This past May 2nd, Bob Tetens, the director of the Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission, came to Ypsilanti at the behest of Washtenaw County Commissioner Ronnie Peterson, and explained to us why it was that, after five years, he and his team still hadn’t broken ground on the downtown recreation center that we’d all […]
Tag Archives: Linda French
After five years of promises, Ypsi’s downtown rec center pronounced dead
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Bob Tetens, Conan Smith, David Rutledge, Parks and Recreation Master Plan, Pete Murdock, River Walk Commons, Ronnie Peterson, soil contamination, Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation, Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission, Water Street, Water Street Flats, Yousef Rabhi 33 Comments
Hilary Swank channeling Betty Anne Waters behind the bar
Since we didn’t get any new Pencil Paparazzi drawings over the weekend, I thought that I’d post a few real photos of celebrities. The first one here is of the real life Betty Anne Waters (who is portrayed by Hilary Swank in the film), actress Minnie Driver, and Linda French, the owner of Ypsi’s Sidetrack […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Photographs, Pop Culture Also tagged Betty Anne Waters, Hilary Swank, Michigan film incentives, Minnie Driver, Sidetrack 5 Comments