Goon Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I was in Detroit for peer support training earlier in July and I stayed in Utica, Michigan (Northern Detroit) and was very impressed. The area has a lot to offer. It was very cheap to eat. Lots of choices. The suburbs aren't run down at all and there's a lot of towns that were very nice. This leads me to believe that Detroit get a unfair rap. I took a trip up the north with a buddy of mine and we checked out Port Huron. My suggestions for eatery. Red Ox Tavern, Utica, Michian National Coney Island, there all over Detroit. Big Boy Restaurant, they have one in Bismarck, ND. Sugar Bush Tavern, try the hell sauce wings. Green Lantern Pizza, Siri can tell you where the closest one is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 45 gun violence homicides in Baltimore in July....highest since 1972. 189 shooting deaths to date.....up from last year's 119 but I see a slow down coming up in the months ahead with the the Confederate flag issue almost behind us. Did you notice that the cities with the strict gun laws have some of the highest homicide rates. Chicago, I am pointing my finger at you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I was in Detroit for peer support training earlier in July and I stayed in Utica, Michigan (Northern Detroit) and was very impressed. The area has a lot to offer. It was very cheap to eat. Lots of choices. The suburbs aren't run down at all and there's a lot of towns that were very nice. This leads me to believe that Detroit get a unfair rap. I took a trip up the north with a buddy of mine and we checked out Port Huron. My suggestions for eatery. Red Ox Tavern, Utica, Michian National Coney Island, there all over Detroit. Big Boy Restaurant, they have one in Bismarck, ND. Sugar Bush Tavern, try the hell sauce wings. Green Lantern Pizza, Siri can tell you where the closest one is. I have spent a lot of time in Detroit over the last 20 years. The suburbs are as nice as any in the country and it is a safe, family-friendly environment. That said, downtown Detroit and the surrounding few miles is a very scary place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I have spent a lot of time in Detroit over the last 20 years. The suburbs are as nice as any in the country and it is a safe, family-friendly environment. That said, downtown Detroit and the surrounding few miles is a very scary place. The Detroit metro has had some really strong demarcation boundaries, 8 Mile Road, with Oakland and Macomb counties north of it, and Wayne County south. Macomb County used to have suburbs rivaling Bevery Hiĺls for opulence, like the Grosse Point and St Clair (Park, Shores, Hills, etc) communities. With the collapse of the American auto industry, they are still impressive, but now Edina, Wayzata, and Eden Prairie have wealthier residents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Did you notice that the cities with the strict gun laws have some of the highest homicide rates. Chicago, I am pointing my finger at you. Interesting that Chicago 's crime went way up when huge public housing complexes were destroyed, like Cabrini Green, and then those people were dispersed by Section 8 housing throughout mostly the south side. The invading new gangs from the tough projects fight the old neighborhood gangs over petty things. An unintended consequence of Obama's/Valerie Jarrett's/Rahm Emmanuel' s Chicago utopia / liberal dogooding, which the Chicago political elite never saw coming, even though they were warned.http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/news/inside-chicagos-endless-cycle-of-gun-violence-20150722 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 The Detroit metro has had some really strong demarcation boundaries, 8 Mile Road, with Oakland and Macomb counties north of it, and Wayne County south. Macomb County used to have suburbs rivaling Bevery Hiĺls for opulence, like the Grosse Point and St Clair (Park, Shores, Hills, etc) communities. With the collapse of the American auto industry, they are still impressive, but now Edina, Wayzata, and Eden Prairie have wealthier residents. The Lake St. Clair area is very neat. I could see myself living there. Since I met my buddy Jim, he's been trying to get me to move to Michigan. I would but Mrs. Goon is not keen on moving there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I have spent a lot of time in Detroit over the last 20 years. The suburbs are as nice as any in the country and it is a safe, family-friendly environment. That said, downtown Detroit and the surrounding few miles is a very scary place. Have you had the Green Lantern Pizza? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneksioux Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Back on topic two houses were shot up in west Fargo and and an unfaithful man chokes his wife at west acres for requesting a divorce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDfaninMICH Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I was in Detroit for peer support training earlier in July and I stayed in Utica, Michigan (Northern Detroit) and was very impressed. The area has a lot to offer. It was very cheap to eat. Lots of choices. The suburbs aren't run down at all and there's a lot of towns that were very nice. This leads me to believe that Detroit get a unfair rap. I took a trip up the north with a buddy of mine and we checked out Port Huron. My suggestions for eatery. Red Ox Tavern, Utica, Michian National Coney Island, there all over Detroit. Big Boy Restaurant, they have one in Bismarck, ND. Sugar Bush Tavern, try the hell sauce wings. Green Lantern Pizza, Siri can tell you where the closest one is. I would guess you've either never been to the Big Boy in Bismarck, or you didn't visit a Michigan Big Boy. More than one North Dakota native has become excited upon seeing the Big Boy sign in Michigan, only to find it's not at all the same awesomeness found in Bismarck. Same name and logo, different food altogether. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Back on topic two houses were shot up in west Fargo and and an unfaithful man chokes his wife at west acres for requesting a divorce. How does someone pop off seven rounds into two different houses in West Fargo and the cops find the casings and there are no witnesses? That's a block off of a busy street (13th Ave) and by Gordman's and two churches. I love how the Forum did no favors for the guy who assaulted his wife; the Forum mentioned the guy had been seeing TWO other women. I wonder if the TWO other women knew about each other before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I would guess you've either never been to the Big Boy in Bismarck, or you didn't visit a Michigan Big Boy. More than one North Dakota native has become excited upon seeing the Big Boy sign in Michigan, only to find it's not at all the same awesomeness found in Bismarck. Same name and logo, different food altogether. I did eat at the Big Boy on M59, and it was surprised how inexpensive it was. Great place to eat lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxforcefans Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) How does someone pop off seven rounds into two different houses in West Fargo and the cops find the casings and there are no witnesses? That's a block off of a busy street (13th Ave) and by Gordman's and two churches. I love how the Forum did no favors for the guy who assaulted his wife; the Forum mentioned the guy had been seeing TWO other women. I wonder if the TWO other women knew about each other before that. I had to laugh at the "TWO other women" part, too! As for the shooting of houses in WF, that was barely over a mile from my house. Not cool. At that time of night, that area is pretty quiet - also, there's a playground behind Gordman's near the churches that would allow for someone to fire a gun and run multiple directions without being near a house to be id'd. https://www.google.com/maps/place/West+Fargo,+ND/@46.8593294,-96.872874,565m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x52cf34bb7797e871:0xb83bd0531febdbda!6m1!1e1If the link works, you can see on Earth view that there are no cross streets, there is a tree line, etc., where the person/people could have fired from. Edited August 3, 2015 by siouxforcefans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) Have they ever hired anyone who knows these people & cultures & language? Edited August 3, 2015 by Fetch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Heading to Missouri Wednesday to visit my brothers...........maybe I'll stop by Ferguson to see what all the fuss is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) One of the last place on earth I want to go to& I was born in Mo. Edited August 10, 2015 by Fetch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxSioux Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 We just spent the last 5 days in Rolla MO. Very nice area with plenty of springs and caverns. We went through Jonesboro AR, home of Arkansas State, which is FBS with a similar size city and school enrollment. I have not seen their attendance numbers are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotadan Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/crime-and-courts/3816829-police-man-stabbed-near-south-fargo-hotels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 At least Fargo isn't Chicago. 13 shot, 2 fatally, in Chicago since Monday................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 At least Fargo isn't Chicago. 13 shot, 2 fatally, in Chicago since Monday...................God bless gun control! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) Imagine if the victims were packing. They'd be able to defend themselves. Edited August 19, 2015 by Goon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/north-dakota/3819751-somali-refugees-work-together-adjust-life-grand-forksArticle in the Dickinson Press on Somali immigrants. What has always stood out to me and bothered me is how LSS imports these people and then dumps them on the community with little to no knowledge of how things work here. The fact they bring in big grant/contract $$ and don't even have staff who can speak Somali is quite telling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/north-dakota/3819751-somali-refugees-work-together-adjust-life-grand-forksArticle in the Dickinson Press on Somali immigrants. What has always stood out to me and bothered me is how LSS imports these people and then dumps them on the community with little to no knowledge of how things work here. The fact they bring in big grant/contract $$ and don't even have staff who can speak Somali is quite telling.LSS IMO is a complete joke. There is no doubt that that organization has been a big contributing factor to the increasing issues in the F-M area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 As for as "Black Lives Matter" it is good the see/hear one black individual gets it. Kudos to Johnathan Gentry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiSioux Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/21/packing-heat-in-detroit-motown-residents-answer-police-chief-call-to-arms/ Many Detroiters are carrying guns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iramurphy Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I thought Cabot Cove, Maine had the highest murder rate per capita in the world! Detroit is a safe haven compared to Cabot Cove. Jessica Fletcher was solving at least a murder per week in that little town in Maine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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