people who did not have a word for art.

Spectacular colors and patterns will captivate everyone interested in textile history, African material culture, collectors of textiles, quilters and anyone who appreciates outstanding craftsmanship and originality this exhibit will inspire you. Come tap into the minds of Shoowa people of the kingdom of Kuba.Sponsors: AlkebulanNation of Unity study group, Artist Village, Bambuti, Metro Business Guide, Truth Book Store, Team 313 Community Garden, Bundles of Love, Akankemenen Publishing.The exhibition is open to the public during regular library hours. Photography is permitted. Guide tours are available, call for information and appointment 313 898 3007, the MBAD/ABA African Bead Museum, “Where Detroit’s African Town Begins” 6559 Grand River, Detroit MI 48208. Library information 313-833-4042.

Conrad J. Welsing, MA, APR
Media Relations Specialist
Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward
Detroit, MI 48202
Direct: 313-833-4043
Cell: 734-516-5962
Marketing Front Desk: 313-833-4042
Library Main Number: 313-833-1000

Monica Link

Positive Detroit News

LOS ANGELES – Detroit native and rapper Eminem teamed up with late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel to bring 200 laid-off auto workers to California for laughs and a night of entertainment. The auto workers were invited to Los Angeles with one guest for the special show set to air on Friday May 15. The show, which airs late nights on ABC, will feature a musical performance by Eminem. There will also be a special concert in Detroit for the rapper who is set to release his new album this month. For more information about the show go to www.JimmyKimmellive.net