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Lisa Waud on her plans to expand Ann Arbor’s Pot & Box into the thriving entrepreneurial hotbed that is Detroit’s Corktown

By Mark | January 17, 2013

A few days ago, Linete and I foud ourselves in Detroit, without kids, poking around Corktown. The plan was to get something warm to drink at Astro Coffee, but it looked too crowded. Linette peaked in, through one of the fogged-up windows, to see if there was space for me. (She can fit most anywhere. [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, entrepreneurism, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2520 Michigan Avenue, absinthe, Andy Didorosi, Astro Coffee, Bureau of Urban Living, Canine to Five, City Bird, Claire Nelson, Cliff Bell’s, cocktails, Corktown, Dave Landrum, Detroit, Detroit Bus Company, Detroit Farm and Garden, Detroit gas stations, Downtown Home and Garden, Emily Linn, entrepreneurism, entrepreneurship, Felch Street, flowers, friends who do cooler stuff that I do, Gallery 555, gardening, Green Dot Stables, Hatch Detroit, Helen Harding, Honor & Folly, Hugh, ice cream truck, Izzy’s, Jean Henry, Joe Posch, Katherine Yates, Le Petite Zinc, Lisa Waud, Liz Blondy, Mercury Bar, Michigan Avenue, Model D, Mudgie’s Deli, new ideas in retail, Open City Detroit, Paper Street, Pete Bailey, Pop-up for the Holidays, pop-up retail, Popular Mechanics, Pot and Box, Rachel Parke, retail in Detroit, Rooselvelt Park, scotch, Slows Bar BQ, Small & Mighty, St. Cece’s, Stagger Lee, The Sugar House, Two James Distillery, urban gardening, Valentine's Day, Xavier’s, YEP, Young Entrepreneurial People | 23 Comments

According to a source, I was right about 7-Eleven and Starbucks considering Ypsi

By Mark | January 29, 2011

Remember how, a couple of days ago, when talking about the new retail development taking shape on Cross Street, right across from Eastern Michigan University, I said that I thought that it was likely the developer, O’Neal Construction, was already in negotiations with Starbucks and 7-Eleven? Well, if I’m to believe this email that I [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 7-Eleven, anti-globalization, Bryant Simon, coffee, Cross Street, Eagle's Market, Eastern Michigan University, economic development, EMU, Everything But the Coffee, franchises, globalization, La Fiesta Mexicana, O'Neal Construction, retail in Ypsilanti, Starbucks, Sweetwaters, Tower Inn, Trenta, Ugly Mug | 56 Comments

The return of Hugh for the holidays

By Mark | December 16, 2010

Last year at about this time, I ran an interview with a friend of mine named Joe Posch about a pop-up (temporary) shop that he was opening in Detroit. Well, the business, called Hugh, is back again this Christmas season, and I tracked down Joe to find out what was new, and what, if anything, [...]

Posted in Detroit, Retail | Also tagged bachelor style, barware, Bureau of Urban Living, buy local, Christmas gifts, City Bird, Danish stainless steel, drinking, entertaining, entrepreneurism, Esquire, gift ideas, Halloween USA, hoarding, Hugh, Iodent Building, Joe Posch, Laura Abraham, Leopold's Books, new ideas in retail, Playboy, pop-up retail, Rachel's Place, retail in Detroit, reuse, Scandinavian chic. bachelor pad, Shop Local for the Holidays, ski holiday, Spectacles, teak, the still-ejaculating husk that was once Hugh Hefner, transient retail, vintage | 4 Comments

Joe Posch, owner of Detroit’s Hugh, on the realities of retail

By Mark | December 10, 2009

A few days ago, the family and I ventured into Detroit, and, not only didn’t we die – we had a great time. And, while there, we dropped by our friend Joe Posch’s lovely new store, Hugh. What follows is a brief conversation between Joe and I on the idea behind the store, the challenges [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, entrepreneurism, Local Business, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti | Also tagged bachelor style, Bureau of Urban Living, Canine to Five, Christmas gifts, City Bird, Claire Nelson, demolition, Design 99, Design Within Reach, destination shoppers, Detroit, Detroit Opera House, DIA, Eastern Market, entrepreneurism, getting press, gift ideas, good design, Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes, Hamtramck, Have an Inter-NOT Holiday - shop in Detroit, Hugh, Joe Posch, Leopold's Books, Liz Blondy, mall shoppers, Mark offends a friend, mass transit, Mezzanine, Nutcracker, Open City, Park Avenue, Park Shelton, Playboy, pop-up retail, recruiting entrepreneurs, Retail, retail happening, retail in Ann Arbor, retail in Detroit, retail in Ypsilanti, ruin porn, small business, Supino's Pizzeria, Target, tax credits, Team Detroit, the donut of Novi, titanium crystal, Toby Barlow, University Cultural Center Association, VG Kids, whisky stones, Woodbridge Pub, Woodward | 25 Comments

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Lisa Waud on her plans to expand Ann Arbor’s Pot & Box into the thriving entrepreneurial hotbed that is Detroit’s Corktown

According to a source, I was right about 7-Eleven and Starbucks considering Ypsi

The return of Hugh for the holidays

Joe Posch, owner of Detroit’s Hugh, on the realities of retail

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