Local Government Vs. The City of Detroit
This news is, of course, perfectly appalling.
Shared Article from Motor City Muckraker
City of Detroit threatens John K. King bookstore over building b…
The city is threatening to take legal action if the book store doesn't remove two banners from its iconic warehouse.
motorcitymuckraker.com
John K. King books is one of the best bookstores in the world, and a local landmark in the city of Detroit. The janky banners are part of the charm, and a perfectly legitimate form of self-promotion that helps the store look like it’s supposed to, and connect with the people they are trying to connect with, while harming exactly no-one.
The local government’s extortionate demands for a permit are uncalled-for. The claim that such demands come from the city of Detroit
are, of course, also absurd. Almost no-one in the city of Detroit cares. Those who do are as likely to be on King Books’ side as they are to be on the city government’s. It would be far more accurate to say that this is yet another instance of the local government threatening the city of Detroit — which King Books is a far more valuable and productive part of, than any bureaucratic entity or a parasitic control freak like Mike Duggan.
King Books isn’t hurting anyone. They’re doing a great thing. Leave them alone.