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Author Amy Cortese on the burgeoning “locavesting” movement, and how we can harness it in Michigan

By Mark | October 25, 2012

Next Tuesday, October 30, Think Local First will be bringing author Amy Cortese to Ann Arbor to discuss her book Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit From It. Following is my interview with Amy, who, in addition to being a published author, has written for the likes of the New York [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Economics, entrepreneurism, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Retail, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Accelerating Community Capital, American Sustainable Business Council, Amy Cortese, blood funnel, blue sky laws, butchershop, buy local, CDFI, Chamber of Commerce, Clare, community development loan funds, Cops & Doughnuts, crowdfunding, CSA, Dante Hesse, economic development, interviews, investing, Jobs Act, Judy Wicks, Jumpstart Our Business Startups, Kickstarter, LION, lobbying, local investing, Local Investing Opportunities Network, Localist, locavesting, Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit From It, Main Street vs. Wall Street, Matt Greff, Milk Thistle Farm, move your money to a credit union, Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Port Townsend, Port Townsend LION, private placement, public offering, Rene Greff, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, single-payer system, Slow Money, Small Business Administration, Stacy Mitchell, subsidies, tax loopholes, tax reform, The Big Box Swindle, The Brinery, Think Local First, unaccredited investors, Woody Tasch, Zingerman's | 7 Comments

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Adam Gainsley

By Mark | March 15, 2012

A few weeks ago, as a part of our ongoing Ypsilanti Immigration Interview project, I spoke with a young woman named Gillian Ream, who had just recently moved to Ypsilanti from Ann Arbor with her software-developer boyfriend. Well, today’s interview is with said boyfriend, Adam Gainsley. Please join me in welcoming him to Ypsilanti. MARK: [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Adam Gainsley, apps. programming, Bandemer Park, Barton Park, Beer Thirty, Beezy's, bike friendly, Bike Ypsi, bikes, Bird Hills, Border to Border Trail, Brown Park, Burns Park, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chick Inn, community, community activism, defining community, disk golf, entrepreneurship, Frog Island, Frog Island Music Festival, Gillian Ream, hackathons, hi-tech startups, Hill Auditorium, Holmes Road, Huron River, interviews, local income tax, Mary Beth Doyle Park, meet-ups, milkshakes, NMAC, Non-Motorized Advisory Committee, Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, programmers, programming, Pub 13, Ridge Road, Save Ypsi Yes, Scott's Coffee Break, Sidetrack, social media, software, Tech Brewery, University of Michigan, walkability, walkable downtown, Washtenaw Biking and Walking Coalition, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, working from home, Ypsi immigration interview, Zydeco | 8 Comments

Rene Greff on her support of Rick Snyder for Governor

By Mark | May 4, 2011

Over the past several months, I’ve been approached by a number of people, and asked about the political leanings of Matt and Rene Greff, the owners of Ypsilanti’s Corner Brewery. They, as you may know, were very vocal in their support of Rick Snyder for Governor, and, now that Rick is in office, and people [...]

Posted in Locally Owned Business, Politics, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged boycotts, Corner brewery, Corrs, Jeff Irwin, John Dingell, Mark Schauer, Matt Greff, Mike Bouchard, Mike Cox, Paul Schreiber, Peter Hoekstra, Rebekah Warren, Rene Greff, Rick Snyder, Virg Bernero | 58 Comments

Jamboree update

By Mark | September 1, 2009

As most of you probably know, there’s a big, outdoor music festival taking place here in Ypsi this weekend. It’s being called the Jamboree, and, as luck would have it, I had an opportunity to sit down with festival director Don Sicheneder and ask him a few questions this evening. Here’s our interview: MARK: So, [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Back 40, beer, Better Made Chips, Black Jake and the Carnies, bluegrass, Community Records, Corner brewery, Daisy May, Dick Siegal, Don Sicheneder, Dragon Wagon, Erik Dotzauer, Fago, first aid tent, Frog Island Brewery, Hullabaloo, kids tent, Koegle hot dogs, Laith Al-Saadi, Las Vegas, magic pipe, Matt Jones, May Erlewine, Music Event, October Babies, one man band, Orpheum Bell, Rave Distributors, Riverside Park, roots music, Seth Bernard, That 1 Guy, The Afternoon Round, The Bearded Ladies, The Macpodz, The Ragbirds, Tokyo Sexwhale, Wayward Roots, Ypsilanti, Ypsitucky, Ypsitucky Bluegrass Festival, Ypsitucky Jamboree | 22 Comments

Localwashing: the corporate co-opting of local

By Mark | August 5, 2009

I’m working on a post about Tea Baggers Gone Wild at the moment. While I’m doing that, I thought that I’d just cut and paste something from Metafilter for you to think about. What I’ve selected is brilliant little piece by a person named Miko, on the emerging corporate strategy of “localwashing.” You can read [...]

Posted in Agriculture, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Marketing, Other | Also tagged Budweiser, buy local, corporate co-opting, corporate crap, Frito-Lay, greenwashing, Hellman's Mayonnaise, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, localwashing, MetaFilter, Miko, potato chips, Stacy Mitchell, things gone wild, Ypsilanti Beer War | 2 Comments

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