In Ypsilanti, because we generally vote Democrat, our City Council races are pretty much decided during the primary. And, in hopes of ensuring that voters are educated before placing their primary votes on August 2, The League of Women Voters hosted a forum this evening, during which the four individuals running for Ypsi City Council […]
Posted in Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Beth Bashert, debates, elections, Jennifer Symanns, League of Women Voters, Liz Dahl MacGregor, Pete Murdock, primary elections, Ralph Lange, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilanti Ward 2, Ypsilanti Ward 3 |
Word on the street is that big changes may be coming at Ypsilanti City Hall. As I understand it, there’s going to be a closed session of City Council tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM, where options will be discussed concerning the future of at least one high-ranking City employee. It would seems that, now that […]
By Mark | February 5, 2012
I took Clementine and Arlo out today, on a walk around Ypsi. It felt good. We dropped books off an the library, bought candy at the Rocket, did some science experiments at the park, raced rafts made out of bark and twigs down the river, broke up the last bits of ice that we could […]
Posted in Dreamland Tonight, Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged girls and science, John Hansen, office furniture in nature, picnic tables, Riverside Park, Solar Ypsi, tridge, VG Kids, Wireless Ypsi, XVG Gallery |
By Mark | January 28, 2012
A few days ago, at lunch, I received a strange call. Ypsi’s new City Manager had somehow gotten his hands on my cell phone number. He was calling to apologize. I can’t remember his exact words, but he said something like, “Uhhhh… The City just launched a new website, and, somehow, it was hacked. You […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AnnArbor.com, hacking, John Hansen, Karen Maurer, Mark's penis, Mitt Romney, Neutral Zone, penis discoloration, penises, Queer Zone, sabotage, trough urinals, urinal, Wurst Bar |
By Mark | October 3, 2011
As you all know, the city of Ypsilanti has been in a perpetual budget crisis for the past half dozen years, with insolvency looming in the not so distant future the whole time. In spite of this fact, however, we’ve somehow managed to keep on going. Well, it’s looking as though the end may now […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Credits, brownfields, budget cuts, domestic partner benefits, Ed Koryzno, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, gay rights, health care costs, health insurance, local income tax, pensions, property tax, property values, revenue sharing, Rick Snyder, Stop City Income Tax, Water Street, Ypsilanti City budget, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilanti Fire Department, Ypsilanti police department |
