Category Archives: Landline Creative Labs

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 | 4 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 […]

Also posted in 209 Pearl, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Tagged Concentrate, creative professionals, Doug Coombe, Jesse Kranyak, Landline Creative Labs | 6 Comments

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

The rehab of 209 Pearl is finally getting underway

By Mark | June 21, 2016

As it’s been a while, I thought that I should give you an update on the renovation of 209 Pearl Street. Since my last post, things have changed a bit. Most notably, we’ve chosen not to have a loft apartment on the second floor, and instead build-out more offices for Landline Creative Labs. It wasn’t […]