It must be that time of year again… The New York Times today has another story on how artists are revitalizing Detroit. It’s actually a pretty good article. I don’t mean to come across as cynical. It’s just that, for the past few years, it seems like this same story keeps getting recycled. The good […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Detroit | Also tagged arts centered development, Banksy, Corine Vermeulen, Detroit, Garden of the Gods, Gina Reichert, Jerry Paffendorf, Jessica Hernandez, Kate Daughdrill, Kevin Putalik, Loveland, Maker Faire, Matthew Barney, MexicanTown, Mitch Cope, Phil Cooley, ruin porn, Scott Hocking, Slows Bar BQ, soup, The Yes Farm |
By Mark | December 10, 2009
A few days ago, the family and I ventured into Detroit, and, not only didn’t we die – we had a great time. And, while there, we dropped by our friend Joe Posch’s lovely new store, Hugh. What follows is a brief conversation between Joe and I on the idea behind the store, the challenges […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, entrepreneurism, Local Business, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti | Also tagged bachelor style, Bureau of Urban Living, Canine to Five, Christmas gifts, City Bird, Claire Nelson, demolition, Design Within Reach, destination shoppers, Detroit, Detroit Opera House, DIA, Eastern Market, entrepreneurism, getting press, gift ideas, good design, Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes, Hamtramck, Have an Inter-NOT Holiday - shop in Detroit, Hugh, indy retail, Joe Posch, Leopold's Books, Liz Blondy, mall shoppers, Mark offends a friend, mass transit, Mezzanine, Nutcracker, Open City, Park Avenue, Park Shelton, Playboy, pop-up retail, recruiting entrepreneurs, Retail, retail happening, retail in Ann Arbor, retail in Detroit, retail in Ypsilanti, ruin porn, small business, Supino's Pizzeria, Target, tax credits, Team Detroit, the donut of Novi, titanium crystal, Toby Barlow, University Cultural Center Association, VG Kids, whisky stones, Woodbridge Pub, Woodward |
Linette and I have been wanting to go to Pittsburgh ever since the Warhol Museum opened fifteen years ago, and I think we might actually do it this summer. Right now, we’re in the information gathering phase. We’re reading up on things like the Mattress Factory, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, and a little hipster bar […]
Posted in Architecture, Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Other, Pop Culture | Also tagged Brillobox Bar, Eric Stern, Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright, hipster, Mattress Factory, MetaFilter, Naugahyde, neighborhood beachhead, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, road trips, Starving Artists Sunday Supper, tourism, vacations, Warhol Museum, White Dog Cafe |
I’d hate to keep anyone away from Totally Awesome Fest tonight in Ypsi, but, for the literary minded among you, I wanted to mention that our friend Steve, the man behind the zine Stupor, would be having a reading tonight at Design 99, in Hamtramck. There’s a beer reception from 7:00 – 9:00, and the […]
Some folks out there say that, by the time something hits the New York Times, it’s culturally irrelevant. I don’t know that I believe it, but it sure seemed to be the case a few weeks ago, when the esteemed paper of record ran the feature on the “bacon explosion.” After it appeared, the once […]
Posted in Michigan | Also tagged Ancient Evenings, bacon explosion, Detroit, Detroit Unreal Estate Agency, Financial Times, General Motors, Gina Reichert, hipsters, Kwame Kilpatrick, Matthew Barney, Mitch Cope, New York Times, Steve Hughes, Stupor, Toby Barlow, Tyree Guyton, Van Abbemuseum |
