A few weeks ago, shortly after earning earning his PhD from Eastern Michigan University, local Ypsilanti activist John Lupinacci packed up all his belongings and headed west to begin his new life as a academic. Fortunately, though, I was able to track him down and force him to submit to an exit interview… Here are […]
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Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Johnny Lupinacci
Posted in Detroit, Special Projects, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged activism, adjunct faculty, Alfredo Martini, anarchy, anti-consumerism, beer, Beezy's, black bloc, blue-collar scholar, Bona Sera, Bona Sera Cafe, Boots Riley, Brite Idea Tattoo, Cafe Ollie, Capitalism, coffee, Coffee Bean, community, community schools, Cross Street, curriculum, Derrick Jensen, Dreamland Theater, Eastern Michigan University, education reform, EMU, exit interviews, grimy, Growing Hope, Hamtramck, Huron River, Ian MacKaye, Idaho, Jeffree St. John, Johnny Lupinacci, living systems, Moscow, Moscow Food Co-op, mutual aid, North Huron, Occupy Ypsilanti, One Word Cafe, organizing, paranoia, Paul Horvath, Plymouth, political organizing, Pullman, rebellion, Riverside Arts Center, Riverside Park, Sean Fitzgerald, Smarty Catz, Social Foundations of Education, social justice, Target, teaching, Thomas Blondi Salon, Ugly Mug, urban chickens, urban farming, Washington State, Washington State University, Washington Street, wine, Woodruff's, working class, yoga, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Zapatismo 11 Comments
Julia Collins, the owner of Ypsi Studio, on growing up in Ypsi, taking risks, and being successful when people thought you’d fail
Almost ten years ago now, local entrepreneur Julia Collins decided to disregard the advice of many and open a small fitness studio in Downtown Ypsilanti, right next door to our local strip club. Well, it turns out that she was right. Her business, Ypsi Studio, has continued to grow since its initial launch, and, right […]
Posted in History, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Aubree's, bikers, Bill French, Cleveland, Deja Vu, Depot Town, EMU, entrepreneurship, exercise, fitness, Ford, gangs, John Berchman Collins, John Norman Collins, judges, Julia Collins, Port Townsend LION, Sandee French, serial killers, Stacey Lei Krauss, The Alibi, Upper Peninsula, willPower & grace, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsi Studio 12 Comments
Bank places Dave Curtis’s entertainment district up for sale
It’s being reported tonight that the Washington Street buildings owned by Dave Curtis – the ones housing his bars, the Savoy and Pub 13 – are up for sale. The following clip comes from AnnArbor.com: The recent closings of two downtown Ypsilanti bars took a permanent turn this week after the lender listed both the […]
Posted in entrepreneurism, Ypsilanti Also tagged Colliers International, Dave Curtis, DTE, Jim Chaconas, Maurer Management, Michigan Commerce Bank, Savoy, Washington Street 61 Comments