Tag Archives: Eclectablog

Beer with Bloggers… April 9, in Ypsilanti

By Mark | April 1, 2013

As last year’s Beer with Bloggers event was such a resounding success, we’ve decided to do it again next Tuesday evening at the Corner Brewery. The event, as always, will be free and open to the public… So, if you’ve got a blog of your own, enjoy engaging in conversations on your favorite local blog, [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Media, Michigan, Other, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor School Musings, Anne Savage, Beer with Bloggers, Ben Connor Barrie, Chris Savage, Christine Barry, community organizing, Damn Arbor, Edward Vielmetti, Mary Bilyeu, Mike White, Patrick Diehl, Patti Smith, Pete Larson, Ruth Kraut, Steven Krause | 15 Comments

Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer, without the support of the UAW, faces attacks from within… What’s next?

By Mark | February 2, 2013

According to a report on MLive, Michigan Republicans are demanding that the investigation into Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer’s involvement in a 2010 plot to split the conservative vote in Metro Detroit by running fake Tea Party candidates against establishment Republicans, be reopened. Here’s a clip: …Bobby Schostak, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, [...]

Posted in Michigan, Politics | Also tagged Bob King, Bobby Schostak, Bruce Rendon, Jack Lessenberry, James Hoffa, Jeff Irwin, Jennifer Granholm, Jessica Cooper, Kalkaska, lame duck, Lon Johnson, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Mark Brewer, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Republican Party, Mike McGuinness, right-to-work, Sander Levin, tea party, Teamsters, UAW, union busting, unions, United Auto Workers | 32 Comments

What I remember of the MarkMaynard.com 10th anniversary party

By Mark | September 17, 2012

I want to thank everyone who showed up last Saturday for the 10th anniversary party at Woodruff’s. I especially want to thank those folks who I didn’t get an opportunity to speak with in person. As well over 100 people showed up over the course of the evening, I just didn’t have an opportunity to [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Mark's Life, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 25 Suaves, Alan Haber, analytics, Andre Grewe, Andy Claydon, anniversary, AutoMark, automaton, ball shaving, Beezy's, Bulb Records, Corner brewery, cycle powered cinema, Damn Arbor, Facebook, Fumie Kawasaki, Halloween Nation, Hasan Mihyar, impersonators, Krampus, Laura Abraham, MarkMaynard.com, Mike Eller, Minus9, Monika Szydlowski, nutria, Ozone House, Pat Maynard, Patric Elkins, Patrick Elkins, robot teachers, Saddam Hussein, Saline, SDS, Shadow Art Fair, Shovelgate, spider holes, Steve Cherry, Steve Guttenberg, strangled by feet, sweding, Taco Bell, Trabajabamos, unconference, VG Kids, Woodruff's, Ypsilanti City Council, Zombie Claus | 14 Comments

Beer with Bloggers is this Thursday evening in Ypsilanti… and you don’t have to be a blogger to attend

By Mark | May 29, 2012

I just wanted to quickly remind everyone that the big Beer with Bloggers event will be taking place this Thursday evening at the Corner Brewery, in Ypsilanti. In addition to myself, we’ll be joined by the likes of Chris from Eclectablog, Ben from Damn Arbor, Murph from Common Monkeyflower, Anne from The Savage Feast, Sam [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Other, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Blogging for Michigan, Chris Savage, Concentrate, Damn Arbor, EMU Talk, Impossible Funky, Mike White, Painting with Fire, Patti Smith, The Creationista, Tony Trupiano, Vinnie Massimino, Wits and Vinegar | 6 Comments

Resurrecting “Beer with Bloggers”… May 31, 7:00 to 9:00, at the Corner Brewery

By Mark | May 14, 2012

A long time ago, in the early days of blogging, back before most of you were born, I used to host events designed to lure painfully-akward bloggers out of their parents’ basements, so that they might drink beer and attempt to mate with their readers. This reoccurring event was called Beer with Bloggers, and, from [...]