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, Elbow Room, exit interviews, Gaslight Coffee Roasters, ghost thong, Highland, Logan Square, Miro Lomeli, Prospect park, skateboarding, skateparks, skating, Ugly Mug, Ypsi Skate Park, Ypsi Skatepark, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews |
By Mark | September 15, 2011
To make up for yesterday’s Ypsi Exit Interview, which seems to have upset a few folks, here’s another in my series of Ypsi Immigration Interviews. I hope you enjoy it. MARK: What’s your name, and what is it that you do? LEE: My name is Lee Azus. I owned a bookstore for 15 years in […]
Posted in Detroit, Michigan, Ypsilanti | Also tagged apple picking, Beezy's, Bi-Rite Creamery, Borders, burritos, Corner brewery, Cross Street, cross-country skiing, Dalat, domestic partner benefits, Dos Hermanos, Eastern Michigan University, Elbow Deep, Fischer Building, gay marriage, gay rights, Get Lost Books, Ghirardelli Square, Heidelberg Project, Huron River, independent bookstores, Lee Azus, Michigan Avenue, Michigan Militia, River Street Bakery, San Francisco, Sidetrack, Ugly Mug, Wolverine Diner, Woodruff's, Ypsi Food Coop, Ypsi immigration interview |
If we’re to believe this article from the Ann Arbor News, the number of tables one can eat at in Ypsi is about to almost double. While part of me gets concerned that this might mean that gentrification, and all the shit that comes along with it (higher prices, less diversity, etc), might be right […]
