Tag Archives: Ballard

Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Josh Chamberlain

By Mark | September 29, 2012

Tonight’s interviewee is Josh Chamberlain. I first met Josh when he was about eleven years old. If I’m not mistaken, it was at his sister Amelia’s first birthday party, probably right around the time that the black and white photo of them to the right was taken. Josh turned out to be a pretty incredible […]

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A federal drug bust at Emmet and Hamilton?

By Mark | August 13, 2011

The following note was left last night in an open thread by a reader who goes by the name Watching Laughing. I thought that I’d move it up here to the front page in hopes that someone in city government or local law enforcement might comment on the drug bust referenced. I would like to […]

Posted in Other, Ypsilanti | Also tagged crime, drug dealing, drugs, Eagle's Market, Emmet, federal agents, Ferris Market, Hamilton, law enforcement, Washtenaw, Watching Laughing | 22 Comments

Another shooting in Ypsilanti

By Mark | April 11, 2010

Fortunately no one was killed, but it looks like there was a shooting yesterday evening near the intersection of Cross Street and Ballard. Here’s a clip from the Ypsi Citizen: …The Eastern Michigan University Police Department sent an alert through its campus mailing system early this morning to notify the campus community of the shooting. […]