Tag Archives: Maggie’s Organics

Ypsi’s VG Kids, considering a move to Ann Arbor

By Mark | November 15, 2009

My friend James owns the local screen printing company, VG Kids. I’ve written about them here plenty of times in the past, and I’ve held them up as an example of the kind of young, dynamic, quality-focused, arts-centered company that we need more of here in Ypsi. So, as you might expect, I wasn’t exactly [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Beezy's, FLY Children's Art Center, Henrietta Fahrenheit, James Marks, light industrial, Maggie's Organics, our fragile downtown business ecosystem, screen printing, Shadow Art Fair, space needed, Spur Studios, VG Kids, Water Street, Whole Foods, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsilanti critical mass | 70 Comments

Interview with new Think Local First director, Ingrid Ault

By Mark | February 1, 2009

Over the past week or so, I’ve been exchanging emails with Ingrid Ault, the director of the locally-owned business advocacy group Think Local First. Following, with her permission, is our exchange… Mark: It’s my understanding that a few communities in the United States are considering, or have recently passed laws that would keep national chains, [...]