Tag Archives: Ambassador Bridge

Matty’s bomb

Posted on September 29, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The owner of the Ambassador Bridge has filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit against the Federal Highway Administration seeking to prevent public disclosure of a 2007 safety and condition inspection report of the span, saying the report’s … Continue reading →

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Matty: Still squattin’ on Riverside Park

Posted on September 22, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell A year ago today, I went looking for the public boat launch at Detroit’s Riverside Park and was run out of the park by a shotgun-totin’ goon employed by Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun. It soon … Continue reading →

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Matty & the Reds (herring, that is)

Posted on June 24, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Matty’s bait has a rotten smell, and I don’t plan to chew on it. That’s why you won’t read joelontheroad fussing over Matty’s lawsuit claiming a proposed government-owned alternative to his private Ambassador bridge is racially discriminatory. … Continue reading →

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Playing Matty’s game

Posted on May 14, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell That fence that popped up last weekend at Detroit’s Riverside Park extension was not, as some thought, the doing of billionaire Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun. Apologies to Matty. The latest fence was the handiwork of … Continue reading →

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Matty: Still squatting on Riverside Park

Posted on May 6, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Not much happened in Wednesday’s (May 6, 2009) Detroit 36th District Court hearing into the city’s attempt to evict billionaire Manuel “Matty” Moroun and his Detroit International Bridge Co., aka “Ambassador Bridge,” from publicly-owned Riverside Park. Oh … Continue reading →

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JOTR statement to Coast Guard

Posted on April 22, 2009 by hro50ta1

Here is the statement I e-mailed on April 21, 2009 to the U.S. Coast Guard regarding my encounter last fall with an Ambassador Bridge secuity guard: Joel Thurtell – Public Comment to the USCG April 21, 2009 Hala Elgaaly, P.E. … Continue reading →

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Riverside Park – city still mum

Posted on April 3, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell What am I to think? On January 27, 2009, I asked Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel’s spokespeople to tell me, yes or no, whether the city is dealing with Ambassador Bridge owner Manual “Matty’ Moroun to sell the … Continue reading →

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The bomb under Matty’s bridge

Posted on March 29, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Stamper downplayed more specific concerns about the Ambassador bridge: that a fuel station near the bridge might be a hazard, for instance — saying it doesn’t pose a risk now and is being moved anyway, further away … Continue reading →

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Matty put off

Posted on February 19, 2009 by hro50ta1

The Detroit 36th District Court hearing into the city’s attempt to evict Manuel “Matty” Moroun and his International Bridge Co., aka Ambassador Bridge, from Detroit’s Riverside Park has been postponed until May and could take place on May 6. It … Continue reading →

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Everything’s binary

Posted on February 5, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Some questions are like a light switch. Their answers are either on, or they’re off. Yes or no. Like my questions to Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel through his press secretary, back on January 27, 2009: 1) Given Detroit’s … Continue reading →

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