Tag Archives: Alicia Ping

The Ann Arbor News Does Not Speak For Ypsilanti, a rant from the sickbed of Mark Maynard

By Mark | September 21, 2015

I’m in bed with a cold. My eyes are burning, I’m coughing up copious mounts of phlegm, and I’m grumpy as hell. And I know from experience that, when I’m in a condition such as this, I should probably refrain from blogging. But I’ve had a few swigs of extra-strength cough syrup, and I’ve convinced […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Economics, Rants, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AAACVB, Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ann Arbor News, Conan Smith, economic development, hamburgers, Sidetrack, Tap Room, the sad state of journalism, YACVB, Ypsi Real, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 93 Comments

Apparently the all talk of a recall has had an effect on Ronnie Peterson, who at least temporarily derailed a takeover of the Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau this evening

By Mark | September 16, 2015

Going into tonight’s meeting of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, I thought for sure there would be a vote in favor of closing the Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (YACVB), and transferring the organization’s funding to a new Ann Arbor-based entity, where it could be put to better use promoting “the Ann Arbor […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AAACVB, Andy LaBarre, Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, April King, Conan Smith, Dan Vogt, Eagleton, Recall Ronnie, Ronnie Peterson, Ruth Ann Jamnick, Sean Duval, Tyler Weston, Tyrone Bridges, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, YACVB, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 28 Comments

Conan Smith says he and his fellow Washtenaw County Commissioners aren’t prepared to vote on merging Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti’s Convention and Visitors Bureaus; Will Potter on how the threat of terrorism has been used to quiet activists post 9/11; and Edgar Cayce making beautiful music …on episode 26 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | September 14, 2015

This Wednesday evening, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote on the future of the Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (YACVB). According to most folks, it seems to be a foregone conclusion that our elected officials will vote to close the Ypsilanti bureau and shift their $1.17 million annual budget to […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Politics, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AAACVB, activism, ag gag laws, Andy LaBarre, Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Conan Smith, Edgar Cayce, Edgar Cayce and His Guitar, FBI, fear, fear tactics, Free Speech, Green Is The New Red, Michael Flores, Ronnie Peterson, Ruth Ann Jamnick, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, Will Potter, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 43 Comments

Washtenaw County Commissioners accused of making “veiled threats” in an attempt to force an Ann Arbor takeover of the Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

By Mark | September 3, 2015

Last night, during a committee meeting of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, Commissioner Alicia Ping made public the fact that several of her fellow commissioners had attempted to broker a “backroom” deal that would close the Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (YACVB) and effectively shift its $1.1 million budget to the Ann Arbor […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Marketing, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy LaBarre, Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Conan Smith, Debbie Locke-Daniel, Felicia Brabec, Ronnie Peterson, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, YACVB, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 59 Comments

Foiling anti-Ypsi plots hatched in Ann Arbor, singing and talking animal dissection with Annie Palmer, and discussing the whereabouts of our most evil trees… on episode twelve of The Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | April 13, 2015

This week’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack was an odd one. It started normal enough, with an in-depth discussion about the plot hatched in Ann Arbor to defund Ypsi’s Convention and Visitors Bureau, but then it kind of began a steady descent into madness, until, by the end of the show, we were pulling […]