Companies are searching for a billion-dollar breakthrough in battery design. General Dynamics is working on a zinc-air cell battery. Ford is actively interested in a sodium-sulfur cell. Gulton Industries and General Motors are tinkering with lithium…All the activity is bound to pay off probably within the next five years.
Back to the battery tech future
Jarret Skorup uncovers a doozie of a deja vu quote from a Detroit Free Press story published in 1967:
Thank you Bob Feller
"Rapid Robert" played 18 seasons with the Cleveland Indians. Many memorable outings against my Tigers.
Here's the NY Times obit.
Malcolm Moran also composed this admirable vignette about the man after baseball.
Here's the NY Times obit.
Malcolm Moran also composed this admirable vignette about the man after baseball.
Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy Theory features Great Lakes
The show begins in Michigan. But it's not until the 20-minute mark that alarmist Jesse Ventura starts to unravel "the plot to steal the Great Lakes." At 32 m 10 s the former governor of Minnesota "makes it to the place where Nestle is pumping all the Great Lakes water outta the ground."
US Attorney: We hope the culture of the corruption is over
A federal grand jury dropped the hammer on former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his dad and a gang of cronies. Here's a segment of this afternoon's news conference. The depth of the investigation and the scope of the corruption is staggering.
More in the 38-count indictment (PDF)
More in the 38-count indictment (PDF)
Grand Rapids' new "happy place" opens in January
One of many investments Grand Rapids, MI continues to target in health care - one of the few sectors of the US economy that is growing.
(via WOOD TV)
(via WOOD TV)
Cleveland lighthouse encased in ice
Photojournalist George Payamgis shot this footage of the Harbor West Pier Lighthouse iced over by high frigid winds and the Lake Erie surf.
The lighthouse in warmer days
The lighthouse in warmer days
OH Gov-elect John Kasich vilifies the "train cult"
A snippet from the Nov 30 press conference introducing Ohio's new transportation department director...
The View of John Boehner
Good to have a Midwest guy presiding over the United States House of Representatives. Bad to have that guy getting abused on the View ... for crying. Walters has a point about double standard.
New look Big Ten
The new Big Ten alignment, division names and logo. The latter two elements were both widely derided as lame.
Here's the formal announcement.
Here's the formal announcement.
Detroit bike shop circa 1912
The Metzger bicycle shop. Interestingly, the shop's (likely) namesake also was a pioneer of the auto industry, establishing one of the first car showrooms, helping to organize the Detroit Auto Show. Also the launch of Cadillac Motor Car.
(via Shorpy, Jason Kottke)
(via Shorpy, Jason Kottke)
Where is the Rust Belt
Over at the City-Data Forum there's a bit of a debate about Rust Belt geography. Here's the proposed map (Canada apparently does not qualify) that prompted the conversation:
Metrodome collapse
Scary footage of the roof on the Hubert H. Humphrey Dome collapsing (for the fifth time) under the weight of heavy snow Sunday morning. The dramatic fail inevitably now ratchets up debate about the need for a new stadium in the Twin Cities.
Chicago Mayor Daley on Education
Prior to accepting the Global Metro Award at a recent Brookings' summit, Mayor Daley spoke about the importance of establishing a city-wide "learning environment."
Detroit- or Flint-style coney?
Jason Hale, who grew up near Flint, MI, comments on a Detroit News story about coney dogs, a Michigan innovation and a great source of local pride.
It's a detroit paper. So they'll get all the coverage and the glory. But everyone knows Flint coneys are the best. I hate when they're described as "beanless chili." Total bullshit. Coney meat is ground up viennas and ground up beef heart.
The largest water rate hike in greater Cleveland's history ...
... was approved to launch the $3 billion Project Clean Lake initiative (and comply with federal water law). News 5 owned the story:
Nov 9, 2010
Nov 18, 2010
July 14, 2010
Aug 9, 2010
Nov 9, 2010
Nov 18, 2010
Dec. 2, 2010
Toronto is the latest to reject rail
Toronto Star columnist Christopher Hume interviews Councillor Shelly Carroll about newly elected Mayor Rob Ford's abandonment of the Transit City initiative, a move Hume writes is the beginning of The War on the City.
Cradle to career
The executive director of Strive speaks at TedxCincy on the potential for more effective use of data to improve student achievement.
(via Ed Morrison at Brewed Fresh Daily)
(via Ed Morrison at Brewed Fresh Daily)
Salvaged Landscape in Detroit
Architect Catie Newell provides a tour of a space she made exclusively of burnt lumber salvaged from a flamed out house in Corktown, Detroit.
(via Imagination Station)
(via Imagination Station)
Rust Belt in the red
Illinois: $15 billion deficit (FY 2012; plus another $8B in IOUs and epic pension obligations)
Indiana: $1.3 billion (FY2012)
Michigan: $1.5 billion (2011-12)
Minnesota: $6.2 billion (2012-13)
New York $9 billion (2011-12)
Ohio: $8 billion (2012-13)
Pennsylvania: As much as $5 billion (FY 2012)
Wisconsin: $3.3 billion (2011-13)
Indiana: $1.3 billion (FY2012)
Michigan: $1.5 billion (2011-12)
Minnesota: $6.2 billion (2012-13)
New York $9 billion (2011-12)
Ohio: $8 billion (2012-13)
Pennsylvania: As much as $5 billion (FY 2012)
Wisconsin: $3.3 billion (2011-13)
A brief history of Northerly Island
Blair Kamin recaps three major turning points that led to today's presentation of a plan to transform Chicago's former Meigs Field airstrip into a spectacular public park.
In 1996, after [Chicago Mayor] Daley announced he would close Meigs and turn it into a park, then-Gov. Jim Edgar pushed the General Assembly to authorize a state takeover of the airport, leading to a deal that kept Meigs open through 2002. Then, in 2003, as the Iraq war began, Daley bulldozed the airport on the flimsy pretext that terrorists might crash small planes into downtown skyscrapers.More at the Northerly Island Planning page on Facebook.
Steel to wind works?
Over at Scientific American, David Biello files this vignette from Braddock, PA as part of the Beyond the Light Switch series.
Keith Schneider investigates and reports a similar story - Midwest Emerges as Clean Energy Center - in yesterday's NY Times.
Keith Schneider investigates and reports a similar story - Midwest Emerges as Clean Energy Center - in yesterday's NY Times.
Cleveland's riverback casino
A preliminary concept for the proposed Cleveland Casino. Quick critique from this armchair architect: clearly aspires to activate the street front, potentially missing big opportunities on the river front. Also a bit short for a prime piece of downtown real estate. Steven Litt encourages the public to engage.
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