Color Allegiance Update From Hart Plaza

     If you have sworn allegiance to the periwinkle flag, your chances of having a symbol come springtime are slim.  Although the representative of your color struggles bravely against the harsh February winds, it has unfortunately been torn in half.  Still, as you know being a periwinkle devotee, this does not diminish the need for your color to be seen fluttering above the welcoming public space that is Hart Plaza. As someone really smart no doubt once said: "A world with tattered periwinkle is better than a world with no periwinkle." Far be it for the city of Detroit to question this theorem.

     Those of you who have pledged your commitment to yellow are also at risk of losing your symbol soon.  Your best hope is that your flag can survive, if only in just a handkerchief-size portion, until the dandelions arrive. 

     For the blue contingent, although not in the best of shape, it looks like you'll be able to last at least until the Hoedown when your most dangerous threat will be a drunken hillbilly who, out to impress his girlfriend, scales the flagpole and fashions himself a bandana that he will later be seen wearing as he challenges the Spirit of Detroit to a shirtless fight.

     Finally, for the red legions out there, your flag, although a bit worse for wear, looks as though it will be presentable enough to fly here, in one of the most prominent and visited areas of the city, for at least a couple more years.

      No, thank you Hart Plaza, keep up the great work, don't change a thing!