By Mark | December 22, 2013
Between Christmas and New Year’s Day, Ypsilanti will, as it’s done for the past seven years, play host to the incredible Michigan music festival known as Mittenfest. Following is a short interview I conducted online with organizers Brandon Zwagerman, Jeremy Peters and Amy Sumerton on how Mittenfest got started, how it’s changed over the years, […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826, 826Michigan, Amy Sumerton, Arbor Vitae, Beezy's, Brandon Zwagerman, Breezee On, Chickens in Love, Chris Bathgate, Christmas, Corner brewery, creative writing, East Quad Music Co-Op, Fred Thomas, Frontier Ruckus, fundraisers, Growing Hope, Halfass, homesickness, Jeremy Peters, Madison House, Madisonfest, Misty Lyn Bergeron, New Year's Eve, New York, Nightlife, NYC, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Stepdad, SXSW, West Park, Woodruff's, Ypsilanti Public Schools |
By Mark | November 2, 2013
As interviewed Bee Roll, the owner of Beezy’s, when she was first opening her restaurant on Washington Street, and again as she celebrated her first anniversary, I felt compelled to check in once again when I was reminded that her five year anniversary was approaching… I hope you enjoy the interview. MARK: So, has it […]
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The following was sent out this evening by Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schreiber. I thought that I’d pass it along for those of you who don’t happen to be on his mailing list. (A PDF version, which includes relevant links and accompanying graphs, can be found here.) For the most part, I think Mayor Schreiber does […]
Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged AATA, Administrative Hearings Bureau, city income tax, Climate Action Plan, Corner brewery, Cross Street, Dreamland Theater, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Facade Improvement Program, Family Dollar, Ford, Growing Hope, gun control, guns, Hamilton Crossing, historic district, historic preservation, Hope Clinic, Jon Ichesco, Krampus Ball, LED street lights, manufacturing, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Michigan House Bill 5225, Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, Parkview Apartments, Paul Schreiber, porn, public safety, public transportation, Ralph Lange, Recreation Department, Reimagine Washtenaw, Rutherford Pool, Shadow Art Fair, Shape Ypsilanti, Smith Furniture, State of the City, street lights, Sweetwaters, tax incentives, Ted's Campus Drugs, VIsteon, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Welch Hall, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilanti City Master Plan, Ypsilanti Fire Department, Ypsilanti police department, zoning |
The following was just sent out by Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schreiber. As I don’t know if it will get picked up in what remains of our local press, I thought that I should reprint it here, so that people could share it by way of Facebook, etc. That, of course, doesn’t help the thousands of […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826Michigan, Brewers’ Guild Beer Summer Festival, budget cuts, Cafe Ollie, City Income Tax Feasibility Analysis, Cross Street, Crossroads Summer Music Festival, Eastern Michigan University, Ed Korzyno, Elvisfest, EMU, Friends of Rutherford pool, Hamilton Crossing, Heritage Festival, Hope Clinic, HUD Community Challenge Planning Grant, J. Neil's Mongolian Grill, local income tax, Mellencamp Building, Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center, Michigan Ladder, Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, Michigan State Treasurer’s Office, Mix Market, Model Cave, Parkview Apartments, Paul Schreiber, property taxes, Red Rock Downtown Barbeque, Riverside Park, Rutherford Pool, State of the City, taxes, Theo’s Bar, Thompson Block, Washtenaw Avenue, Washtenaw County Farm Park, Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission, Washtenaw Feeding Corridor, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, Woodruff's, Wurst Bar, Ypsilanti City budget, Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority |
By Mark | December 29, 2011
I shirked my parenting responsibilities last night and snuck across the river to Woodruff’s, to attended the highly anticipated kickoff of Mittenfest VI. My intention was to shoot lots of video, that I could then post here, in hopes of enticing more of you to attend over the coming days (Mittenfest continues through New Year’s […]
