Almost five years ago now, I interviewed a new transplant to Ypsi by the name of Lee Azus as part of our ongoing Ypsilanti Immigration series. Azus, a former San Francisco bookstore owner, as you might recall, was anxious to hit the ground running and really get to know this community which he had chosen […]
Tag Archives: Arborland
Boundary issues
In yesterday’s discussion about the new Chinese restaurant on Washtenaw Avenue, the question of boundaries came up again. Specifically, someone suggested that the new restaurant might not be in Ypsi at all, but in Ann Arbor. (It’s not, by the way. It’s technically in the Charter Township of Ypsilanti.) Well, it reminded me that I’d […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti Also tagged 23, Asia City Restaurant, boundaries, boundary issues, County Board of Commissioners, Golfside, Huron Parkway, maps and legends, Michigan House of Representatives, Murph, Pittsfield Township, Richard Murphy, USPS, Washtenaw Avenue, Ypsilanti Township 8 Comments
The closing of Camp Take Notice
Until today, when I read about the police shutting it down, I was unaware of the tent city behind Arborland Mall known as Camp Take Notice. Apparently the big crackdown by authorities came on Wednesday, when Caleb Poirier, the leader of the camp, which is said to have between 30 and 60 inhabitants, was arrested […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Economics Also tagged Ann Arbor Chronicl, AnnArbor.com, Caleb Poirier, Camp Take Notice, FOX News, homelessness, tent city 9 Comments