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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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More of Matty’s hijinks?

Posted on May 9, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell I couldn’t march with the anti-Matty brigade today in support of the 23rd Street Bait Shop and Riverside Park, but a JOTR correspondent sent me a report on what marchers saw at the park extension, part of … Continue reading →

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Marching for bait

Posted on May 8, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell At the same time Matty’s trying to shaft the people of Detroit out of their Riverside Park so he can build a second Ambassador Bridge, the Mogul of Grosse Pointe, aka Troll Under the Bridge, is hassling … 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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Please don’t look at these pictures!

Posted on March 27, 2009 by hro50ta1

Here at joelontheroad.com, we believe wholeheartedly in recycling. To prove it, we’re re-running the September 22, 2008 JOTR story about my run-in with one of Matty Moroun’s shotgun-totin’ goons. By Joel Thurtell Matty Moroun doesn’t want you to see these … Continue reading →

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Playing ball with Matty

Posted on October 2, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Matty doesn’t get it. Why are people suddenly so upset that he’s taken over parts of a Detroit city-owned park beside the Ambassador Bridge? Why, it’s been seven years since 9/11, when he seized the east side … Continue reading →

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