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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 AATA, 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 | 7 Comments

Pot and Box, and tons of food

By Mark | October 17, 2010

Last night, I went to a cool little foodie event in Ann Arbor put on by the folks at Tracklements. The event, which brought together a number of budding local food businesses, like Farrell Fruit, EAT, The Brinery, and the new Zingerman’s endeavor San Street, was held at the Pot and Box flower shop. As [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business | Also tagged 826 Michigan, Ann Arbor’s hottest food talent, Beezy's, Beth Abraham, EAT, entrepreneurism, events, Everyday Wines, Farrell Fruit, florist, flower shop, flowers, FLY Children's Art Center, food entrepreneurship, foodie, interviews, interviews with Mark, Lisa Waud, Pot and Box, San Street, The Brinery, Tracklements, Zingerman's, Zingerman's Community of Businesses | 16 Comments

Ignite Ann Arbor

By Mark | June 23, 2009

In 2006, in Seattle, as the story goes, two technology geeks – Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis – got the idea to take the Japanese phenomena known as Pecha Kucha and repackage it for technologists and DIYers. They called the event, sponsored by O’Reilly Media and Make magazine, Ignite, and, since then, it’s been growing [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Ideas, Other | Also tagged Ann Arbor Chronicle, AnnArbor.com, Aydin Akcasu, Bob Stack, Brad Boegler, Brady Forrest, Brandon Dimcheff, Bre Pettis, camping gear, co-working, Dave Askins, Dianne Marsh, DIY, Eric Jankowski, Git, Heidi Kumao, Ignite, James Deakins, Japan, Kyle Mulka, Laura Fisher, Make magazine, NOAA weather satellite imagery, O’Reilly Media, Pecha Kucha, Seattle, Stefanie Murray, technology, Twitter, Wii, Women in Computer Science, Zach Steindler | 3 Comments

Sex and Riots in Ann Arbor

By Mark | June 17, 2009

The Ann Arbor Chronicle has an interesting historical piece today on the June 1969 youth riots that took place in Ann Arbor. The incredibly detailed article, which includes some great photos as well, was written by a fellow named Alan Glenn, who is currently at work on a documentary about Ann Arbor in the ’60s. [...]

Posted in Mark's Life, Other | Also tagged Ann Arbor Chronicle, Battle of Ann Arbor, cops, frats, fucking in protest, pizza, riots, sex in the street, South University, students today aren't worth a damn, the night I was tear gassed, Why Don't We Do It in the Road | 11 Comments

pencil paparazzi file: Hillary Swank at Eve

By Mark | June 9, 2009

This one is a little late, as the sighting took place several weeks ago, but we’ve got another entry for the pencil paparazzi file. This incident, recorded painstakingly in graphite, involves the actress Hilary Swank, when she was in Ann Arbor, making the Betty Ann Waters biopic. We’d heard through the grapevine that she had [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Other, Pop Culture, Special Projects | Also tagged Betty Ann Waters, celebrities who steal pens, Eve, Hilary Swank, Michigan film incentives, pencil paparazzi, posts about Hilary Swank that don't reference her ass | 5 Comments

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