FERNDALE - The city that has hosted Motor City Pride for the past seven years is feeling a loss after Pride organizers announced the 2011 celebration will take place in Detroit's Hart Plaza.
Pride brings $1 million into the Ferndale economy each year. The event has always been well-attended, and the location seems fitting with the visible presence of gay-owned businesses and Affirmations Community Center. However, much of the Pride committee's decision seems economically-based.
Ferndale Downtown Development Authority Board President Veronica Lujic said that organizers from the festival wanted financial incentives to stay. "Detroit offered them $15,000 to move down there," …
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