3. December 2004 • Murph
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The Ann Arbor News today runs an article on The Planet, a new retail store/meeting space on South University:
. The store “was kind of a solution to all the problems at the same time.”
One of the problems, as de Angeli saw it, was the paucity of places for people of like minds to gather. The only existing politically minded gathering place was the local Democratic headquarters, but de Angeli said he was turned off by their tactics and disgusted that the Democrats failed to remove George Bush from office.
Since the shop has been open, business has steadily improved, and de Angeli said it’s gratifying to see people walking around campus wearing clothes purchased there. But in the end, de Angeli hopes that ideas will be the real products sold.
“We are really just selling things to pay the rent,” he said.
Aside from a self-endorsement on Livejournal a few weeks ago, I haven’t heard anything about them—can anybody comment on how well they’re shaping up as either a store or a meeting space?
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The store itself is also real nice. They have everything from political t-shirts, sweat-shop-free clothing, analytical writings, posters, spray paint, magazines, and probably a lot more.
I wish them the best.
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