Staff here at joelontheroad were delighted to learn that Metro Times staffers have bestowed kudos on this blog:
BEST EXAMPLE OF AN INDEPENDENT BLOGGER RAISING HELL
Joel Thurtell
Joelontheroad.com
The former daily newspaper guy has kept his hand in the game with his blog joelontheroad. His biggest scoop came last year, when he reported that Matty Moroun’s Ambassador Bridge Co. had occupied part of Detroit’s Riverside Park. As a result of that report, the city looked into the issue, decided that Thurtell’s reporting was on the mark, and took the Bridge Co. to court, where the dispute continues to play out. Joel’s also been pursuing the Rouge River as an environmental story, a subject that he’s also written about in the pages of the MT. Wayne State University Press recently published the excellent Up the Rouge! Paddling Detroit’s Hidden River with text by Thurtell and photographs by Patricia Beck.
Thank you, Metro Times. You gave us a much-needed lift.
Ya did good, kid. Now give us more, on Matty and the Albatross, the train depot station.
Nice job, Joel! Congrats! I agree with quiller: love the Matty stuff! You have it way before anyone else.