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Consuming 20 feet of meat is apparently newsworthy… Seattle and San Francisco take notice of the Wurst Challenge

By Mark | March 10, 2014

Earlier today, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden appeared on a video screen before a large group of individuals gathered at South by Southwest (SXSW) to discuss civil rights in an era of rampant domestic spying. My intention had been to watch the ACLU’s video of the event this evening, after putting the kids to bed, and […]

Posted in Food, Local Business, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 20 feet of meat, animal rights, Associated Press, domestic spying, Eastern Michigan University, eating challenges, Edward Snowden, EMU, FLY Children's Art Center, FLY Creativity Lab, Jesse Kranyak, NSA, Paul Schreiber, philanthropy, sausage, Susan Martin, SXSW, vegetarianism, Wurst Bar, Wurst Challenge | 44 Comments

Sausage-loving philanthropists square off to take on 20-foot bratwursts for a good cause on March 20 at Ypsi’s Wurst Bar

By Mark | March 3, 2014

Remember how, a few days ago, I told you that I was working on a top-secret, meat-related project? Well, I can now share the details… Here’s the press release: March 3, 2014 WURST CHALLENGE announced for March 20 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Sausage-loving philanthropists square off to take on 20-foot bratwursts for a good cause. FLY […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Local Business, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 20 feet of meat, Ann Arbor Derby Dimes, arts education, bratwurst, call to action, Cre Fuller, creativity, creativity crisis, Dragon's Milk Reserve, eating challenges, Education, FLY Children's Art Center, FLY Creativity Lab, fundraisers, Jesse Kranyak, Man vs. Food, Megan Miramontes, Melissa Wingett, Monkey King, moon landing, Morgan Cox, Paul Schreiber, philanthropy, sausage, Wurst Bar | 4 Comments

Working on a secret project tonight….

By Mark | February 20, 2014

update: It’s looking like we won’t be able to say anything publicly for a few more days yet. In the meantime, though, here’s another clue.

Posted in Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 20 feet of meat, ten cents and inch, top secret | 14 Comments

Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Thom Elliott

By Mark | April 3, 2013

MARK: So, Thom, I hear that you’re going to be leaving us sometime soon. What’s up? I’m hoping it wasn’t anything that anyone said on my site. THOM: No such luck. My life is in a time of great transition… I’m getting married, finishing my degree at EMU, and trying to decided what to do […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Advaita Vedanta, alcohol, alcoholism, Andrew Antis, Birmingham, bullying, Café Habana, Civil War, debauchery, depression, diabetes, drinking, Dustin Krcatovich, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Eton Academy, exit interviews, flophouse, Friedrich Nietzsche, gurus, Heraclitus of Ephesus, intestines, John Koolage, lingam, meditation, mental illness, mindfulness, mysticism, noise, Novi, Oak Openings, philosophy, Pleasuredome, Ramakrishna Puligandala, rishi, Ritalin, Sarah Heidt, self-medicating, Thom Elliott, Totally Awesome Fest, Tree-house for Earth’s Children, Vedas, vegan, Vinyl Joe’s Café, weirdo culture, weirdos, Ypsi Free Commune, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | 22 Comments

Ann Arbor’s vegan food cart The Lunch Room to evolve into a brick-and-mortar Kerrytown restaurant

By Mark | February 5, 2013

Yesterday, the owners of Ann Arbor’s favorite vegan food cart, The Lunch Room, formally announced that they would be following in the footsteps of Eat, and making the transition from seasonal outdoor vendor to year-round brick and mortar. Following is my interview with Phillis Engelbert, who, together with Joel Panozzo, owns The Lunch Room. MARK: […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andy Sell, EAT, food carts, Foraging Florist, fortune telling, fried chicken, Homegrown Smoker, Joel Panozzo, local economy, local food, local food production, Mark's Carts, Michigan Peaceworks, omnivore, Phillis Engelbert, Portland, Portobello, seitan, Synecdoche, tarot cards, The Lunch Room, Traverse City, vegan, vegetarian, Washtenaw County Public Health Department, Washtenaw Food Hub | 14 Comments

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Consuming 20 feet of meat is apparently newsworthy… Seattle and San Francisco take notice of the Wurst Challenge

Sausage-loving philanthropists square off to take on 20-foot bratwursts for a good cause on March 20 at Ypsi’s Wurst Bar

Working on a secret project tonight….

Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Thom Elliott

Ann Arbor’s vegan food cart The Lunch Room to evolve into a brick-and-mortar Kerrytown restaurant

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