“Does Ann Arbor’s downtown belong to the people of Ann Arbor, or to the City’s most influential and vocal business owners?” It’s a question that’s been asked quite a bit this past week, in the wake of news surfacing about an Ann Arbor DDA plan to further the “mallification” of downtown by hiring a small […]
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The fight intensifies over Ann Arbor’s proposed “ambassador” program
Posted in Ann Arbor, Local Business, Marketing, Uncategorized Also tagged Ann Arbor Ambassador Program, Ann Arbor Chronicle, Ann Arbor DDA, authenticity, Block by Block, community building, DDA, homelessness, Jean Henry, Joan Lowenstein, mallification, Mark Hodesh, our fragile downtown business ecosystem, posters, Stephen Kunselman, street people 73 Comments
Uncharacteristically optimistic messages spotted in Ypsi
I just noticed this at the Ypsi Skatepark a few minutes ago. I suspect someone not from around here is responsible… Anyway, it made me happy to see that two people chose to accept the positivity into their lives. Or, now that I think about it, maybe someone just ripped them off to write IOUs […]
The down side of shopping cart races
A few days ago, I posted something here on the site about the clandestine shopping cart race that takes place in Ann Arbor every August, at the end of Punk Week. Well, after posting the story, I began hearing from people in Ann Arbor who wanted me to know why they were against the races. […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Mark's Life Also tagged Bill Grundy, cardboard carcass, dirty rotter, disturbing the peace, kids today, littering, posts where Mark comes across as an uncool douche, preachy bullshit, Punk Week, punks, Sex Pistols, Shopping, shopping carts made to look like sharks, stickers, strategy, taggers, the man 18 Comments