A few weeks ago, shortly after earning earning his PhD from Eastern Michigan University, local Ypsilanti activist John Lupinacci packed up all his belongings and headed west to begin his new life as a academic. Fortunately, though, I was able to track him down and force him to submit to an exit interview… Here are […]
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Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Johnny Lupinacci
Posted in Detroit, Special Projects, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged activism, adjunct faculty, Alfredo Martini, anarchy, anti-consumerism, beer, Beezy's, black bloc, blue-collar scholar, Bona Sera, Bona Sera Cafe, Boots Riley, Brite Idea Tattoo, Capitalism, coffee, Coffee Bean, community, community schools, Cross Street, curriculum, Derrick Jensen, Dreamland Theater, Eastern Michigan University, education reform, EMU, exit interviews, grimy, Growing Hope, Hamtramck, Huron River, Ian MacKaye, Idaho, Jeffree St. John, Johnny Lupinacci, living systems, Moscow, Moscow Food Co-op, mutual aid, North Huron, Occupy Ypsilanti, One Word Cafe, organizing, paranoia, Paul Horvath, Plymouth, political organizing, Pub 13, Pullman, rebellion, Riverside Arts Center, Riverside Park, Sean Fitzgerald, Smarty Catz, Social Foundations of Education, social justice, Target, teaching, Thomas Blondi Salon, Ugly Mug, urban chickens, urban farming, Washington State, Washington State University, Washington Street, wine, Woodruff's, working class, yoga, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Zapatismo 11 Comments
Cafe Ollie launches Tuesday, selling veggetarian fare… and the occasional record
Ypsi’s newest restaurant, Cafe Ollie, will be celebrating its grand opening in Depot Town on Tuesday, February 1. The Cafe, which has actually been open for about a week now, is owned by Ypsi locals Danielle Scherwin and Mark Teachout. The festivities are scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM, with bands playing at about 8:00. […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Cafe Luwak, Danielle Scherwin, Danny Kroha, entrepreneurism, Ginkgo Records, grilled cheese, Hush Arbors, Jason Ajemian, Jazzy Veggie, Kuma Tapes, Life Like, Mark Teachout, reviews, snowpocalypse, Swimsuit, vegan, vegetarian, VLT, Ypsi entrepreneurs, Ypsi Music Shelf Entertainment Distro Transnational Consortium 22 Comments
The future of Cross Street
AnnArbor.com has a story today about O’Neal Construction buying up the block of Cross Street that used to house Ted’s Campus Drugs and our local art supply store, Art Attack. Judging from the comments following the article, I’d say that people are happy to see the project in the hands of O’Neal, which was the […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 7-Eleven, Andrew O’Neal, Art Attack, business ideas, buy local, Cross Street Station, Eastern Michigan University, economic development, food service in Ypsilanti, franchises, Kerrytown, local economy, microfiche cafe, O'Neal Construction, Patrick Elkins, press pass, Quizno's, retail in Ypsilanti, Starbucks, Ted Tangalakis, Ted's Campus Drugs, the future of Ypsilanti, typewriters, Ugly Mug, Ypsilanti water tower 26 Comments