Still trying to unravel the mystery of why people would choose, of their own free will, to move to Ypsilanti, I reached out to new homeowners Erika Jost and Ben Connor Barrie, and demanded that they submit to a formal Ypsilanti Immigration Interview. Here are the results. MARK: Was Ypsilanti just the most affordable choice, […]
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Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Erika Jost and Ben Connor Barrie
Posted in Ann Arbor, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826 Michigan, Anne of Green Gables, Arboretum, Aubrey Parker, Ben Connor Barrie, Bike Ypsi, blogging, blogs, blowjobs, blowjobs in Township parks, cedar waxwings, Chicago, Corner brewery, coyotes, Cross Street Book Shop, Damn Arbor, dance, Darren Breen, deer, Detroit Public Library, DIA, Erika Jost, Flint, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, interviews, Jason Tallant, Lucy Maud Montgomery, meet a blogger, native plants, New Theater Project, Nicasia Marie Solano-Reed, pesticide, poop, Roundup, Sidetrack, spelling, tap dancing, Teach for America, Tyler Weston, University of Michigan, used book stores, Water Street Commons, Wizard of Oz, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti Downtown Library, Ypsilanti real estate | 27 Comments
David Landrum on the launch of Two James…. the first distillery in Detroit since Prohibition
As you may have heard, a new distillery will soon be opening in the Corktown section of Detroit, not too far from where our friend Lisa Waud will be opening the new flower shop I told you about a few days ago. From what I’m told, it will be the first legal distillery to operate […]
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