Does Detroit Belong to Suburbanites, too?
A Dearborn resident shared her thoughts in the Detroit News on what it means to be a "real" Detroiter.
Dearborn has a confused relationship with Detroit. Sharing much of the city's border, there are both reasons to celebrate and be wary of Dearborn's closeness to the city. But does Detroit belong to suburbanites as much as it does Detroiters? Dearborn resident Julie Altesleban argued that it does in a recent opinion piece for the Detroit News. Altesleban, a Garden City native who has lived in Dearborn for years, has also often worked in Detroit, and has no problem professing her love for the city. "What ticks me off ... is when the townie hipsters act like commuters like myself aren't Detroit enough for them or the city," she writes in the News, adding that those who judge subrbanites for loving Detroit are just as bad as suburbanites who …
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Karen Mauti
1:19 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Regarding the question if Detroit belongs to the suburbs, too, I say yes. Detroit is not a walled city that brings its drawbridges up at night. What happens in Detroit can ripple throughout the region, the state, the country, etc. Look at the auto bailout for instance. And since Detroit is a significant part of Wayne County, it has a symbiotic relationship with the other municipalities in Wayne … more ›