For those of you who haven’t seen it yet on PBS, Ypsi was featured on the most recent episode of Under the Radar Michigan. The crew, as you may recall, was here in town this past October, shooting footage of people lined up down Michigan Avenue, waiting to partake of the 40¢ chicken dinners that […]
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PBS in Ypsi, the New York Times in Detroit, and a state in transition
Posted in Detroit, Ypsilanti | Also tagged cities, copper, dismantling American cities, documentary film, Fishtown, Ford Foundation, globalization, Haab's, harbingers of things to come, Heidi Ewing, little people, manufacturing, Michigan's aging cities, Rachel Grady, ruin porn, scavenging, scrap, scrap metal, Tap Room, the future of American cities, threats to the middle class, Under the Radar Michigan, VIsteon | 11 Comments
Chubby Mary, and other drinks involving animal flesh
Yesterday morning, the family and I drove up to Leland, Michigan, where, among other things, we sat around watching otters frolicking in the crystal clear water as we sipped big, cold drinks. The photo above is of one such drink. It’s called a Chubby Mary, and it’s the specialty of the house at a place […]
Posted in Food, Michigan | Also tagged Bloody Mary, Canada, chicken feet, Chubby Mary, Dawson City, Downtown Hotel, drink ideas, fish, food and drink, Jive Turkey, my bar, otter, prohibition, signature drinks, smoked fish, Sour Toe Cocktail, Sourdough Saloon, Sourtoe, The Cove, turkey leg, Yukon | 34 Comments