Local Art Love: Feelings and the Flower House (Guest View by Pamela Bellaver, Nov. 1, 2015) I had the pleasure of experiencing first hand all the glory of the unique Flower House exhibit on display last weekend in Hamtramck. There were two houses to view, one that was completed in May and is now in…
Local Org Love: Hazel Park Neighborhood Enrichment (Guest View by Leigh McLaughlin, Nov. 1, 2015) On a cool spring day in 2005, an eclectic group of Hazel Park residents stood looking at a dilapidated park in the city, rolled up their sleeves, and got to work. Newly founded by current Hazel Park Mayor Jan Parisi…
Law: Protecting Transgender People in the Workplace (Guest View by R. Scott Oswald and David Scher, The Employment Law Group, Nov. 1, 2015) In recent years, the United States has experienced a seismic shift in cultural attitudes towards what we have come to know as the “LGBT” community. The distinct groups that comprise this alphabet…
Guest View: Why should cities have an open data policy? (Guest View by Stephen Larrick, Sunlight Foundation, Nov. 1, 2015) At this year’s iteration of our annual open government unconference, TransparencyCamp, I had the pleasure of leading a session on the role of policy in the open data movement, and a particular question seemed to…