Writer has hard time explaining why he loves Detroit, so he decided to move here

Travel writer David Landsel writes about falling in love with Detroit.Excerpt:How do you tell everyone how wonderful
Detroit is, without them assuming you have completely lost your mind?
Unable to solve this dilemma, I remember handing in a story that told
readers precisely nothing.
Nearly a decade later, I find it difficult to communicate just why I love the city.
It’s not for lack of trying. Whenever
anyone will listen, particularly these days, with Detroit’s troubles
all over the news, I chew their ear off.
Do they know about the Detroit
Institute of Arts, with its stunning Diego Rivera murals? What about
the beautiful summers, or Saturdays in the historic Eastern Market
district? How about that Michigan beer, that Detroit-style pizza, the
annual electronic music festival on the Detroit River. What about the
nearby Great Lakes? Yes, the nightlife really is that interesting. And
all within an hour’s flight of New York. And did I mention that the
locals are half-crazy but mostly harmless, and always amusing to talk
to?Read the entire article here.

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Travel writer David Landsel writes about falling in love with Detroit.

Excerpt:

How do you tell everyone how wonderful
Detroit is, without them assuming you have completely lost your mind?
Unable to solve this dilemma, I remember handing in a story that told
readers precisely nothing.

Nearly a decade later, I find it difficult to communicate just why I love the city.

It’s not for lack of trying. Whenever
anyone will listen, particularly these days, with Detroit’s troubles
all over the news, I chew their ear off.

Do they know about the Detroit
Institute of Arts, with its stunning Diego Rivera murals? What about
the beautiful summers, or Saturdays in the historic Eastern Market
district? How about that Michigan beer, that Detroit-style pizza, the
annual electronic music festival on the Detroit River. What about the
nearby Great Lakes? Yes, the nightlife really is that interesting. And
all within an hour’s flight of New York. And did I mention that the
locals are half-crazy but mostly harmless, and always amusing to talk
to?

Read the entire article here.

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