By Mark | November 29, 2011
A few days ago, in a post about the recent string of downtown burglaries, I noted that, given that we have fewer police on the streets these days due to budget cuts, it might help if those police officers that we did have working for the City, actually lived here. I don’t know that it […]
Posted in Detroit, Ideas, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Eastern Michigan University, Elvis Costello, EMU, getting more local employees to live in Ypsilanti, housing, housing incintives, Lee Azus, Live Downtown, municipal employees, police brutality, puppet public service employees, residency, residency rule, Susan Martin, Ypsilanti Fire Department, Ypsilanti police department, Ypsilanti Township |
By Mark | November 7, 2011
Last week, Michigan passed anti-bullying legislation. Apparently, however, it’s got some serious issues. Most notably, it still allows for bullying… But, not just any bullying. In the defense of our Republican legislators, it’s not as though they’re saying that all bullying is justified – just that done by people of faith. In their opinion, it […]
By Mark | November 1, 2011
I hesitate to start yet one more thread on the possibility that our friend Bee may open another restaurant in Ypsilanti, but there are a few things that have come up since my last post on the subject that I wanted to share here, on the front page. Regardless of whether Bee decides to go […]
Posted in Economics, entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Bee Mayhew, Bee Roll, Beezy's, diners, distributed risk, food entrepreneurship, Hardwick, High Mowing Seeds, investing in the future, Michigan Avenue, Pete's Greens, startup investing, Sustainability, Tom Stearns, Vermont, Vermont Food Venture Center, Wolverine |
I bought a movie on a whim through Amazon the other day. I’d never seen it before, but, from what I could tell, it seemed like the kind of thing that I’d like. Among other things, the cast included a number of actresses that I happen to be quite fond of, including Katharine Hepburn, Lucille […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life | Also tagged Adolphe Menjou, Amazon, Andre, Andrea Leeds, Aunt Agatha's, butchering, chicken, Cornelia Bullock, Cross Street Books, e-commerce, Facts of Life, fast talking dames, Film, Footlights Club, Gail Patrick, Ginger Rogers, Gone with the Wind, good design, Katharine Hepburn, lamb, local, movie reviews, My Man Godfrey, Olivia de Havilland, screwball comedy, shameless self-promotion, Stage Door, the future of this site, things that make Mark happy |
By Mark | February 26, 2011
All over the nation today, at noon, people held rallies in support of the men and women of Wisconsin’s public unions. The folks at MoveOn, who were helping with the logistics, where calling it “The Rally to Save the American Dream.” The photo accompanying this post comes from my friend Murph, who spent the afternoon […]
Posted in Observations, Other, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged "kill the bill", Aaron Stark, collective bargaining, Doug Henwood, Frank Zeidler, Harley-Davidson, Joe McCarthy, Joel Rogers, labor history, Madison, Medicaid, Oscar Meyer, outside agitators, protests, public employee unions, Rally to Save the American Dream, Robert "FIghting Bob" LaFollette, Russ Feingold, Scott Walker, Solidarity Forever, the growing gap between rich and poor, threats to the middle class, union busting, University of WIsconsin Madison, Wisconsin, WORT |
