Tag Archives: John Coleman

$500 matching grant announced for contributions made to Ozone House by the end of the day today

By Mark | March 29, 2012

Last night, I mentioned here that a dozen or so friends and I, through the micro-philonthropic organization, A2Awesome, had contributed $1,000 to Ozone House, a local nonprofit that has been serving runaway, homeless and at-risk youth since the 1960s. The response, as you might expect, was overwhelmingly positive. There was, however, one dissenting voice. Our […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti | Also tagged A2Awesome, at-risk youth, call to action, charity, EOS, homeless, homophobia, Look in the Attic, make a donation, matching grants, Ozone House, Ozone House Youth and Family Services, philanthropy, runaway, youth programs | 103 Comments

Urban chickens, local trains, and young people on the DDA

By Mark | July 8, 2009

I skipped last night’s Ypsi City Council meeting. I should have gone, but other things got in the way. From what I hear, it was dominated by talk of urban chickens, with significant numbers of both proponents and opponents coming out to let their opinions be known. In the end, it looks like the pro-chicken […]

Posted in entrepreneurism, Observations, Other, Rail, Sustainability, Ypsilanti | Also tagged bad metaphors, Bee Mayhew, bird flu, Brian Robb, catch 22, chicken slaughter capital of Washtenaw County, city chickens, City Council, Darryl Daniels, Dave Wheeler, DDA, James Marks, Jim Karnopp, John Donegan, Karen Maurer, Linda French, Lois Richardson, Michael Bodary, Move to Ypsi and Have that Extra Chicken that You Deserve, Peter Rinehart, Rene Greff, Robert M. Barnes, Sandee French, Scotty James, slaughter, Trudy Swanson, urban chickens | 21 Comments

Ypsilanti DDA Director forced out of office

By Mark | May 21, 2009

This afternoon, Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority (YDDA) Director Brian Vosburg offered his resignation. According to board chair Peter Rinehart, Vosburg did so prior to a job evaluation that was to be conducted during a closed-door session of the board. While it may be true that no formal performance evaluation was conducted, it appears as though […]