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Hudson's Detroit: 'I feel like I'm in NY'

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Keith 🇬🇧🇺🇸 @oneworld-onelife.bsky.social · 5d

Fascinating story. I live near Detroit but had no idea that Hudson was born in my hometown of Newcastle on Tyne.

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 5d

Detroit is home to people who value history and know what it means to build America. Real people give voice to what Hudson's Detroit means to them.

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A new 12-story glass building resurrects memories of life we lived and the legacy of a man few know as a key player in the auto industry

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Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for reading and sharing. I find details can draw us closer together during times when things feel so very far apart.

Hudson's Detroit: 'I feel like I'm in NY'

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 5d

Detroit is home to people who value history and know what it means to build America. Real people give voice to what Hudson's Detroit means to them.

phoebewallhoward.substack.com/p/hudsons-de...

@crainsdetroit.bsky.social @freep.com @detroitnews.com @mlive.com @diadetroit.bsky.social

A new 12-story glass building resurrects memories of life we lived and the legacy of a man few know as a key player in the auto industry

Can Mary Barra helm GM and juggle board gig at embattled Disney?

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Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 7d

A top auto executive has commitments to her shareholders at General Motors as well as shareholders at Walt Disney Company.

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@detroitnews.com @freep.com @jimmykimmel.com

'It’s prestigious and it pays a lot of money. On the other hand, she gets paid a lot of money to run General Motors.'

Robert Declercq, imprisoned in Jackson, no longer facing second criminal trial

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Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 10d

I am honored to be the one reporter in Michigan who has chronicled a criminal case that inspired review of safety protocols by U.S. Sailing to protect children and families.

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@detroitnews.com @freep.com @mlive.com

AG assesses toll taken on witnesses in conviction of former wealth manager

Ford CEO: Experience with daughter Lilly 'really, impacted me'

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Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 11d

I wanted to write about a CEO being at the helm five years. But just marking an anniversary seemed meaningless. This story transcends business strategy. It's about who we are.

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Cars are more than metal. Even singer Drew Holcomb wrote about it.

Howard: Why Ford, Farley manufacture memories using metal, emotion

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 12d

Woke up to this reader note in response to my piece about CEO Jim Farley, his daughter and his vision for the future at Ford ⤵️

"Makes me remember why I love reading your work!" -- Dennis Delaney

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Blue Oval CEO: “Cars are emotional. We do not sell shampoo.”

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The Misogynistic Abuse Directed at Rory McIlroy’s Wife at the Ryder Cup Is Deeper Than Golf

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 15d

A disturbing piece inspired by golf tourney.

"... men feel emboldened to attack women in public"

www.glamour.com/story/the-mi...

It shows a cultural shift, one in which men feel emboldened to attack women in public without shame or consequence.

www.glamour.com

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Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 16d

Sometimes Christmas comes in September.

The gift isn't wrapped under a tree.

It arrives in the form of email. ♥️

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 19d

Jim Blanchard: 'Do not obey in advance'

“You can say we’re sleepwalking to a dictatorship, maybe running toward it.”

Story ⤵️

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@detroitnews.com @freep.com @mlive.com

The former Michigan governor, congressman and ambassador to Canada, says these are 'abnormal' times

12-foot waves pound boats. Seasick racers quit. Fast Tango wins.

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 21d

Sailors in Canada host a brutal race that cracks boats, leaves competitors vomiting. Boat from Detroit takes home a trophy.

"It was a terrible night."

Fast Tango crushes a 100-nautical mile race course on Lake Ontario in 18 hrs, 55 mins, 26 secs.

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Race chair: 'I would definitely call this a boat breaker.'

5-star restaurant in unique location charges patrons $0

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Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 24d

This story is filled with amazing quotes about food and what motivates people to make big decisions. Worthy of a business case study by America's top universities.

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Ford dealer's innovative deal with a Michelin chef steals business from Chevy, Jeep, Ram, Toyota, Tesla

These 3 Mackinac sailors have battled gale winds, glassy waters 50 times

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Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 25d

A "crazy and amazing" story of sailors who don't give up, sticking with a mission to win the race to Mackinac Island for 50 years with no quit in sight.

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'Kind of crazy and totally amazing'

President wanted my great-great uncle to tell America the truth

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Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 26d

"President wanted my great-great uncle to tell the truth"

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@wwiimemorial.bsky.social @historychannel.bsky.social

Newspaper editor flew to Auschwitz, revealed what he saw to Detroit Economic Club

Howard: There’s more than tires, Michelin chef at this exclusive Ford bistro

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Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 26d

Car dealer builds exclusive restaurant run by a Michelin chef, and dealership business surges — w/competitors’ customers. This is a @harvard.edu business study.

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Only people who have purchased or traded a car — or have brought any car to the Florida dealership for service — can eat at the Le Mans Kitchen.

www.detroitnews.com

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Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 28d

When sailors disrupt death.

An incredible recognition of two race boats that recognized lives were on the line and made a difference.

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Sailors prevent death

Two Mackinac boats awarded rescue honors by U.S. Sailing for saving lives on Lake Huron

Ford HQ demo news, Glass House photos: 'Holy cow'

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 29d

Ford HQ demo news, Glass House photos: 'Holy cow'

Funny, sad memories shared.
What it means for the future of the automaker.

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@jimfarley98.bsky.social
@govwhitmer.bsky.social @fordmotorsofficial.bsky.social

Execs will be on site with designers

Fast-acting and better than Aspirin

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · Sep 11

How it's going: I bought a headache hat.

⬇️

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I bought a headache hat

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detroit1051.bsky.social @detroit1051.bsky.social · Sep 7

A must-read piece on the state of our country.

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · Sep 7

Career public servant and diplomat Jim Blanchard: "Do not obey in advance"

phoebewallhoward.substack.com/p/blanchard-...

@detroitnews.com @freep.com @mlive.com @rci.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social
@krassenstein.bsky.social @spencerhakimian.bsky.social

The former Michigan governor, congressman and ambassador to Canada, says these are 'abnormal' times

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · Sep 7

A statesman cautions Americans about attempts to undermine democracy: "Do not obey in advance"

phoebewallhoward.substack.com/p/blanchard-...

The former Michigan governor, congressman and ambassador to Canada, says these are 'abnormal' times

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · Sep 7

"These are abnormal times." ~ Jim Blanchard

phoebewallhoward.substack.com/p/blanchard-...

The former Michigan governor, congressman and ambassador to Canada, says these are 'abnormal' times

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · Sep 7

Jim Blanchard urges Americans: "Do not obey in advance"

phoebewallhoward.substack.com/p/blanchard-...

The former Michigan governor, congressman and ambassador to Canada, says these are 'abnormal' times

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Sep 7

FEDWATCH: Job losses in manufacturing are averaging 15K/month “across categories such as metals, auto parts, electronics, minerals, and furniture, which are subject to high tariffs. ..

“.. affected by ICE raids .. causing layoffs at [electric] plants .. a negative trend building” in the economy.

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Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · Sep 7

A career public servant/diplomat speaks to Jan. 6 and more.
Jim Blanchard: 'Do not obey in advance'

phoebewallhoward.substack.com/p/blanchard-...

The former Michigan governor, congressman and ambassador to Canada, says these are 'abnormal' times