Sesame Street is now 40 years old. And, in honor of the great children's program, here is a shout-out to cooperation. A bill designed to allow the Detroit and Wayne County land banks to work together was announced with bipartisan support this week.

See, we do learn things from television.

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Bills that would allow land banks operated by Detroit and Wayne County to merge into a redevelopment entity with expanded powers were announced Monday, with bipartisan support.

The legislation would provide for a Detroit/Wayne County Redevelopment Authority that would "enable the city and county to have a cohesive strategy for stabilizing and redeveloping tax-reverted properties," said Sen. Tom George, R-Kalamazoo, in a news release.

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As they wont to do each year, the Metro Times has released its annual "Best of Detroit" awards.

The Metrotimes annual restaurant guide runs the gamut: from coneys to caviar, from haute to simply hot.

Wyandotte's 46th annual Street Art Fair runs through Sunday.

Thursday, June 21 is the second annual "Dump the Pump" day that calls for the parking of cars and the riding of public transit as a way of calling attention to the environmental and economic benefits of using public transit.

AT&T has announced an IP-based TV, voice and data service to launch in the Detroit area, the first of its kind.

Michigan's tourism website, Michigan.org, was the busiest in the nation in April, according to web trackers at Hitwise.

Tell the Michigan Department of Transportation what you think of its long-range transportation plan for the state.