U-M professor of urban planning Christopher B. Leinberger had an interesting op-ed a few days ago in the New York Times on the death of the fringe suburb in America. Here’s a clip. …By now, nearly five years after the housing crash, most Americans understand that a mortgage meltdown was the catalyst for the Great […]
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American exurbs are dying, is America?
Posted in Food, Sustainability, Uncategorized Also tagged Bernie Sanders, Black Friday, Burlington, Christopher B. Leinberger, Community Supported Agriculture, consumerism, CSA, food revolution, fringe suburbs, Intervale, Intervale Food Hub, Jim Kunstler, local food, local food production, Mark Bittman, suburbs, sustainable communities, Travis Marcotte, University of Michigan, urban living, urban planning, urbs, Vermont 5 Comments
Snowpocalypse status update
Those that die tonight will be the lucky ones….
Posted in Mark's Life Also tagged blizzard, cannibal apocalypse, cannibalism, snow, snowpocalypse 10 Comments
Krampus recap
From what I remember, the Krampus event was a huge success. At least that’s what people tell me. And everyone looks giddy in the photos that I’ve seen. My memories, though, are a little foggy. I thought, when I woke up the next morning, and started trying to fit the pieces together in my thoroughly […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged concussions, costumes, Depot Town, Detroit Party Marching Band, disco balls, DIYpsi, Elbowdeep, happenings, injuries that Mark has suffered, Krampus, Krampus Ball, Linette, Linette Lao, Logan Schaedig, memory loss, Mike Giannouris, moss, Ryan Groendyk, Sam Abuelsamid, Thomas Kula, Thompson Block, Toys for Tats 34 Comments