Category Archives: Landline Creative Labs

Inside Landline: Juliet Hinely, The Listen Inn [audio production]

By Mark | January 13, 2019

Since we first launched Landline Creative Labs, I’ve been wanting to start a series of interviews with our tenants, asking what they’re up to, and, through them, trying to get a better sense as to the direction in which Ypsi’s creative energy may be flowing. Here, in our first installment, I talk with Juliet Hinely, […]

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Catching up with SolarYpsi

By Mark | July 16, 2018

Tomorrow evening (Tuesday, July 17) at 6:00, Dave Strenski, the founder of SolarYpsi, is going to be in our conference room at Landline Creative Labs to discuss how solar power works, and the local resources that exist to help you get started, should you decide to join the ever-growing number of Ypsilantians who are attempting, […]

Also posted in energy, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Tagged Dave Strenski, solar, solar panels, Solar Ypsi | 6 Comments

Ypsilanti’s free public phone is once again up and running

By Mark | July 11, 2018

Not too long after we got the free public phone up and running across from Ypsi’s transit center this past spring, something terrible happened, and it died. Well, thanks to our friends at Futel, a replacement phone was shipped out from Portland, and we’ve once again got free phone service on Pearl Street. For those […]

Posted in Landline Creative Labs | Tagged Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation, David Gustofson, Dug Song, Futel, Karl Anderson, Michigan Bell Telephone, public art, telephony | 5 Comments

Landline Creative Labs officially launches

By Mark | April 12, 2017

Well, late last week, we passed our final inspection and got our Certificate of Occupancy from the City of Ypsilanti. So Landline Creative Labs is now officially in business, and our first eight tenants have already started moving in. And, in recognition of this fact, the good folks at Concentrate just ran a nice piece […]

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Landline Creative Labs to open April 1

By Mark | March 19, 2017

I’m beat. I spent every available minute this weekend at 209 Pearl, trying to get the Landline space ready for our tenants, all of whom are hoping to move in on April 1. Today, among other things, we finally hung our sign in the front lobby, and put pollyeurothene down on the floors, which we’ve […]

Also posted in Ypsilanti | Tagged 209 Pearl, floor refinishing, Jesse Kranyak | 6 Comments