Comments on: What Should Metro Detroit know about Dearborn?

By: otter

otter — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:59:00 +0000

That it is rapidly becoming your twin city. Run down, high crime, pot holes, trash problem (just drive through East Dearborn), abandoned homes, no jobs, crooked council and city government, and the list goes on and on.

By: jkade

jkade — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:29:00 +0000

The listening session was good, though we only had about ten people from Dearborn (and one was a WDET employee). Previous events have drawn 30-50. I and two couples were from the Ford Homes. It seemed like the majority of the rest were from local press (Patch, Arab-American News, Times & Herald). The owner of Green Brain was there too. The plus side was that Craig Fahle led the discussion throughout and everybody got time to discuss what they were interested in.

The rough outlines were that everybody was very happy here and deeply concerned about how we are perceived by the rest of Metro Detroit and the world at large. I don’t think anything in the conversation would have been news to people in this group, but I think the reporters were surprised by a number of things, so hopefully it was worthwhile. Despite the low turnout, I’m glad that none of the local comment-section trolls like the guys above showed up. (Cowards all.) Nobody representing the “Come back Mayor Hubbard” position was in attendance.

By: otter

otter — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:48:00 +0000

Lmao, I think the sign finally weatherd and rotted away.

By: jkade

jkade — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:23:00 +0000

Sometimes I wonder if half the commenters here aren’t from the Allen Park Chamber of Commerce… just kidding. I hope.

WDET got very strong response to the question “What’s your favorite place in Dearborn?”
http://wdetfm.org/shows/question-of-the-day/episode/qofd032012/
Even if 90% of the responses are “The Henry Ford!!!”, that’s more positive than the supposed residents who post here.

By: 23SkiDoo

23SkiDoo — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:39:00 +0000

Perhaps we could install a landfill, snow makers and a chairlift and call it “Shish Mountain”!

By: Mario

Mario — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:28:00 +0000

We are the Shish Kafta capital of Michigan, followed closely by Shish Tawook.

By: Bkain1

Bkain1 — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:41:00 +0000

We are diverse. We live side by side with different cultures and different religions. We’re hurting, financially, just like every other city.

By: Pudding

Pudding — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Fatburger is coming soon!

By: Thomasa123

Thomasa123 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:37:00 +0000

Dearborn is not Detroit. It is the people who live here, not the mayor, who makes the city. If I deserve a ticket, I should get one, and I have. There are some problems with this city, just like there are with others. I guess bars and restaurants are better than NOTHING. Paid parking sure had its toll on businesses. Sorry you feel this way, but I like my neighborhood. Vote for a new mayor if you don’t like him. BE MORE POSITIVE

By: Jm67

Jm67 — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:18:00 +0000

hey andy the detroit people should feel right at home here with the ex-dpd chief mccheese mayor hired, who wants our once polished Dearborn PD to be like it is in the big D, have an uncleaned dirty building, hire his friends relatives who couldn’t get hired in the big D, & drive chrysler cars. There used to be a comparison not now, they are starting to look & operate the same.