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The Saturday Six Pack number six… the episode where Nick and D’Real almost get themselves killed

By Mark | February 22, 2015

There were a lot of firsts this week… This was the first time that we invited random passers-by into the AM 1700 studio to talk. This was the first time that we had a guest text in to say that he wouldn’t be able to join us. And this, to my knowledge, was the first […]

Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826Michigan, beer, bicycled, Bright Futures, Cre Fuller, David Klingenberger, D’Real Graham, Good Humans, Jim Cherewick, Kristen Cuhran, Lorenzo, Lorenzo Lamas, Newcombe Clark, pedicabs, Pete Larson, photography, The Brinery, vomit, vomit eating, Wallet Talk, wallets, Yen Azzaro | 19 Comments

Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Christine Laughren

By Mark | September 6, 2014

After nearly 25 years in Ypsi, the empowered little girl you see below will soon be breaking free. Please join me in wishing Christine Laughren safe travels as she embarks on the next chapter of her life, far away from the American midwest… Here’s her official exit interview. MARK: What first brought you to Ypsi? […]

Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Africa, Agriculture, Andrew Cipolla, Back to Ypsilanti, Carpenter Road, Christine Laughren, Dan DuChene, Dom Bakery, Eastern Echo, ebola, EMU, exit interviews, FLY Children's Art Center, Ford Lake, Frog Island, frogs, From Michigan to Ghana with Love, Ghana, Growing Hope, Heritage Media, Highland, iSPY, karaoke, Lincoln Consolidated, Mark Norris, Pakmode Media, Peace Corps, Pure Michigan, Ridgewood Apartments, Shadow Art Fair, sprawl, Visit Ypsilanti, water tower, Ypsi Citizen, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ypsilanti Citizen, Ypsilanti Frog Killing Coalition, Ypsilanti Township | 8 Comments

Bee Roll reflects on Beezy’s at the five-year mark… “If we want the world to be different, we have to start creating that world.”

By Mark | November 2, 2013

As interviewed Bee Roll, the owner of Beezy’s, when she was first opening her restaurant on Washington Street, and again as she celebrated her first anniversary, I felt compelled to check in once again when I was reminded that her five year anniversary was approaching… I hope you enjoy the interview. MARK: So, has it […]

Posted in Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826 Michigan, 826Michigan, Amanda Uhle, Andy Garris, anniverseries, baby having, balance, Bee Mayhew, Bee Roll, Beezy's, Brandon Zwagerman, buy local, Caleb Zweifler, Cask & Cake, community building, crime, cupcakes, D’Real Graham, entrepreneurship, food entrepreneurship, Frostingfaced, Go Ice Cream, Hope Clinic, interviews, kitchen sharing, Marisa Dluge, mentorship, micro-businesses, Mittenfest, Nightshade Army, North Washington Street, Oasis Cafe, restaurant ideas, restaurants, Riki Tiki Pies, Shape Ypsi, Shape Ypsilanti, Shitfaced, The Rocket, vision statements, weaning, whiskey, Yeast Affection, Ypsi entrepreneurs | 11 Comments

Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Miro Lomeli

By Mark | September 15, 2013

Having given up caffeine some time ago, it took me a while to discover that Miro Lomeli, the guy who roasted the coffee at the Ugly Mug, had packed up and moved to Chicago. Thankfully, though, I was able to track him down and ask him a few questions. What follows is his official exit […]

Posted in Food, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Chicago, Christmas parties, coffee, coffee roasting, exit interviews, Gaslight Coffee Roasters, gay bars, ghost thong, Highland, Logan Square, Miro Lomeli, Prospect park, skateboarding, skateparks, skating, Ugly Mug, Ypsi Skate Park, Ypsi Skatepark, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | 13 Comments

Anthony Gentile on YpsiFest

By Mark | September 21, 2011

I had the occasion a few days ago to chat with Anthony Gentile, the organizer of YpsiFest, which is scheduled to take place at Woodruff’s October 12 – 15. Here’s what he had to say… MARK: When was the first YpsiFest? ANTHONY: Well, YpsiFest started in 2003, back when Leighton Mann was booking at the […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 2194, Ahsleys, Anchorage, Andy Garris, Anthony Gentile, Bang! Bang!, Battle of the Festivals, Blue Snaggletooth, Brandon Zwagerman, CHAPSTIK, Charlevoix, Chris Bathgate, Coke Dick Motorcycle Awesome, dog shelter, Doug Coombe, Easy Action, Elbow Deep, festivals, Few and Far Between, Fred Thomas, Free Noise Project, fundraisers, Genesis P-Orridge, Glori5, Graders, Hasan's bedroom, Heads Will Roll, Human Wick Effect, Inside Five Minutes, Jehovah's Witness Protection Program, Kickstand Band, Lady Jaye, Leaving Rouge, Leighton, Lettercamp, Loco Gnosis, mascot services, mascots, Mittenfest, Nathan Montgomery, pandrogeny, Pandrogyne, Paradise, Patrick Elkins, Phantasmagoria, Ragbirds, Rome for a Day, Rootstand, S.N.A.F.U., Silverghost, Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor, SOS Community Services, Spit for Athena, The Ballad of Genesis & Lady Jaye, The Beggars, The Boys Themselves, The Glass is Half Full, The Holy Fire, The Muggs, The Savoy, Woodruff's, Wrathgate, Ypsi festivals, YpsiFest | 11 Comments

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