In a text I received today, someone I know referred to Depot Town as “little Ann Arbor.” My sense, given the ensuing exchange, is that he didn’t intend it to be a compliment. He asked me if, since I took a stand way back when about the Quizno’s that had opened in Depot Town, I’d […]
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OK, Ypsilanti, let’s talk about gentrification
Posted in Ann Arbor, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 209 Pearl, accountability, Babo, Bee Roll, Beezy's, Curtis Sullivan, Depot Town, economic development, Elbow Room, Emergency Manager, Frieghthouse, gentrification, Green Room, little Ann Arbor, looming receivorship, Ma Lou's, Quizno's, Vault of Midnight 79 Comments
The future of Cross Street
AnnArbor.com has a story today about O’Neal Construction buying up the block of Cross Street that used to house Ted’s Campus Drugs and our local art supply store, Art Attack. Judging from the comments following the article, I’d say that people are happy to see the project in the hands of O’Neal, which was the […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 7-Eleven, Andrew O’Neal, Art Attack, business ideas, buy local, Cafe Ollie, Cross Street Station, Eastern Michigan University, economic development, food service in Ypsilanti, franchises, Kerrytown, local economy, microfiche cafe, O'Neal Construction, Patrick Elkins, press pass, Quizno's, retail in Ypsilanti, Starbucks, Ted Tangalakis, Ted's Campus Drugs, the future of Ypsilanti, typewriters, Ugly Mug, Ypsilanti water tower 26 Comments
Is Burger King right for Water Street?
As another local blog has already let the cat out of the bag, I don’t feel so bad mentioning here that one of the entities likely to find a home in Ypsi’s Water Street development is Burger King. While I don’t believe a firm offer has yet been made, I hear that something is in […]
Posted in Politics, Rants, Ypsilanti Also tagged Aldi, Burger King, complaining about things that can't be changed, franchises, John Dingell, Quizno's, Water Street 32 Comments