Several months ago, our local used bookstore, Cross Street Books, was shut down by the City for various code violations. This led to a spirited conversation here on the site, during which almost everyone, regardless of how they felt about Cross Street Books, seemed to agree that, in order to have a thriving downtown, Ypsilanti […]
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Ypsi Book Co-op meeting tonight at 7:30
Posted in Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Water Street Commons, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ben Miller, Black Stone, books, business ideas, business models, co-ops, cooperatives, independent bookstores, Retail, Richard Murphy 17 Comments
Would it be feasible to have a cooperative bookstore in downtown Ypsilanti?
A few days ago, I posted something here about the City having shut down our local used bookstore, Cross Street Books. While acknowledging that there were certainly issues with the peculiar, little store, which has always been both painfully crowded and comically unsafe, I lamented the fact that, without them, our Ypsilanti would be without […]
On the movie Stage Door, and buying stuff through my Amazon store
I bought a movie on a whim through Amazon the other day. I’d never seen it before, but, from what I could tell, it seemed like the kind of thing that I’d like. Among other things, the cast included a number of actresses that I happen to be quite fond of, including Katharine Hepburn, Lucille […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life Also tagged Adolphe Menjou, Amazon, Andre, Andrea Leeds, Aunt Agatha's, butchering, chicken, Cornelia Bullock, e-commerce, Facts of Life, fast talking dames, Film, Footlights Club, Gail Patrick, Ginger Rogers, Gone with the Wind, good design, Katharine Hepburn, lamb, local, movie reviews, Murph, My Man Godfrey, Olivia de Havilland, screwball comedy, shameless self-promotion, Stage Door, the future of this site, things that make Mark happy 10 Comments