By Mark | February 5, 2013 Yesterday, the owners of Ann Arbor’s favorite vegan food cart, The Lunch Room, formally announced that they would be following in the footsteps of Eat, and making the transition from seasonal outdoor vendor to year-round brick and mortar. Following is my interview with Phillis Engelbert, who, together with Joel Panozzo, owns The Lunch Room. MARK: [...]
Posted in Ann Arbor, entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andy Sell, EAT, food carts, Foraging Florist, fried chicken, Homegrown Smoker, Joel Panozzo, local economy, local food, local food production, Mark's Carts, meat, Michigan Peaceworks, omnivore, Phillis Engelbert, Portland, Portobello, seitan, Synecdoche, tarot cards, The Lunch Room, Traverse City, vegan, vegetarian, Washtenaw County Public Health Department, Washtenaw Food Hub | As I think I mentioned not too long ago, this year’s Shadow Art Fair will be taking place at Ypsilanti’s Corner Brewery between noon and midnight on Saturday, July 21. What I think I neglected to mention, though, is that vendor applications close on May 1. So, if you want to be a part of [...]
By Mark | November 26, 2011 Clementine’s second grade teacher reads this site. Yesterday, she wrote to request that I post another installment of Totally Quotable Clementine. Unfortunately, as I explained to her last night, there haven’t been a lot of charming moments these past few weeks. I mean, there are, of course, moments where Clementine says interesting things, but I [...]
A local woman by the name of Karrie Waarala is putting on a one-woman show at the Riverside Arts Center this weekend, and, as I thought that some of you might find the subject matter of interest, I took the opportunity to ask her a few questions. The show, which is entitled Long Gone: A [...]
Posted in Art and Culture | Also tagged advertising, Auburn Hills, ballyhoo, carnies, circus, creative writing, fire-eating, Freaks, John Ringling North II, juggling, Karrie Waarala, Kickstarter, Long Gone: A Poetry Sideshow, MFA, Milford, NASCAR, one-woman show, plays, poetry, Riverside Arts Center, sideshows, Stonecoast low-residency program, sword swallower, tattooed lady, temporary tattoos, University of Southern Maine, Ward Hall, World of Wonders | I don’t think I included this video, showing the operation of my friend Amelia’s fortune telling machine, in my Shadow Art Fair live blog. It was one of my favorite things at this summer’s SAF.
