Tag Archives: AATA

Like the groundhog emerging from his hole to announce the coming of spring, Patrick Elkins ascended Ypsilanti’s Thompson block yesterday and announced the coming of Totally Awesome Fest 11

By Mark | March 29, 2015

Yesterday Patrick Elkins finally gave in and agreed to answer questions from City leaders and members of the press concerning the local pagan holiday he presides of over – Totally Awesome Fest. Several in our community, it would seem, had been pressing him for information about the event, which every year grows not only larger […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged bands, basketball, beards, dogs playing sports, free events, free music events, local bands, Patrick Elkins, press conferences, puppetry, spring, Thompson Block, Totally Awesome Feast, Totally Awesome Fest | 9 Comments

More Buses vs. Better Transit Now: the two sides square off in preparation for the May 6 vote on the future of mass transit in Ypsi/Arbor

By Mark | February 26, 2014

On May 6, the citizens of Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township are going to have an opportunity to go to their local polling places and weigh in on whether or not they want to enact a milage that would allow the Ann Arbor Area Transit Authority (AAATA) to plan to dramatically expand services. The […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Rail, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AAATA, AirRide, Alexis Blizman, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Ann Arbor Area Transit Authority, Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, Ann Arbor Public Library, anti-tax, Better Transit Now, buses, Carolyn Grawi, commuter rail, elections, go!pass, Keep Ypsi Rollin', Lou Glorie, Martha Valadez, mass transit, millage, More Buses, Murph, NightRide, parking, public transportation, Richard Murphy, tea party, trains, transit, transportation funding, transportation planning, unfounded accusations, University of Michigan, WALLY, Ypsi bus routes, Ypsilanti Township | 48 Comments

State of the City 2013: Shaping Ypsilanti

By Mark | March 5, 2013

The following was sent out this evening by Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schreiber. I thought that I’d pass it along for those of you who don’t happen to be on his mailing list. (A PDF version, which includes relevant links and accompanying graphs, can be found here.) For the most part, I think Mayor Schreiber does […]

Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged Administrative Hearings Bureau, city income tax, Climate Action Plan, Corner brewery, Cross Street, Dreamland Theater, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Facade Improvement Program, Family Dollar, Ford, Growing Hope, gun control, guns, Hamilton Crossing, historic district, historic preservation, Hope Clinic, Jon Ichesco, Krampus Ball, LED street lights, manufacturing, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Michigan House Bill 5225, Mittenfest, Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, Parkview Apartments, Paul Schreiber, porn, public safety, public transportation, Ralph Lange, Recreation Department, Reimagine Washtenaw, Rutherford Pool, Shadow Art Fair, Shape Ypsilanti, Smith Furniture, State of the City, street lights, Sweetwaters, tax incentives, Ted's Campus Drugs, VIsteon, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Welch Hall, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilanti City Master Plan, Ypsilanti Fire Department, Ypsilanti police department, zoning | 47 Comments

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Erika Nelson

By Mark | February 1, 2012

Earlier this winter, on one of our small Occupy Ypsi marches around the city, I met a woman by the name of Erika. She’d apparently been living here in Ypsi for a few years, but, somehow, our paths had never crossed, even though we had several friends in common. Well, over the course of the […]

Posted in History, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor, armed robbery, bond debt, charter mandate, crime, death care, Eastern Michigan University, Erika Nelson, Ferndale, funerals, gun violence, Headlee, home buying, home funerals, home invasions, hospice, income tax, interviews, Lansing, local income tax, Mayor Schreiber, midwifery, millage, Oakwood, Obama, Paul Schreiber, Pittsfield Township, property taxes, Proposition A, Royal Oak, sense of place, the funeral industry, the future of Ypsilanti, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti police department | 8 Comments

One step closer to the Ann Arbor – Detroit rail line

By Mark | November 11, 2010

It looks like we might have taken another step closer to getting an honest to goodness socialist form of transportation here in Ypsi. Here’s a letter I just received from City Council member Pete Murdock. Great news for passenger rail in Michigan: last night about 11:00pm the House of Representatives passed HB 6484 (67 voting […]