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Albert Cobo was Detroit's mayor during its population apex, but his blatant racism and strong opposition to affordable public housing helped jumpstart the city's fall from grace, an impact that runs much deeper than his name being removed from the city's civic center. Follow us on Instagram @lostsoulsofdetroit and on Twitter @SoulsDetroit.

TCF Center was converted from a convention center to an unconventional hospital in April at the height of the coronavirus outbreak. Lynn Torossian, a retired Henry Ford Health System executive, talks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood this week on the Detroit Rising podcast about what went into standing up the now-idled temporary hospital and how it might be used in the event of a second wave of COVID-19 infections in Southeast Michigan.

Andrew Leber, vice president of hospitality at Bedrock Detroit, says the city needs a new large-scale convention hotel attached to TCF Center (formerly Cobo Center). "It's one of the things that limits the ability of the city of Detroit to attract larger-scale convention business," Leber said in the Detroit Rising podcast. "And that business is hugely impactful to the economy." The executive in charge of Bedrock and billionaire Dan Gilbert's downtown hotel properties discussed the hotel and hospitality market in an interview with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood.

Acting President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson is scheduled to speak Sunday at the National Immigrant Integration Conference  at the TCF Center, formerly the Cobo Center, in Detroit. This is the first time that McGill Johnson will address the public since the organization she heads announced that it would no longer accept Title IX funds after President Donald Trump issued an order forbidding clinics from promoting abortion as a birth control option. Read the article here!

Episode Notes The Piper Carter Podcast Episode #66: Focus on Migration + Culture with songwriting vocalist musician Tazeen Ayub + DJ TamæThe Newest Episode, 66 @Pipercarter Podcast, focus on Migration + Culture with songwriting vocalist musician Tazeen Ayub + DJ TamæShow Topic: This week @PiperCarter + cohost Brittany are joined by Tazeen Ayub w/ Lu Fuki + DJ Tamæ w/her crew. We discuss Migration & Culture and how it relates to their art. Their upcoming performance with NIIC National Immigration Conference is at COBO Center 21, 2019.Featured Music: “Luster” by Lu Fuki & Divine ProvidenceListen + Subscribe NOW: Apple Podcast | Google Play | Stitcher | Spotify Piper Carter is the founder of 'We Found Hip-hop.' Advocate for Women in Hip-hop, Hip-hop culture, Detroit advocacy, Artistry, and Youth Dilla Day Detroit.

Time Stamps for this show: SMT EXPO = :26 – 1:03 ExhibitCityNews.com News Blast = 1:04 – 2:48 YourEventAudio.com Tour guide Equipment = 2:49 – 3:39 IAEE NEWS = 2:50 – 6:50 EDPA NEWS = 6:51 – 9:30 ESCA NEWS = 9:31 – 10:40 EACA NEWS = 10:41 – 12:01 THE RANDY NEWS = 12:02 – 13:33 DON AND MIKE talk Road Rage, Poll Results, Cobo Center Rename, EDPA Bowling and Dorian continued = 13:34 – 29:51 SMT EXPO = 29:52 – 30:33 YourEventAudio.com = 30:34 – 31:03 Fred Zimmerman – http://getsynchronicity.com/ = 31:04 – 57:30 Tradeshow Calendar at TheDonAndMikeShow.net = 57:31 – 58:04 Mike McAllen from Podcast for Associations = 58:05 – 1:22:14 Email the Show! = 1:22:14 – 1:22:54 Don and Mike wrap up = 1:22:55 – 1:27:26

Trump orders U.S. companies to exit China, Ford Fiesta owners may get $1,000 transmission repairs for free, an injured Michigan turkey needs a wheelchair, Week 1 of college football, and the Cobo Center name change.

Welcome to your Daily Detroit for Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Here's what to know today: Up in Marysville, a city council candidate that made national news resigned.  Metro Detroit has the largest apartment construction spike in the country, with half the units being in the city of Detroit. $75,000 in high end Scotch as well as $150,000 in building damage was done in a liquor store caper involving an excavator. Former gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar is rumored to be looking at a House seat Cobo Center is being renamed later this morning. We have three fun ideas they're not going to use. Russell Street Deli closes for good Saturday. So get in while you can. Buddy's Detroit style pizza is expanding to Woodhaven And apparently the region is out of Popeye's Chicken Sandwiches.

Craig has highlights from today's renaming ceremony, where Cobo Center was officially dubbed TCF Center.  We will here from Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer, and the Rev. Wendell Anthony from the NAACP on why it's an important day in Detroit.  Plus, Craig has a tribute to his former WDET colleague Nkenge Zola, who passed away on Monday.   Special thanks to WDET for the audio!  

It's Live at the MICHIGAN COMIC CONVENTION!! This episode I discuss what I did at Michigan Comic Convention live at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan!! I have returning guest, Andrew Lee and new guest, Juan Rosado joining this episode and we talk about the convention overall, anime and more!I wanna thank Lp Yang for letting me use his instrumental for my intro and outro music for this episode and future episodes.FOLLOW Lp Yang & Peb Hmoob Productions at:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lptlmusic/Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/LPyangRob Paulsen's "Talkin' Toons" - https://podcasts.apple.com/tt/podcast/talkin-toons-with-rob-paulsen/id438294853?mt=2FOLLOW Ron Paulsen at:https://facebook.com/robpaulsenlivehttps://instagram.com/rob_paulsenhttps://www.robpaulsenlive.comFOLLOW Veronica Taylor at: https://facebook.com/theveronicataylorhttps://instagram.com/theveronicatFOLLOW Anime Oils:https://facebook.com/animeoilshttps://instagram.com/animeoilshttps://www.animeoils.comIf you enjoyed my content help LIKE, SHARE, RATE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT and FOLLOW POP LUCK PODCAST at https:// facebook.com/popluckpodcastAny kind of criticism, comments and questions can be sent to popluckpodcast@gmail.com or you can message me on the Pop Luck Podcast Facebook page!! And I might even respond to your message in a future podcast episode!!You can find more episodes of Spoiler Force Podcast on:Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spoiler-force-podcast/id1465655015SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/spoilerforcepodcastYouTube - https://youtube.com/spoilerforcepodcastFOLLOW ME on Instagram!! Also DM me for any questions, comments or criticisms! https://instagram.com/rickyvang92Support the show (https://streamlabs.com/spoilerforcepodcast1/tip)

In this episode of Not Your Average Nerds, we discuss our upcoming live events at both the Cobo Center in Detriot and the Park Theatre in Holland! We finally go into details about what to expect on the 23rd at our event, NERDVANA! Thank you all for helping us pass over 16,500 likes on our Facebook page! We appreciate all the love and support! If you have any topics you'd like to hear us go over or you're interested in being a guest on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Feel free to head over to our Facebook or Instagram and reach out! Cheers Nerds!

Originally from Nashville, Reverend Keron R. Sadler now calls the Baltimore, Maryland area home. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Religion/Theology from the American Baptist Theological College. She is a graduate of Hood Theological Seminary with a master’s in divinity. For three years she studied at Pfeiffer University pursuing a second masters in Marriage & Family Therapy. During her internship at the Pfeiffer Institute, she provided intensive therapy to individuals, couples and families. She has worked in Corporate-America for over twenty years; and is recognized for her organizational, leadership, verbal and written communication skills. Presently, she serves as the national Manager of Health Programs for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Headquarters. She is responsible for maintaining and strengthening the NAACP’s commitment to HIV/AIDS as a high priority and high-profile issue. In her tenure there she managed the development and co-authored The Black Church and HIV: The Social Justice Imperative. A dynamic and diverse speaker in her own right, she has been called upon to speak and teach to a variety of audiences. Reverend Keron’s passion remains being committed to fulfilling her divine purpose to serve all people of God’s Kingdom, by meeting the needs of pastors, pastor’s spouses, church leaders, lay people and the community-at-large, regardless of denomination, race, sex or class through the Ministry of Counseling. The 110th NAACP Convention comes to Detroit, Michigan July 20-24th at Cobo Center, The NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. The theme for this year’s conference is “When we Fight, we win!” 

Ah May... the Month of Plant Sales.   When I started gardening, I would Plant Sale away my Saturdays in May with my dear friend Judy.   We would plan our way to a successful sale day, waking up while it was still dark out.   Then we'd arrive at the church or the building where the sale was to be held, we'd set up our lawn chairs at the door, and we'd pat ourselves on the back for being first and second in line. Then, we'd wait another hour or two for the doors to open. All the while, sharing our dreams for our gardens, checking our wishlists for the unusual plants we might find at the sale; and figuring out which plants we'd discovered the previous year that we wanted more of and which we deemed not worthy of getting again.     Brevities #OTD  Today May 2, maybe the original April Fools Day.     In Geoffrey Chaucer'sThe Nun's Priest's Tale a fox tricks a rooster on a day32 days after March - which would be May 2, but many took it to mean March 32 or April 1.   Many scholars now think Chaucer actually did mean May 2 as the foolish day. I guess you could say, the joke's on us!     #OTD Today is the last day of Ridvan.  The Ridvan ("Rez-vän") Festival is a holiday celebrated by those of the Baha'i faith, commemorating the 12 days when their prophet and founder resided in a garden outside of Baghdad. He called the garden Ridvan which translates to paradise. Today, Ridvan is a festival of renewal and peace. It celebrates the beginnings of the Baha’i Faith and the first law of the religion was an admonition to humanity to cease all warfare.   #OTD Today is the Annual White House Gardens Symposium.     It's an all-day event focuses on the history and the role of the White House Gardens. There are expert speakers and panelists, as well as a lunch program - and a surprise take away.    This year's symposium highlights the gardens of Beatrix Jones Farrand and Rachel “Bunny” Lambert Mellon,  as well as the present-day White House Gardens.        #OTD On this day in 1969, Jimi Hendrix performed at the Cobo Center in Detroit.    It reminded me of a story about a succulent that ended up being named for Hendrix.   In 1995, Mark Dodero, was listening to Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child” while on a little botanizing trip in Mexico with fellow students Kim Marsden, and Scott and Brenda McMillan.   They had stopped to investigate a mesa in the Colonel Peninsula, about 70 miles south of Ensenada.   They group had made a new succulent discovery years earlier. Dodero thought he saw something about the terrain that made him think he might find another.   He hiked up the mesa and came upon a little plant - a succulent - that he suspected was new.   Years later, University of California, Santa Cruz professor Stephen McCabe, “rediscovered” the plant in the same area described by Dodero during his original discovery.   In 2016, the plant, Dudleya hendrixii, or “Hendrix’s live forever,” in honor of Jimi Hendrix, was recognized in the California Botanical Society’s publication, Madrono.     Unearthed Words   #OTD Today in1863 Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men and I thought his life story contained many moving passages.   In an article in the Washington Post called, Stonewall Jackson had a soft side, it was revealed that just before the start of the civil war, Jackson had developed a love for gardening.   If you read any biographies on Jackson, his life was one tragedy after another.  His father and sister died of typhoid when Jackson was two years old. His mother died when he was seven.  By the age of seventeen, he had only one sister left from his immediate family. His first wife died after giving birth to his stillborn son. His first daughter with his second wife, Anna, died within a month of her birth.   After all this personal loss and battling life-long mental and physical health problems, Jackson fell in love with gardening. It was, no doubt, a reprieve for Jackson.     Jackson, who once wrote in a schoolbook, "A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds", used botanist Robert Buist's book for guidance. It was Buist's “The Family Kitchen Gardener: Containing Plain and Accurate Descriptions of All the Different Species and Varieties of Culinary Vegetables, that became Jackson's gardening bible and he wrote little notes in the margins as he worked his way through the guide.     In the WaPo article, it noted that  After tomatoes, asparagus, watermelon, spinach and turnips was the one-word notation “plant.” Jackson dearly loved his wife, Anna. In his garden, he planted and picked flowers for her. Ever the military man, his garden was ordered and neat.   In the Spring and Summer of 1859, Jackson wrote letters to Anna who sick and in New York for treatment.  He loved to refer to her with romantic names and he often wrote about the garden... Here's an example:   “I was mistaken about [our] large garden fruit being peaches... It turns out to be apricots and I enclose one which I found on the ground today...  just think, my little Dove has a tree full of them.”   In another letter, he wrote: “Our potatoes are coming up and I shall send you a sample of a leaf. . . . [our] garden has been thirsting for water until last evening.”   And in another, Jackson wrote,  “I watered [our] flowers this morning, and hoed another row of turnips, and expect to hill some celery this evening.” That fall, Jackson responded to the request from the governor to help maintain order in Virginia.   Four years later, on this day in 1863 in the evening, Jackson and his men were returning from an attack. They were fired on by Confederate soldiers who incorrectly thought Jackson’s group was Union soldiers.    Jackson was aware of the dangers of friendly fire, and he once suggested that "I recommend that we should strip ourselves perfectly naked," in order to avoid being shot at.  Nonetheless, that fated evening, Jackson (in full uniform) was hit by two bullets in his left arm, which was then amputated at nearby Wilderness tavern. Jackson's chaplain, Beverly Tucker Lacy was so moved by the trauma of this event that he personally carried Jackson's arm across the fields to his brother's nearby family home called Ellwood.  There, behind the herb garden, was a family cemetery.  Today, Ellwood's cemetery has many civil war dead, but the most famous interment is the only marked grave in the cemetery: "Stonewall" Jackson's left arm.   As Jackson tried to recover, General Lee wrote that Stonewall may have "lost his left arm, but I have lost my right.” Eight days after being shot, Jackson died of complications from pneumonia. He was 39. His last words were, "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of trees."       Today's book recommendation  Didier Decoin's poetic, sensual novel The Office of Gardens and Ponds - out May 2 (translated from the French by Euan Cameron). That’s a stunning cover - with a foiled carp fish.  Gorgeously gilded hardback copies of The Office of Gardens and Ponds are released to go swimming into the world today! Just look at these beauties! Are you ready to travel back to Japan 1000 years ago and relive this beautiful fable where an impoverished heroine Miyuki embarks on a hazardous mountain trek to the Imperial Palace - along with scheming monks, rampaging pirates, dancing storks and an unusual perfume contest. This is a book of historical fiction, "a string of enchantments, transforming mud into gold". Today's Garden Chore You've put it off long enough; this is the year you divide your iris.     Iris are doing their thing right now. Fighting the tulips for the best in show. Iris were once commonly called flags. While anyone can grow iris - not everyone does right by them. If you want them to maintain their vigor, vow to divide them late this summer when it starts to cool down.  You can divide them the same way you divide other rhizomatics like dahlias and lily of the valley. Just dig them up, break them apart, wash them in a 10-percent bleach bath, and replant so that the rhizome is visible on the surface of the soil.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   #OTD On this day in 1987, the Enid A. Haupt Garden was formally dedicated. It took three years to complete and was named for Haupt after she insisted on funding the entire project with $1.5 million and an equal gift to ensure their continued maintenance. As the garden was nearing completion, the Landscape Architect, Paul Lindell had prepared for the 81-year-old Haupt to preview it.   "We had arranged for several means of conveyance... including a golf-cart-like surrey. Despite the four to six inches of dust, Mrs. Haupt insisted on walking through the site, dressed to the nines and in her patent leather shoes."     Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Farmington Hills-based homebuilder Hunter Pasteur Homes says it plans to build 81 new housing units in Lafayette Park on five acres near St. Aubin and East Lafayette Street, right beside the Dequindre Cut. Called Pullman Parc, the units will be a mix of townhomes, park homes and corner flats, and they’ll range from 620 to 3,500 square feet and run between $250,000 and $750,000. Hunter Pasteur has worked on the City Modern development currently under construction in Brush Park. They’ve teamed on this project with Detroit-based Broder & Sachse and Woodborn Partners. Also on today’s show: Waymo, the self-driving vehicle division of Google parent Alphabet, said it will open a facility to install its hardware and software in Chrysler Pacifica minivans and Jaguar I-Pace electric crossovers in Hamtramck Investment bank UBS has opened an 11,000-square-foot office in downtown Detroit, its first in the city Plum Market will open an eatery in The Henry Ford Museum Longtime Eastern Market eatery Russell Street Deli says it will close following a dispute with its new landlord [Freep] The Michigan Plant Swap takes place Sunday inside the Fisher Building And Jer previews the ACLU’s 100th birthday program, which takes place Wednesday, April 24 at Cobo Center with free daytime and evening programming Thanks for listening to Daily Detroit. Tell your friends about us, find us on Apple Podcasts, or support us via Patreon.

I attended the Michigan Association of Computer Users and Learners Conference at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. I learned a lot and was part of a presentation about Tech Coaching (more of a panel discussion). I have whittled down the things I learned to a top 5. I put links below as needed. I wanted to send a BIG Thank you to my District for paying my registration fee. I appreciate the support!! Richard Byrne's session on Formative Assessment--Dotstorming Kasey Bell's session Stranger Google- Tools from the Upside Down- Notable Women Leslie Fisher's session Adobe Gone Mobile-Some Adobe apps work with Chromebooks now! Tech coaches and leaders discussion of ISTE standards- They used slido.com for audience question submission Tech treat--check out OER....Open Educational Resources...here is a link to OER Commons.

For today's Daily Detroit, we talk everything North American International Auto Show with our Sven Gustafson who spent a couple days on the floor at Cobo Center. Topics covered include the general feel of the show, plans for next year's show that will be held in June, the Toyota Supra reveal, the new Ford Explorer, the power of the Mustang brand, the Kia Telluride, a new Ram Heavy Duty pickup with insane torque numbers, Cadillac vs. Lincoln and Ford's new partnership with Volkswagen. We also share the details on what you need to know to go to the public show later this month. 

Welcome to the work week, automatons! Here's what to know: 1. We talk about the report Moody's Investors Services released on Detroit, which essentially asks where's the love (and money) for the neighborhoods. 2. Some development news: In Ferndale, craft beer retailer 8 Degrees Plato says it will close it store on Nine Mile by the end of the year. The beer will continue to flow at the Cass Corridor location, however. 3. In Northville, there's a battle brewing over the proposed demolition of a historic mid-century modern school. 4. That internet prank we told you about involving the Google results for Wyandotte Police Department? It's been fixed, but we solicit Downriver denizen and tech wizard/vlogger Tom Lawrence to try and get to the bottom of it. And where to go: 1. Shianne Nocerini fills us in on the new sculpture "Divergence" by artist Adriana Ohar. You can see it at New Center Park.  2. We have deets on this year's big Christmas tree lighting ceremony, which takes place Friday at Campus Martius, with concurrent activities taking place over at Beacon Park on the other side of downtown Detroit. THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR and all that. 3. Lastly, Sven interviews Dannis Mitchell of Barton Malow about the "Ready. Set. Build" workforce expo that takes place Wednesday at Cobo Center. It's all about helping to connect people with jobs in the skilled trades, where developers are also seeing a shortage of qualified employees. Find Daily Detroit wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

In this one-shot episode of Not Your Average Nerds, we bring you into our live podcast from the Cobo Center in Detroit, MI. In this episode we talk about meeting Keegan-Micheal Key, arm wrestling for art prints, Tom Cruise as Hal Jordan and some randomness sprinkled in. Thank you to everyone who attended our panel! It meant so much to us and we had a great time nerding out with you all. Cheers Nerds!

"The technology's cool and there's some pretty amazing stuff here, but the whole point of it is to save lives and make people's lives better..." said ITS America President and CEO Shailen Bhatt on today's Talking Transport podcast. And it's a very safety-filled programme as we also talk about a new ITS America initiative with Together for Safer Roads to help entrepreneurs get their ideas to the next level. We also hear about 3M's connected roads with their intelligent road signs and building infrastructure for the next generation of vehicles, as well as an invitation to their truck outside the Cobo Center in Detroit which is showcasing some of the best of their innovation. We also talk connectivity with the global director from Michigan-based Ford and about why you should come to the SMART Highways booth, 144, to pick up a copy of the magazine and sign up to become a subscriber. These programmes are always carefully presented to be relevant to you whether you're lucky enough to be in Detroit for the meeting or somewhere else in the world, so make sure you spend half an hour of your time catching up with the talk from Detroit, you won't be sorry.

Here’s your Daily Detroit News Byte For Thursday, April 5th, 2018. Here’s what’s happening: -Michigan’s lone unicorn tech company, Duo Security, is opening a Detroit office -Macomb County has a new plan to band-aid pockmarked roads -The Hazel Park Racetrack Has Closed -The hit musical Hamilton is coming to Detroit -There’s new developments for the Fail Jail -JoAnne Purtan returns to the airwaves -A new supergroup commemorates Detroit’s own MC5 -A Dearborn burger joint is named one of the best in Nation -There’s a new, giant fresco going into Cobo Center. Jer had a conversation with Muralist Hubert Massey about this new project.

Since today is all about the ‘wearing of the green,’ it only seems appropriate to share the story of how one convention center is going green every day. The idea for this episode was sparked during a recent edition of ExpoChat about sustainability in the world of trade shows. I was very impressed with the tweets posted by the Cobo Center in Detroit: So I made arrangements for you to hear details on how the Center is making that transformation straight from Claude Molinari, general manager. In this interview, he shares details on: The role the Cobo Center Green Committee

This month's "Powering Michigan's Future" looks ahead at preparations for the North American International Auto Show and the great things happening at Cobo Center. From NECA/IBEW Local 58

On tonight’s edition of “Powering Michigan’s Future” as all eyes turn toward the North American International Auto Show, we’ll spend some time talking with with Michael Richard, Business Manager of IBEW Local 58 and Tom Mittelbrun (MITTELL-BROON), Executive Vice President of the National Electrical Contractors Association about what it takes behind the scenes for the Auto Show, spend time with Rod Alberts, Executive Director of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association and hear about the great things happening at COBO Center with Claude Molinari, Assistant General Manager for COBO and Regional Director of Operations for SMG Mideast.

Detroit and Cobo Center may seem synonymous, but Cobo has a unique reinvention story all its own. In this episode, Patrick Bero, CEO/CFO of the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority gives us an interesting account of Cobo's reinvention starting with a major disruption in the belly of the economic decline. Patrick has a lot to say about what happened after the reality set in that there was no way Cobo could keep doing business the same way and remain in existence. QUOTE IT “[Political leaders] knew that the city didn’t have the resources to do what was being asked of them. And this was going to require a broader solution.” (5:22) “It all starts from a crisis point. We had to clear a lot of hurdles to get to this point. We had to earn a lot of trust.” (9:28) “Are you really going to just change the cosmetics and throw a little paint on something or are you going to fundamentally change the way you live and work every day?” (15:55) DIG IN At 5:45 to hear Patrick give the back story on how the five entities that make up the DRCFA came together to do things differently and rally around Cobo’s comeback. Around 15:20 Patrick describes their struggle with whether or not to rename Cobo and why they decided to stick with it even though they had an image problem. TAKEAWAYS 1 - It takes courage and leadership to admit it’s time for a complete overhaul even when you don’t know exactly how to execute it. 2 - Make a commit to transparency to build the trust of your market despite the desire to dress up reality for a more pleasing picture. 3 - Empower employees to do their jobs well by giving them the training and experience they need. 4 - A unified decision making body that is fully invested in the outcome can drive big results. 5 - Don’t just tolerate something when you can take action by demanding higher expectations and change the outcome.

   In this episode we welcome threatmanagementcenter.com founder Dale Brown. Dale C. Brown is the founder of The Detroit Threat Management Center located in Detroit. Commander Brown created Eclectikan survival tactical training systems in 1993.This training system is comprised of tactical psychology, tactical law and tactical skills, to teach communities and corporations how to properly manage human threats and create non-violent outcomes. In 1995, on the eastside of Detroit, Commander Brown officially formed the V.I.P.E.R.S. (Violence Intervention Protective Emergency Response System). A bodyguard tactical training program that emphasizes the importance of mission motivated altruistic community service. The organization became known for helping the community, by stopping home invasions and murders that had been a problem for many years prior. This resulted in a good quality of life for the residents who lived in the community. The byproduct of which meant that the building owners went into the black for the first time in twenty years and the police department received accolades for a 90% reduction in violent crime and 911 calls.  In 1997, the Survival Scouts Program was created to teach youth urban survival skills and proper work ethic. Youths, ages 4 to 17, were taught Basic Self-Defense, Gunfire Evasion, Basic First Aid, Conflict Avoidance, Personal Discipline, Threat Awareness, and Problem Solving. In 1998, Commander Brown stopped hijackings of delivery trucks for a $250 million dollar company operating in Detroit. This company experienced injured workers and substantial financial losses despite federal, state and local law enforcement efforts to stop these crimes. As a direct result of Dale C. Brown’s V.I.P.E.R.S. strategic tactical system, this company is now a 300 million dollar company and remains a current client.  In 2005 Commander Brown’s V.I.P.E.R.S. Program mounted a volunteer rescue mission during the first weekend of the storm to assist families who were Hurricane Katrina victims. The Threat Management Center C.E.R.T. Unit worked with law enforcement in New Orleans and deployed with U.S. Army Airborne assigned to the U.S. Navy Destroyer Tortuga. The rescue operations were conducted throughout the flooded New Orleans area. This same year, the Oakland County Prosecutors office awarded Dale Brown and the Detroit Treat Management Center an award for helping stalking victims.  In 2006, Dale C. Brown opened The Threat Management Center located in Detroit and began offering classes to the public as well as law enforcement officers for free. This same year, The Detroit Threat Management Center began its maritime nautical rescues assisting private boat owners in distress in the waterways bordering the U.S and Canada.  In 2007, Channel 2 Fox News interviewed and reported about the community service that Dale and the Detroit Threat Management Center provides stalking victims and domestic abuse victims. The Detroit Threat Management Center has been featured on both Fox 2 News and Channel 4 Detroit News, as recently as March 2011. In 2011, The Detroit Threat Management Center was featured in the Detroit Institute of Arts for promoting non-violent positive outcomes and helping ordinary Detroit citizens empower themselves against violent predators. This same year, The Detroit Threat Management Center was featured on Fox 2 News for reuniting a 2 year old child with her mother. The child was taken from Arizona and brought to Detroit against the mothers will. The Detroit Threat Management Center reunited the 2 year old child with her mother without any violence. The Detroit Threat Management Center has been assisting the local domestic violence shelters in reuniting the children with their parents, as recently as November 2013.  In 2012, The Detroit Threat Management Center teamed up with the Detroit Branch of the NAACP for an important and potentially lifesaving training session for youths that was borne out of the Trayvon Martin tragedy. As part of its Fight for Freedom weekend event program, the NAACP conducted “Cops & Stops,” a two-hour interactive session at Cobo Center that aimed to prevent deadly street encounters like the one that took Martin's life after a street encounter with David Zimmerman, who has since been acquitted of murder charges. The purpose of the scenarios was to demonstrate the right and wrong ways to interact with law enforcement officials, neighborhood watch members or overzealous armed citizens. This same year, Commander Dale Brown and The Detroit Threat Management Center on February 28th received an award from Kenneth Cockrel and The Detroit City Council for providing community service, protecting and sheltering of the domestic violence victims in the city of Detroit and Wayne County.  In 2013, Commander Brown and The Threat Management Center received certification from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) in Weapons of Mass Destruction Tactical Operations. Since 2004 Commander Brown and The Threat Management Center V.I.P.E.R.S. Program have been assisting the Detroit Police department and FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) in active shooter and anti-terrorism training. The Threat Management Center has successfully developed tactics, strategies, and logistics to deter, detect and defend corporations and communities from both internal and external sources of violence using primarily non-violent methods. The success of this community-based organization has evolved to include high level corporate facilitation. Corporations discovered the success and discipline of the personnel within the organization and have retained the Threat Management Center for training workshops and referral of protective service professionals. The Threat Management Center’s history of success has led to high profile protective assignments.

Even the most set-in-stone edifices can be reinvented. Just ask Thom Connors, Regional Vice President and General Manager SMG/Cobo Center. Thom sat down with Mike Bills to talk about Cobo Center’s five-year renovation project. Thom shares really interesting details about the catalyst for change, some roadblocks along the way (like not getting a ballroom on the roof!) and how Cobo Center connects visitors and residents in a cool way. QUOTE IT “We just can’t replace what we have with the same thing.” (9:27) “The transformation of Cobo mirrors the transformation of the City of Detroit.” (11:35) “You will be successful when you have the right mix, mesh and mass of activity.” (22:03) DIG IN At 7:25 Thom talks about the major disruption that forced political leaders of the time to seek sustainable change for Cobo Center and how the plan was set in motion. Mike asks Thom around the 15:20 mark to describe how ASAE 2015 participants can see and experience Cobo’s reinvention while they are attending the Annual Meeting.     Take Aways   1 - This is the second reinvention of the Cobo Center.  The first one was in post World War 2.  It was one of the first convention centers in the US and opened as Cobo Hall in 1960.   2 - Cobo Center is now run by a regional authority which is connecting state and regional governments as a unified governing body to run the center.   3 - This regional authority appointed SMG, a facility management company, to run Cobo Center and turn around the balance sheet.  By 2025 they plan to break even as opposed to a 20 million annual deficit they encountered when they took over.   4 -  Cobo Center has served as a major connector to downtown businesses.     5 - The new Cobo Center has been remodeled using an “adaptive reuse” strategy.  They used what they had within the facility and updated it with new technology and a modern ballroom to meet changing needs.    6 -  The new 120’ by 30’ video board will help connect activities in the Center to the surrounding area.  

Listen to The African History Network Show Thursday, Aug. 7th, 8pm-11pm EST with host Michael Imhotep.  On tonight's show: 1) Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of The Pan-African Newswire discusses what is going with Israel and Hamas and The African Summit.  President Obama is meeting with leaders of African Countries.  What does this mean?  2) Why are African American Pre-Schoolers Suspended more often than Whites Pre-Schoolers?  Is there a Pre-School to Prison Pipeline?  3) Analysis on the Rensiha McBride Murder Case. 4) Delxino Wilson De Briano, co-founder of The Black Business Network will talk about Economic Empowerment for African Americans and the teachings of Marcus Garvey. 5) Njia Kai, Director of The African World Festival will discuss the 32nd Annual African World Festival coming up Aug. 15th-17th in Detroit.    Call in with your questions at (914) 338-1375.     DETROIT: Don't miss “Marcus Garvey: Past, Present and Future”, Sat. Aug. 9th, 7pm-10pm at Cobo Center, Detroit, MI with host Delxino Wilson de Briano.  Visit www.AfricanHistoryNetwork.com for more information.   Sign up for The African History Network email newsletter by texting the word "Kemet" to 22828.  

On tonightrsquos edition of ldquoPowering Michiganrsquos Futurerdquo as all eyes turn toward the North American International Auto Show wersquoll spend some time getting an update on the event with NAIAS 2014 Chairman Bob Shuman and Vice Chair Scott LaRiche talk with Thom Connors General Manager of Cobo Center and discuss just what it takes ldquolight uprdquo the show with Michael Richard Business Manager of IBEW Local 58 and Steve Frantz Executive Vice President of Motor City Electric Company.

January 9 2013 - On this edition of Powering Michigan39s Future as all eyes turn toward the North American International Auto Show we39ll spend some time getting an update on the Cobo Conference Exhibition Center from Thom Conners General Manager of Cobo Center Steve Frantz Executive Vice President of Motor City Electric Company Dan Tripp Executive Vice President of the National Electrical Contractors Association of Southeaster Michigan and Micheal Richard Business Manager of IBEW Local 58... all of whom are playing an important role in the expansion of Cobo Center and preparing for the Auto Show.

The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. • June 2012 • Volume 6 • Number 6 Fiscal year 2012 budget approvedOn May 21, 2012, Ann Arbor City Council adopted the fiscal year 2013 budget after many hours of deliberation and discussion. The City of Ann Arbor fiscal year 2013 runs July 1, 2012, until June 30, 2013. Although the adopted budget was very similar to the city administrator's recommended budget, it did include amendments that made minor adjustments to the human services, housing commission and District Court budgets.In addition, direction was given to increase fire staff if additional revenue from the state is obtained via fire protection grants. A more extensive description of the key highlights included in the budget can be found on page one of the draft budget book. To view the May 21 meeting in its entirety, visit CTN's Video on Demand. AAPD welcomes new officersAnn Arbor police services held a swearing-in ceremony on May 11 to welcome five new police officers (pictured above).City Council's recently adopted fiscal year 2013 budget, which begins on July 1, 2012, will include one additional full-time police officer position and the hiring of five part-time officers for a new recruit program. Historic District Commission AwardsThe City of Ann Arbor Planning and Development Services Unit together with the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission will present the 2012 Historic District Commission Awards on Monday, June 4 during the introduction portion of the City Council meeting. Certificates will be awarded for preservation, rehabilitation, lifetime achievement, special merit and two centennial awards — all in honor of National Preservation Month in June. Go online for a complete list of this year's honorees. Visitor parkingAre you planning to visit Ann Arbor Larcom City Hall or the Ann Arbor Justice Center? There are now three additional short-term, metered parking spaces on the southeast (Huron Street) side of the municipal center site, which is located at 301 E. Huron St. These new spaces are especially convenient for after-hours visitors to the site. Just cross the bridge through the municipal center plaza to reach either buildings' entrance. The science of road constructionAfter nearly six weeks of construction, Huron Parkway, between Hubbard and Fuller, is now complete, and the road is reopened. Still, with plenty of other road projects underway, here is some insight into road construction planning in the City of Ann Arbor.PrioritizationWhen choosing which roads will be reconstructed, the city first calculates the best return on investment, to make sure street millage money is invested in the most economical way. This includes taking into account the condition of the city's utilities. For example, it is prudent to repair water and sewer lines ahead of street resurfacing projects, so the streets do not have to be opened again shortly after the reconstruction. If a water main is identified to need replacement, the city adjusts road project priorities to minimize the overall expenditure.DetoursWhen it comes to rerouting traffic due to construction activities, the detour options are admittedly limited. A street map of Ann Arbor will clearly show the general "wheel and spoke" shape of the city's road system, with some areas in a grid pattern. As a result of this configuration, there are few substitute routes capable of providing convenient detours.Perhaps the best route to take when construction project “season” approaches is to know the facts. Be sure to subscribe to receive road and lane closure email updates. In addition, some of the larger-scale projects may have their own, specific subscription topics. See a complete topic list on the city website at www.a2gov.org/subscribe. Updates may also be posted to the City of Ann Arbor Facebook and Twitterpages.     Go online for more information on the city's annual street resurfacing program. CTN open houseAnn Arbor Community Television Network is hosting the annual Alliance For Community Media – Central States Regional Conference June 14–16. To kick off the event, CTN is holding a free public open house with a tour of its studio Thursday, June 14 at 6 p.m. VisitCTN online for more information. Stay safe in the heatThe City of Ann Arbor Office of Emergency Management is sharing a heat awareness fact sheet recently issued by the National Weather Service.Click here to learn the difference between heat watches, advisories and warnings, how to prevent a heat-related emergency, symptoms and treatment of heat illnesses and much more. Veteran hiring fairThe Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting the VA for Vets Hiring Fairshowcasing careers for veterans in the public and private sectors. This event is June 26–28 at Cobo Center in Detroit and includes on-site job coaching, career and resume-building classes as well as interviews with both federal agencies and private companies. The free hiring fair has over 5,000 jobs committed to veterans.The hiring fair is part of the overall, first-ever National Veterans and Small Business Conference, June 26–29, which also will feature two additional distinct events: A free Veteran Open House will welcome veterans and their family members to visit over 150 booths. This event will provide everything from on-site benefits enrollment to dental and physical exams, educational opportunities and support services.A Small Business Conference, where small businesses can meet with federal procurement officials and industry leaders to promote their products and services, and gain insight into the government contracting process.VA invites all interested persons and businesses to attend. More information about the small business conference is available atwww.nationalveteransconference.com. Information and registration for the hiring fair is available atwww.VAforVets.VA.Gov/Detroit. Are you bilingual?The City of Ann Arbor is dedicated to making its services, programs and activities available to everyone, regardless of language barriers. Through this commitment, the city is taking steps to implement a Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Plan, designed to provide language assistance to individuals who do not speak, write, read or understand English well.The city is seeking out residents who may be interested in volunteering for translation services, especially for Ann Arbor's Hispanic- and Chinese-speaking populations. Competent translators are being sought who demonstrate one or more of the following: evidence of training that includes skills and ethics of translation; proficiency in English and the other language; ability to convey information in both languages, accurately and completely; and a fundamental knowledge in both languages of any specialized terms or concepts.If you are interested and believe you qualify to volunteer, please call or email Amy Seavitt, HR assistant, at 734.794.6122. KudosThe Certificate for Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the City of Ann Arbor by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. The city's CAFR is recognized for demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR. In addition, the city also received the Award of Financial Reporting Achievement.In this issue: FY 2013 Budget approved *AAPD new officers * Historic District Commission Awards * Visitor parking * Road construction * CTN Open House * Stay safe in the heat * Veteran hiring fair* Are you bilingual? * Kudos * Green Fair * Farmers Market for all * DEQ brownfield grant * Ann Arbor is Pure Michigan * Recycling electronics *Recyclebank update * Dates to remember 12th annual Green Fair is Friday, June 8!Main Street will be closed to vehicles, but open for pedestrians, during the 12th annual Mayor's Green Fair 6 to 9 p.m. on Ann Arbor's Main Street. The event includes free entertainment and over 100 exhibits with environmental information, hands-on youth activities, Clean Energy Expo, green commuting options and more. Go to the Green Fair website for more information,www.a2gov.org/greenfair. Farmers Market makes healthy food available for allThe Ann Arbor Farmers Market, 315 Detroit St.,  is one of the oldest, largest producer-only markets in Michigan, turning 93 years old this year. As part of its mission, the market began a collaboration in 2009 to help ensure locally grown, nutritious offerings are available to the entire community by accepting state-aided purchases through the Michigan Department of Human Services Bridge Card.The process is simple … Holders of a state-issued Bridge Card can visit the market office to get tokens to use for market purchases; request a dollar amount to use at the market; swipe the Bridge Card; the requested amount is deducted; and market tokens are issued to use at participating market vendor stalls.The Bridge Card can be used to buy fresh food including fruits, vegetables, meat, cheese, bread, eggs, and plants to grow vegetables and herbs in your own gardens (please note that hot food items are not eligible for Bridge Card purchases). Look for a "Bridge Card Tokens Accepted Here" sign in vendors' stalls, which will identify those who accept Bridge Card tokens.More good news for Bridge Card holders: The Double Up Food Bucks program will begin Saturday, June 2 at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, allowing you to double your Bridge Card dollars. For added convenience to all shoppers, the token system is also available for any market guest who wishes to have a credit card swiped in exchange for market tokens.The Ann Arbor Farmers Market is open year round on Saturdays, and May through December on Saturdays and Wednesdays. A dynamic evening market takes place Wednesday evenings in the spring and summer. Go online for more information. DEQ brownfield grantThe Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has awarded a $1 million brownfield redevelopment grant to help clean up and return the former Georgetown Mall site to commercial use. Past development efforts of the 6.7-acre site on Packard Street on Ann Arbor's south side have been hindered by contamination of soils under the building from a dry cleaning business that previously operated in the mall, thus the reason for the brownfield classification.The grant will be administered by the Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to facilitate the site's reuse, including removal of contaminated soils, demolition of the existing buildings and the development of mixed-use space. The new development will be pedestrian friendly, with a bus stop, secure bicycle parking, a pocket park and will have on-site stormwater management.For more information on this project, visitthe city's website (PDF). Details about the DEQ Brownfield Redevelopment Program is available on the DEQ website. Ann Arbor is Pure MichiganThe Ann Arbor Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is partnering with Travel Michigan for a fifth consecutive year to nationally promote the Ann Arbor area through the state's renowned Pure Michigan campaign. The partnership includes the Ypsilanti Area CVB, Ann Arbor SPARK and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.Michigan.org, the official Pure Michigan campaign site, was the most visited state tourism website in the U.S. from 2007 to 2011.This “sense of place” partnership is the first of its kind in the state and aims to highlight Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County as a destination for both tourism and economic development. Tourism supported 6,386 jobs countywide in 2011, up from 5,600 jobs in 2010.So get ready to see more “Ann Arbor is Pure Michigan” messages around our community and (far) beyond. Recycling electronicsDid you know electronics, such as televisions, computers/monitors, etc., are prohibited from Ann Arbor's trash and recycling carts and dumpster collection program? That's because toxic chemicals can be released during the refuse-collection (crushing and compacting) process. Instead, please take note of other, safe ways to dispose of these items.Michigan has an e-waste take back law which requires manufacturers to offer free and convenient take back programs to ensure that all televisions, computers, and printers are fully recycled. (Before you recycle your computer, just be sure to erase the unit's hard drive to eliminate personal data. Best Buy's website, under “recycling,” offers a brief video showing how to erase data from a hard drive.) Visit the city website to learn about electronics disposal programs available in the Ann Arbor area. There are also several mail-back options for computers and televisions offered by the different manufacturers posted atwww.michigan.gov/deqewaste. And periodic computer and television collection-day events are held in the area. Go to the city's website to find more information on recycling in Ann Arbor. Recyclebank program updateIn May, Ann Arbor City Council voted to end the Recyclebank recycling rewards program, effective Aug. 31, 2012. After this date, you will no longer be eligible to receive points for recycling at home. Recyclebank recently distributed this information in a letter to its Ann Arbor members.The good news is you can continue to spend your Recyclebank points as well as explore many other ways to earn points for living a more sustainable lifestyle at www.Recyclebank.com. Please note, Recyclebank Points expire after 12 months of no account activity (i.e., earning outside of recycling rewards and/or redeeming points for rewards). Further, local reward partners in Ann Arbor have been notified of this Council decision and are encouraged to stay part of the Recyclebank program beyond August. For more information,visit Recyclebank online. Dates to rememberAmong the many public meetings/events taking place in June, here are some of the highlights. Please go online for details and a complete list.The 12th annual Mayor's Green Fair is Friday, June 8 (www.a2gov.org/greenfair).The Community Television Network Open House is Thursday, June 14 (www.a2gov.org/ctn).Father's Day golf specials are offered at Leslie Park and Huron Hills golf courses on June 17 (www.a2golf.org).An Ann Arbor Bridges Reconstruction Project update meeting is Thursday, June 21 (www.annarborbridges.org). 

This week we're getting the inside dirt on the North American International Auto Show, or as we prefer to call it: the Detroit Auto Show. Our guests are Bill Perkins, the NAIAS Chairman and Rod Alberts, the Executive Director for NAIAS. We'll be asking them if things have really changed down at Cobo Center. Are unions still ripping everyone off? Can we expect any more fights with the Detroit City Council? Of course, with the big show only a few short days away, we'll be talking a lot about what we can expect to see at the show with major reveals from Cadillac, Lincoln, Dodge, Acura, Ford, and more. To discuss these stories and more, John McElroy is joined in studio by Peter De Lorenzo the Autoextremist.

November 11 - NewsTalk 760 WJR presents Powering Michigan39s Future - Episode 3 - The Cobo Center and The NAIAS.