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Housing incentives for municipal employees… is now the right time?

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, Murph, police brutality, residency, residency rule, Susan Martin, Ypsilanti Fire Department, Ypsilanti police department, Ypsilanti Township | 21 Comments

The first episode of Dreamland Tonight is now available online

By Mark | March 23, 2010

I’m on my way out to a meeting to discuss the second episode of Dreamland Tonight, but, before I go, I want to share this video of the first episode. I don’t know how well it translates to this format, but hopefully you’ll find something to like about it… And don’t be discouraged by the […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Pop Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Mitchell, blackened hand ham, booty, Booty Slammin', budget cuts, Chris Snadon, competitive eating, Dreamland Theater, Dreamland Tonight, Eastern Michigan University, falafel eating contest, falafel king, Found Magazine, ham, ham sandwich, Logan Schaedig, Mayor Schreiber, Mike Ambs, Mike Shecket, Misha Grey, Naia Venturi, NPR, Patrick Elkins, Paul Schreiber, people who will one day regret getting a tattoo designed by Mark, public safety puppets, puppet booty, puppet firefighters, puppet Mark, puppetry, school budget, school closure, Soul Spit, tattoos designed by Mark, Ted Kennedy, Tim Schreiber, video of me on a toilet getting bitten by a puppet, wave your booty in the air, Ypsi talk show, Ypsilanti City budget, Ypsilanti Fire Department | 8 Comments

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