Tag Archives: FLY Children’s Art Center

Announcing that five Ypsi schools share one librarian, 826 Michigan asks for volunteers to staff libraries so that our children can once again check out books

By Mark | October 24, 2012

When I received the above message earlier this afternoon, I didn’t think there was any way that it could possibly be true… I knew, of course, that Ypsi’s schools had suffered severe cuts. Just a few weeks ago, I’d watched Linette design a poster for Fly Children’s Art Center, drawing attention to the fact that [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Education, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826Michigan, Amanda Uhle, Amy Sumerton, Big Bird, books, budget cuts, Bush tax cuts, childhood, deregulation, dismantling of public education, epic rants, FLY Children's Art Center, librarians, libraries, military budget, Mitt Romney, PBS, public education, tax the rich, Wall Street deregulation, Ypsilanti Public Schools | 43 Comments

Here’s the agenda for Saturday’s MarkMaynard.com 10th anniversary party

By Mark | September 5, 2012

When it first occurred to me that we should have a 10 year anniversary party for the site, I thought that I’d issue a press release, print up flyers, and promote the hell out of it. As the date has drawn nearer, though, I’ve been reminded of the fact that I’m terrified of large groups, [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Site Admin, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 25 Suaves, FLY Children's Art Center, MarkMaynard.com, Minus9, MM.com stuff, parties, Trabajabamos, Woodruff's | 15 Comments

Hobnobbing with Mark Maynard makes Metromode’s “10 Things To Do In Metro Detroit Before Summer Ends” list

By Mark | August 9, 2012

Earlier today, the folks at Metromode released their top 10 list of things to do in metro Detroit before the end of summer. And, there, right alongside the Northville Victorian Festival and Wyandotte’s citywide garage sale, for some inexplicable reason, was the MarkMaynard.com 10th anniversary party. Here’s what they had to say. Celebrate MarkMaynard.com’s 10th [...]

Posted in Detroit, Mark's Life, Media, Uncategorized | Also tagged Dave Lewinski, FLY Children's Art Center, MarkMaynard.com, Metromode, Minus9, photos of Mark, Taco Tour | 8 Comments

Keep Mike Eller off City Council…. tell your friends!

By Mark | July 31, 2012

Yesterday, shortly after I announced that I’d be hosting a fundraiser for FLY Children’s Art Center at Woodruff’s on September 8, someone left a comment on the site, alerting me to the fact that the Katie Whitehouse, the director of FLY, had a Mike Eller sign in her front yard. “I can’t believe the head [...]

Posted in Observations, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged abortion, accusations of socialism, America First Party, Communism, discrimination, dismantling of public education, Earth Day, environmental protection, EPA, fear of Communism, FLY Children's Art Center, homophobia, John Birch Society, Karen Maurer, Katie Whitehouse, Leon Trotsky, local income tax, Maurer Management, Mike Eller, OSHA, Paul Robeson, Pete Murdock, separation of church and state, sexism, sexual harassment, Socialism, sodomy, Steve Pierce, Stop City Income Tax, the threat of Socialism, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, women's liberation, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilanti Ward 3, zoning | 92 Comments

MarkMaynard.com 10th anniversary party September 8

By Mark | July 29, 2012

As we discussed in January, the tenth anniversary of this site is fast approaching, and I’ve been thinking of constructive, creative ways to mark the occasion… Well, things are finally beginning to take shape, and I have a date for you to enter into your iPhones, carve into your thighs, shave into the fur of [...]