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VeeFan

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  1. I know this was discussed once recently, but I was very glad to see the demolition of the former Medical Arts building on Flushing Rd. going along nicely. Not only is it a pretty nice jab at the Vemulapallis, but evidently there have been developers interested in the property for awhile now and it will be great to see development in that area.

  2. Dtown, I don't believe that the specifics for the student housing have been released yet, but 300 beds is fairly sizeable (at least considering that there is currently no student housing downtown). The size of the building really depends...if it's traditional dorm rooms, it'll be smaller, but if it's more modern apartment-style dorms, it'll be larger.
  3. I haven't been able to get the PDF to open. :( Thanks for finding it at least. :)

    And this is something that I think all artists should know, but Regina said that she loves playing in Detroit because the crowds always have such a great atmosphere. :)

  4. Does anyone happen to know what St. Andrews Hall used to be before it became a concert venue? Was it a theater before?

    The concert was freaking awesome there on Friday. :D We didn't get lost on the way or mugged once we were there, so that's convincing enough to go to more concerts there in the future. ;)

  5. I don't think Regina Spektor is going to be bringing out the thugs. :P

    Is it hard to get around Detroit on Friday evenings? That's another thing she's concerned about, that with the traffic my friend and I would get lost since we're not familiar with downtown Detroit.

    Thanks. :)

  6. Is anyone familiar with the E. Congress St. part of Detroit? I'm looking at going to a concert over there (St. Andrews), but my mom is convinced that it's not a safe area (I think working on the north end of Flint has made her pessimistic about inner cities). Is it really that unsafe, or is she overreacting?

  7. I need to call Salem on Monday to get the phone number of the board member we are interested in working with, but I can find out where they are starting the new builds and when, as well when I call. :)

  8. That's where Salem Housing comes in. Right now, what Salem does is to buy vacant properties within the city, and will renovate them if the overall structure is still stable and doesn't need to be just torn down. And they're starting a new phase where they are finally able to start building brand new homes on the lots where they have had to tear homes down. All of this is part of a program that allows low-income families to move in and get themselves on their feet (there are a bunch of programs that the new homeowners have to go through on maintaining the house, financial responsibility, and what not).

    Since Salem is committed to revitalizing neighborhoods in Flint, it just seems like the perfect partnership with the university, because if we can get some of those homes for housing, it's the best opportunity to show that the university is one of the best assets in turning the city around.

  9. They've been saying that since 2003, the university is really dragging its feet on getting dorms built. But what we want to do is use pre-existing houses in like the Hurley East neighborhood, whatever homes north of CarriageTown that Salem currently owns, and fix them up because a lot of the homes are the perfect size for 3-4 college students to live in.

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