[Ypsi community activist and Southside resident Bryan Foley, seen here in a photo by Doug Coombe taken at Parkridge Community Center, will be on a December 15 panel hosted by On The Ground Ypsilanti about “Ypsi’s rich past, and visions for a vibrant future.”] Earlier this year, the folks at Issues Media Group, having identified […]
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Reflecting on the first five months of On The Ground Ypsi, and the future of this little city of ours
Posted in Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged activism, Ann Arbor News, Brianna Kelly, Bryan Foley, Concentrate, David Rutledge, Decky Alexander, Doug Coombe, equity, future of journalism, gentrification, International Village, Issues Media Group, journalism, Kingdom Builders, Landline Creative Labs, Lynne Settles, MLive, news desert, On The Ground Ypsi, Parkridge Community Center, Patrick Dunn, Paul Schutt, photos of Mark, sense of place, sex cat, sexy photos of Mark, Ypsilanti Freighthouse 8 Comments
Michael Dykehouse on the lead paint portrait of Rick Snyder that made him famous, and why it is that he thinks no one wants it in their home
I know this might be old news to some of you, as this story went international last week, but, as I was out of town, I didn’t have an opportunity to speak with local artist Michael Dykehouse until last night. Following is our conversation about his now famous lead paint portrait of Michigan Governor Rick […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Politics Also tagged cremnitz white, Donald Trump, Flint, Flint Institute of Arts, John Boehner, lead, lead paint, Michale Dykehouse, painting, paintings, politicians, portraits, Rick Snyder, unflattering portraits 10 Comments
The desperate need for affordable housing in Ann Arbor, the story of the black history mural that brought the community together, and nudity on the radio… on episode 32 of the Saturday Six Pack
Every episode of the Saturday Six Pack, toward the end, devolves into chaos. It’s been that way since we first started the show. We begin each episode with the best of intentions, but, somewhere along the line, things start to careen off in a direction that would wouldn’t have thought possible just a few hours […]
Posted in Art and Culture, History, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged affordable housing, Affordable Housing and Economic Equity Analysis, Avalon Housing, black history, Brett Lenart, Chuck Warpehoski, Colin Moorhouse, Douglas Jones, economic segregation, Elijah McCoy, HP Jacobs, Lynne Settles, Mary Jo Callan, Matt Siegfried, Michael Appel, Minus9, murals, nudity, Platt Road, public art, public nudity, Rob Krupicka, The Who Guy, Tom Perkins, Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development, YCS, Ypsi Underground, Ypsilanti Community Schools 27 Comments