By Mark | November 18, 2013
I’m tempted to complain about yesterday’s massive storm, as it sent a few huge limbs crashing onto the fence in my backyard, and led to a considerable amount of screaming in my house, but it was awesome for the native seeds we’d just planted at Water Street, and I’m thankful for that. Here are a […]
By Mark | November 17, 2013
Thanks to the hard work of a lot of people, we now have a proper sign explaining the history and significance of the Water Street Commons native prairie. Special thanks go out especially to native plant experts Jason Tallant and Ben Connor Barrie for helping me with the text, Jeff Clark for designing the sign, […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Water Street Commons, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ben Connor Barrie, Clementine, Grafaktri, Jason Tallant, Jeff Clark, native prairie, Pete Larson, signs, Water Street, Water Street Commons |
By Mark | September 4, 2013
A LETTER FROM MY FRIEND JEFF CLARK: About five months ago, on May Day, the local community joined together to seedbomb the acre of Water Street at the corner of River Street and Michigan Avenue. The little clay balls were handcrafted by children from Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor elementary schools, as well as several adults […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged brownfields, information hut, Jeff Clark, land art, meadow, public art, restoration, sculpture, seedbombs, Water Street, Water Street Commons, Water Street Information Center |
By Mark | August 15, 2013
Still trying to unravel the mystery of why people would choose, of their own free will, to move to Ypsilanti, I reached out to new homeowners Erika Jost and Ben Connor Barrie, and demanded that they submit to a formal Ypsilanti Immigration Interview. Here are the results. MARK: Was Ypsilanti just the most affordable choice, […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826 Michigan, Anne of Green Gables, Arboretum, Aubrey Parker, Ben Connor Barrie, Bike Ypsi, blogging, blogs, blowjobs, blowjobs in Township parks, cedar waxwings, Chicago, Corner brewery, coyotes, Cross Street Book Shop, Damn Arbor, dance, Darren Breen, deer, Detroit Public Library, DIA, Erika Jost, Flint, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, interviews, Jason Tallant, Leopold Brothers, Lucy Maud Montgomery, meet a blogger, New Theater Project, Nicasia Marie Solano-Reed, pesticide, poop, Roundup, Sidetrack, spelling, tap dancing, Teach for America, Tyler Weston, University of Michigan, used book stores, Water Street Commons, Wizard of Oz, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti Downtown Library, Ypsilanti real estate |