Hot Fudge Miscellaneous

[MICHIGAN]

The International Academy in Bloomfield Hills, which uses the rigorous International Baccalaureate curriculum, posted the top ACT score in the state: 29.2.


The remaining schools in the top 10: International Academy of Macomb, 27.5; Community High in Ann Arbor Public Schools, 26.2; City High Middle in Grand Rapids Public Schools, 25; Seaholm High in Birmingham Public Schools, 24.8; Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy in Saginaw Public Schools, 24.8; Okemos High in Okemos Public Schools, 24.6; Central High in Forest Hills Public Schools, 24.6; Andover High in Bloomfield Hills Schools, 24.6; and Adams High in Rochester Community Schools, 24.5.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120628/N ... |FRONTPAGE

Isn't Community High an alternative school? At least, that's what I thought it was when I lived in Ann Arbor.

At one time it was an "accepted by application only school"... In Houston they were called magnate schools, however, in Houston they were required to enroll a cross-section of the community based on race and all learning abilities. From what I remember, Commie High only accepted the brightest and the best of the kids of the aging hippies/inteligencia that colonized Ann Arbor.

Is that because only the rich oil men could send their kids there?

No, steel and railroad scions were also welcomed.

[D-Day]

The International Academy in Bloomfield Hills, which uses the rigorous International Baccalaureate curriculum, posted the top ACT score in the state: 29.2.


The remaining schools in the top 10: International Academy of Macomb, 27.5; Community High in Ann Arbor Public Schools, 26.2; City High Middle in Grand Rapids Public Schools, 25; Seaholm High in Birmingham Public Schools, 24.8; Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy in Saginaw Public Schools, 24.8; Okemos High in Okemos Public Schools, 24.6; Central High in Forest Hills Public Schools, 24.6; Andover High in Bloomfield Hills Schools, 24.6; and Adams High in Rochester Community Schools, 24.5.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120628/N ... |FRONTPAGE

Isn't Community High an alternative school? At least, that's what I thought it was when I lived in Ann Arbor.

At one time it was an "accepted by application only school"... In Houston they were called magnate schools, however, in Houston they were required to enroll a cross-section of the community based on race and all learning abilities. From what I remember, Commie High only accepted the brightest and the best of the kids of the aging hippies/inteligencia that colonized Ann Arbor.

Is that because only the rich oil men could send their kids there?

No, steel and railroad scions were also welcomed.

And the beef tycoons, too...they could get their kids in there

[ldodger]

I've been following the demolition of Mackenzie High School. Last weekend, I had an opportunity to walk around the grounds to check out the Pewabic tile in front of the building. It had been rumored for some time that the green tile lining the hallways and floors were also Pewabic. Today, I found out today the green tile inside the building is Flint Faience. This is the tile that was fired in the kilns at the Champion Spark Plug Company. The contractors are just tearing it out and dumping it. Flint Faience tile is some of the most expensive tile in the United States. Some of the decorative 3 x 3 pieces have sold for hundreds of dollars. This fucking city just tears shit down and dumps it.

If anyone has the chance, get over there and pick up some of that tile. It's gorgeous.

[frank - up in grand blanc]

I've been following the demolition of Mackenzie High School. Last weekend, I had an opportunity to walk around the grounds to check out the Pewabic tile in front of the building. It had been rumored for some time that the green tile lining the hallways and floors were also Pewabic. Today, I found out today the green tile inside the building is Flint Faience. This is the tile that was fired in the kilns at the Champion Spark Plug Company. The contractors are just tearing it out and dumping it. Flint Faience tile is some of the most expensive tile in the United States. Some of the decorative 3 x 3 pieces have sold for hundreds of dollars. This fucking city just tears shit down and dumps it.

If anyone has the chance, get over there and pick up some of that tile. It's gorgeous.

The Faience tile facade of the old Champion/East/Pontiac Motors facility on Flint's east side was carefully removed and preserved, tile by tile, before the facility was demolished a couple of years ago.

[ldodger]

I've been following the demolition of Mackenzie High School. Last weekend, I had an opportunity to walk around the grounds to check out the Pewabic tile in front of the building. It had been rumored for some time that the green tile lining the hallways and floors were also Pewabic. Today, I found out today the green tile inside the building is Flint Faience. This is the tile that was fired in the kilns at the Champion Spark Plug Company. The contractors are just tearing it out and dumping it. Flint Faience tile is some of the most expensive tile in the United States. Some of the decorative 3 x 3 pieces have sold for hundreds of dollars. This fucking city just tears shit down and dumps it.

If anyone has the chance, get over there and pick up some of that tile. It's gorgeous.

The Faience tile facade of the old Champion/East/Pontiac Motors facility on Flint's east side was carefully removed and preserved, tile by tile, before the facility was demolished a couple of years ago.

I get this urge to punch myself in the face when shit like this happens. If the district (or city, depending on the building) isn't interested in saving any of this, let Green Garage or Detroit Re-Nailed harvest some of this stuff. It's such a fucking waste.

[Brotha Lawrence]

From this:



To this:


Detroit Beautification Project is the final piece to the reason the city is finally done. 80 Years ago look at what they did day in and day out compared to what is seen as an some sort of solution today. Sickening.

[The Beav]

From this:



To this:


Detroit Beautification Project is the final piece to the reason the city is finally done. 80 Years ago look at what they did day in and day out compared to what is seen as an some sort of solution today. Sickening.

DNerd would disagree. But then again, he's one of the insiders of that project and can't really say much about it.

[middle aged female]

From this:



To this:


Detroit Beautification Project is the final piece to the reason the city is finally done. 80 Years ago look at what they did day in and day out compared to what is seen as an some sort of solution today. Sickening.

DNerd would disagree. But then again, he's one of the insiders of that project and can't really say much about it.

Looks like a Chinese 4th of July party favor factory exploded on the back wall.

[The Suburban Avenger]

Went to the DIA to see the original "King Kong" on Saturday and had time left to take in the Patti Smith photo exhibit on the way out.

To say it's pretentious is an overstatement.

In a nutshell: Smith took photos of lots of famous people's stuff (Mappelthorpe's slippers, Virginia Woolf and Jim Carroll's beds, etc.) with an old Poloroid Land camera and had silver prints made of them. Today, such things would be sent around the interwebs via Instagram.

Ironically, we ran into her smoking hot daughter a day later on the Riverwalk.

[thunderstruck]

More modern day art by "oops, I spilled the paint" artist John Kuhn at viewtopic.php?p=162290#p162290

We're so lucky to have him.

[ldodger]

More modern day art by "oops, I spilled the paint" artist John Kuhn at viewtopic.php?p=162290#p162290

We're so lucky to have him.

I would love to break out my "cranky old lady" act and stand over the bastard as he cleans that shit up with a scrub brush.

[guest]

...had time left to take in the Patti Smith photo exhibit on the way out.

Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe were roommates.

Here's the image used to promote her show:



Of course, I saw the one and immediately thought of the other...



A web search of her portfolio didn't yield anything remotely interesting but she had a successful, if short, musical career, met a lot of famous people and has a Michigan connection: more than enough to merit a DIA extravaganza. That'll be $7.50 and don't forget to visit the gift shop.

[ldodger]

Went to the DIA to see the original "King Kong" on Saturday and had time left to take in the Patti Smith photo exhibit on the way out.

To say it's pretentious is an overstatement.

In a nutshell: Smith took photos of lots of famous people's stuff (Mappelthorpe's slippers, Virginia Woolf and Jim Carroll's beds, etc.) with an old Poloroid Land camera and had silver prints made of them. Today, such things would be sent around the interwebs via Instagram.

Ironically, we ran into her smoking hot daughter a day later on the Riverwalk.

I see the billboard for her exhibit on my way in to Detroit. Thanks for saving me the hassle (and expense) of going to see the exhibit.

A couple of weeks ago, betterhalf and I went to see the Titanic exhibit at the Henry Ford. We had to pay a $17 entrance fee, then $10 for the actual exhibit. They should have worked something out so that anyone seeing the exhibit only could get a break on price. Cross-post to the Detroit is Cheap thread.

[The Suburban Avenger]

Went to the DIA to see the original "King Kong" on Saturday and had time left to take in the Patti Smith photo exhibit on the way out.

To say it's pretentious is an overstatement.

In a nutshell: Smith took photos of lots of famous people's stuff (Mappelthorpe's slippers, Virginia Woolf and Jim Carroll's beds, etc.) with an old Poloroid Land camera and had silver prints made of them. Today, such things would be sent around the interwebs via Instagram.

Ironically, we ran into her smoking hot daughter a day later on the Riverwalk.

I see the billboard for her exhibit on my way in to Detroit. Thanks for saving me the hassle (and expense) of going to see the exhibit.

A couple of weeks ago, betterhalf and I went to see the Titanic exhibit at the Henry Ford. We had to pay a $17 entrance fee, then $10 for the actual exhibit. They should have worked something out so that anyone seeing the exhibit only could get a break on price. Cross-post to the Detroit is Cheap thread.

That's the price you pay for visiting an attraction that receives no public funding. I've been so many times that I usually only go when they have special exhibitions or some radically new design of the permanent ones (such as "Driving America," which is very cool) and in those cases, I usually go to the media preview.

Cross post to The Suburban Avenger is Cheap

[frank - up in grand blanc]

Went to the DIA to see the original "King Kong" on Saturday and had time left to take in the Patti Smith photo exhibit on the way out.

To say it's pretentious is an overstatement.

In a nutshell: Smith took photos of lots of famous people's stuff (Mappelthorpe's slippers, Virginia Woolf and Jim Carroll's beds, etc.) with an old Poloroid Land camera and had silver prints made of them. Today, such things would be sent around the interwebs via Instagram.

Ironically, we ran into her smoking hot daughter a day later on the Riverwalk.

I see the billboard for her exhibit on my way in to Detroit. Thanks for saving me the hassle (and expense) of going to see the exhibit.

A couple of weeks ago, betterhalf and I went to see the Titanic exhibit at the Henry Ford. We had to pay a $17 entrance fee, then $10 for the actual exhibit. They should have worked something out so that anyone seeing the exhibit only could get a break on price. Cross-post to the Detroit is Cheap thread.

We recently had a team-building outing to see that exhibit. Want to guess if it was a guy or a chick who picked and then set this up? Well, for me it was free and then we got lunch on the terrace of the former Top Hat (now Cheli's?). I'd rather that they'd just given us each the $17 bucks and said "drink this until it's gone and then you can go home." That's the kind of team-building event I would schedule if this were not a public company.