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Living in the Motor City with no car
For most of the time that I have lived here in Detroit, I have not had a car. This seems to blow a lot of people’s minds who see this city as being the antithesis to the car-less lifestyle. After all,...
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Cleaning up Woodbridge with the AmeriCorps
The other day a flyer was rubber-banded to our porch. I assumed it was either a grass-cutting pitch or a politcal thing, but it was neither; rather, it was a flyer asking for volunteers to come help...
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Turning a house into a home
As the months drone on, with some weekends bringing big improvements and some none at all, we find ourselves in a rut. “Going to the house” becomes something of a chore. It’s just a thing we do, as the...
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Setback
For the last week or so, we’ve been sanding, prepping, spackling, and priming the front foyer and front main hallway of the house. It took four days and nine coats of primer to turn the formerly pink...
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My first year in Detroit
A lot happened over the last year. A lot of great, exciting things. Today marks one year from the day that I moved into my new home, the city of Detroit. I started out in a 270 sq/ft studio apartment...
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Some parts of the city are a warzone, and the bad guys are winning
Detroit is fascinating, wonderful, and terrible. We’ve had our share of ups and downs, and we hear gunshots at night, and there are car thefts and vandalism on our street, but none of us have any...
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A shooting in Woodbridge, and why I don’t feel unsafe
Tonight, at least ten shots were fired from an SUV, and a man was killed on the sidewalk, about a thousand feet from my front door. Lincoln jumped up from his chair and ran downstairs, asking if we...
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Winter in Woodbridge
It’s beautiful, cold, and lovely out there tonight. Stay warm, and hey… don’t forget to shovel your snow (mail carriers and dog walkers appreciate it!) Make your KID shovel your snow if you have one!
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It begins anew: masonry, electrical, painting, flooring, plumbing, and more
It’s been a long winter. After the closing, we sort of meandered about, walking through the house with bewildered looks on our faces. When everything needs fixing, and everything is a project, you...
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