Where Culturally Attuned Baby Boomers Should Live Next
Sick of all those best-cities lists that employ laughably faulty methodology? How about one that employs no methodology at all? A2 ranks among the Smithsonian magazine’s top 15 “where to live next” places, a list aimed at retirees from the “culturally-attuned Smithsonian audience.”
Prominently featured among A2’s “compelling strengths and amenities” is “a three-week-long summer festival that features musicians and performers … runs the gamut from popular to classical.” Remember that when the festival’s directors are trying to argue that the event is just a wonderful public service that shouldn’t be held to the same labor standards as other employers. These kinds of events have a direct effect on the wealth of A2 property owners.
“runs [sic]”
What’s the [sic] meant to call attention to? (There’s a grammar error right there, but I think it was introduced by the embedding of the quote; it looks correct in the original article.)
posted by Bruce Fields on April 17th, 2008 at 2:49 pmArgh, you’re right. Fixed.
posted by ann arbor is overrated on April 17th, 2008 at 3:27 pmWait, wait– the gamut from popular to classical? Sign me up!
posted by Brandon on April 17th, 2008 at 4:56 pmWho better to live in the state with the worst economy and jobless rate in the US than people who don’t need jobs! Hell, this is a great solution:
bottom half of state: giant senior citizens’ community.
top half of state: nurses’ barracks.
It’s totally win/win.
And once we’ve started to use all the corn to run our cars, the old people will already be rounded up for processing!
posted by Man Invents Soylent on April 18th, 2008 at 4:03 pmThanks for drawing our attention to this website AAIO — I haven’t laughed so hard in ages. Here is the best part:
“Beyond the city lie a number of well-preserved small towns, some of which hark back to the days when Henry Ford and the auto industry reigned in southeastern Michigan.”
Yes, let’s hear it for the good old days of Henry Ford and towns like Inkster!
While we’re at it, let’s see if we can’t get Fr. Coughlin back on the airwaves and build some pro-facist sentiment again … good times those … The Great Depression and all.
…not.
posted by Daniel on April 20th, 2008 at 4:09 pm“… good times those … The Great Depression and all.”
Or, the last time that the seniors formed new memories. At least, if they’re anything like the seniors I know, they have plenty of canned food to last them through Michigan’s economic collapse.
posted by js on April 21st, 2008 at 12:30 pmDid anyone else notice that the Smithsonian reports that Ann Arbor is also home to 5 branches of the Ann Harbor District Library?
posted by eli on April 22nd, 2008 at 2:26 pmI have to admit that any publication listing
posted by kjc on April 23rd, 2008 at 11:07 pmWilmington, DE as a good place to retire is
highly suspect. Overrated doesn’t even begin
to describe it. I’m highly suspicious of Richmond,
VA and Oakland, CA, too (though the later is not
far from a lot of interesting places).
Actually I spent a lot of time at an ex’s family’s house in suburban Wilmington. It was absolutely beautiful and their house was ancient and magnificent. I don’t know that retiring there would be the top choice for me though. Yet I love the proximity to… well everything, which is a huge part of what Ann Arbor lacks.
posted by Will on April 25th, 2008 at 6:27 pmvery funny indeed. but some of the best underground art is still coming out of oakland
posted by ggb on April 28th, 2008 at 2:18 am