2020 New Year's resolutions for prominent Detroit people, places, and things

By on Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 2:56 pm

A new decade is around the corner, and with it comes pledges and promises to be way better in the New Year. Here's hoping that these prominent Detroit people, places, and things all take a moment to reflect, reset, and change their ways in 2020.

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Kid Rock In 2020, I resolve to... go to rehab. Photo via Shutterstock

Kid Rock


In 2020, I resolve to...
go to rehab.

Photo via Shutterstock
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Mayor Duggan’s Chief of Staff Alexis Wiley In 2020, I resolve to... say I'm sorry for ordering the city to delete emails. I should know better, I'm a former journalist. Photo via the City of Detroit

Mayor Duggan’s Chief of Staff Alexis Wiley


In 2020, I resolve to...
say I'm sorry for ordering the city to delete emails. I should know better, I'm a former journalist.

Photo via the City of Detroit
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Betsy DeVos In 2020, I resolve to... stop dismantling public schools.  Photo via Shutterstock

Betsy DeVos


In 2020, I resolve to...
stop dismantling public schools. 

Photo via Shutterstock
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Jim Fouts In 2020, I resolve to... stop saying the n-word on audio recordings.  Photo via the City of Warren

Jim Fouts


In 2020, I resolve to...
stop saying the n-word on audio recordings. 

Photo via the City of Warren
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Shinola In 2020, I resolve to... start making products Detroiters can actually afford.  Photo by Steve Neavling

Shinola


In 2020, I resolve to...
start making products Detroiters can actually afford. 

Photo by Steve Neavling
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Eminem In 2020, I resolve to... drop all the beefs and focus on making a good record again. (And how about a Detroit tour date? We haven't seen him since the Home & Home Tour in September 2010.)  Photo via Shutterstock

Eminem


In 2020, I resolve to...
drop all the beefs and focus on making a good record again.

(And how about a Detroit tour date? We haven't seen him since the Home & Home Tour in September 2010.) 

Photo via Shutterstock
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Detroit Police Chief Craig In 2020, I resolve to... reduce the crime rate without manipulating data. Photo by Steve Neavling

Detroit Police Chief Craig


In 2020, I resolve to...
reduce the crime rate without manipulating data.

Photo by Steve Neavling
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QLine In 2020, I resolve to... run on time. Photo by Steve Neavling

QLine


In 2020, I resolve to...
run on time.

Photo by Steve Neavling
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Mitch Albom In 2020, I resolve to... retire before losing the few fans I have left. Photo via Shutterstock

Mitch Albom


In 2020, I resolve to...
retire before losing the few fans I have left.

Photo via Shutterstock
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Ilitches In 2020, I resolve to... stop turning historic buildings into parking lots with public funds.  Photo by Steve Neavling

Ilitches


In 2020, I resolve to...
stop turning historic buildings into parking lots with public funds. 

Photo by Steve Neavling
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer In 2020, I resolve to... fix the damn roads, dammit! Photo via the State of Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer


In 2020, I resolve to...
fix the damn roads, dammit!

Photo via the State of Michigan
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Founders In 2020, I resolve to... rebuild our brand. (Founders Brewing Co. made national headlines when MT publishes a leaked deposition of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by former employee Tracy Evans, who alleges "blatant" racism at the company. In the leaked transcripts, a manager claims he didn't know that Evans, who is obviously Black, was Black — and even worse, he claims he doesn't know if former President Barack Obama, Kwame Kilpatrick, or Michael Jordan are Black either. Swift public backlash ensued, and eventually the company settled with Evans, and promises to do better — pledging to donate its reopened Detroit taproom profits to local charities.) Photo by Steve Neavling

Founders


In 2020, I resolve to...
rebuild our brand.

(Founders Brewing Co. made national headlines when MT publishes a leaked deposition of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by former employee Tracy Evans, who alleges "blatant" racism at the company. In the leaked transcripts, a manager claims he didn't know that Evans, who is obviously Black, was Black — and even worse, he claims he doesn't know if former President Barack Obama, Kwame Kilpatrick, or Michael Jordan are Black either. Swift public backlash ensued, and eventually the company settled with Evans, and promises to do better — pledging to donate its reopened Detroit taproom profits to local charities.)

Photo by Steve Neavling
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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick In 2020, I resolve to... lift weights in the prison yard with Rick Snyder.  Photo via Shutterstock

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick


In 2020, I resolve to...
lift weights in the prison yard with Rick Snyder. 

Photo via Shutterstock
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Ted Nugent In 2020, I resolve to... shut up. (A few years ago he pledged to tone down the hateful rhetoric. But then a few months later he was back on his bullshit.) Photo via Shutterstock

Ted Nugent


In 2020, I resolve to...
shut up. (A few years ago he pledged to tone down the hateful rhetoric. But then a few months later he was back on his bullshit.)

Photo via Shutterstock
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Jimmy Hoffa In 2020, I resolve to... be found. Photo via World Telegram & Sun photo by John Bottega, made available by Wikipedia Creative Commons

Jimmy Hoffa


In 2020, I resolve to...
be found.

Photo via World Telegram & Sun photo by John Bottega, made available by Wikipedia Creative Commons
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