As luck would have it, last summer, which was the hottest in Michigan’s recorded history, the people of Ypsilanti found themselves without an operational public pool. This year, though, we might actually be able to do something about it. Thanks to the heroic efforts of the Friends of the Rutherford Pool, and a great many […]
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Ypsilanti needs your help… within just $50,000, we could once again have a community pool
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1971, call to action, capital campaign, heat, Jesse Rutherford, John Weiss, pools, public pools, recreation, Rutherford Pool, summer 22 Comments
Occupy teach-in this Saturday afternoon at Woodruff’s…. Ideas for Ypsi’s occupation abound
[The following missive must have been slipped into my pocket this evening as I made my way down Michigan Avenue with my dog.] The State Capitol of Art and Activism by Occupy Ypsilanti What do GoldmanSachs, Jerry Sandusky, Michael Bloomberg, McDonald’s, Rick Snyder, The Gap, Nestle, Major League Baseball, and Mary Sue Coleman have in […]
Posted in Other, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 99%, Arab Spring, Blogbaby, Brian Whitener, co-ops, Dave Strenski, Deja Vu, Edible Commons, EMU, foreclosure resistance, GoldmanSachs, Howard Bunsis, Iceland, Jeff Clark, Jerry Sandusky, Liberty Square, local food production, Major League Baseball, Maria Cotera, Mary Sue Coleman, McDonald’s, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Shallal, Natalia Harris, Nestle, Oakland, Occupy, Occupy Ypsilanti, Olympia, origami, Peter Linebaugh, power, Rick Snyder, school lunches, teach-in, The Gap, The State Capitol of Art and Activism, Transition Ypsilanti, urban farming, Water Street, wealth inequality, Woodruff's, Zuccotti Park 34 Comments
Bike Ypsi’s spring ride is this Sunday
Our friends at Bike Ypsi are going to be having their big Spring Ride this Sunday, May 3. I won’t be able to make it this year, as Linette and I have company staying with us, but I’ve done it in the past and it’s a hell of a lot of fun. There’s something really […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged BBQ, beer specials, bicycles, bike polo, Bike Ypsi, Bombadill's, free coffee, scavenger hunt, spring ride, Tap Room, Ypsi/Arbor commute 4 Comments