By Mark | February 18, 2015
It wasn’t my intention to address today’s Metro Times piece about Ypsilanti’s Corner Brewery. But, as several people have now asked me for my thoughts, I feel as though I’m obligated to say something. First, and probably most importantly, in spite of owning half a share, I know next to nothing about the inner workings […]
By Mark | December 22, 2014
Late last week, I got a call from a writer at National Geographic. She wanted to know why the people of Ypsilanti had decided, five years ago, to summon the spirit of Krampus back to earth. Now that Krampus events are becoming more commonplace around the United States, she wanted to find out where it […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Black Mirror, Brian Bruxvoort, Casey Dawson, Charlie Brown, cloven hooves, Daily Nightmare, Devil worship, Dirty Snowball Sundaes, Dreamland Theater, faces on fire, Go Ice Cream, ice cream, Jessica Sheeran, Jim Leach, Krampus, Krampus Ball, Mike Perini, National Geographic, Pandora's Lunchbox, Peanuts on Ice, Rhyta Musik, Ryan Dawson, war on Christmas, White Bear |
Remember how, a few weeks ago, I told you about the local campaign to increase public transportation options by 44% in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor? Well, now that we’re just a a month away from the May 6 vote, things are beginning to intensify, and both the pro-public transportation More Buses folks, and the anti-public […]
Posted in Local Business, Mark's Life, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged beer, Beezy's, Better Transit Now, Bona Sera, buses, fundraisers, Keep Ypsi Rollin', Ladies Literary Club, millage, More Buses, public transportation, Sidetrack, Washtenaw Partners for Transit |
By Mark | January 22, 2014
I spent much of this past weekend cleaning house. In the process, I found the following: An old drawing that I did of Linette, which I think is really beautiful, and surprisingly accurate. My old favorite photo of myself, which I thought that I’d lost forever. (I don’t believe they still make the synthetic silk […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Photographs, Uncategorized | Also tagged book ideas, children's literature, Clementine, cool drawings, fake IDs, giants, Linette, Mark Maynard Archives, Mark's big ideas, pet euthanasia, photos of Mark, Santa Claus, sexy photos of Mark, Shadow Art Fair, strangers, switchblade, young Mark |