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Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Amy Probst

By Mark | March 18, 2015

A week or so ago, I got a tip that a young woman by the name of Amy Probst had “quietly” purchased a home in Ypsilanti in hopes of avoiding her mandatory immigration interview. Well, it took a little detective work on my part, but I was finally able to track her down, fire up […]

Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged born again christian, Columbo, comedy, Depot Town, Detroit Metro Times, Dreidel, Freaks and Geeks, hitchhiking, Johnny in the Morning, Kelly Hogan, Kurt Anscheutz, LooseLips, Lynda Barry, Major League Dreidel, Mensa, National Novel Writing Month, Oklahoma, Omega Institute, podcasting, propane, religious fundamentalism, Ric Pruneda, Sidetrack, Tales from the D, Team Smoot, The Bachelor, The Dirty Words Radio Show, Thomson Reuters, Ugly Mug, writing, Writing the Unthinkable, Ypsilanti Flour Mill, Ypsilanti historic home tour | 8 Comments

Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Newcombe Clark

By Mark | April 10, 2013

A week or so ago, in front of an audience at Conor O’Neills, I had the pleasure of conducting a live exit interview with Ann Arbor-born commercial real estate broker turned University of Michigan MBA Newcombe Clark, who will soon be leaving Michigan for Chicago. As there was still a great deal that we didn’t […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, History, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Special Projects | Also tagged affordable housing, aging population, Ann Arbor City Council, Ann Arbor history, Ann Arbor problems, Annarbour, Babo, Best Buy, big box retail, Borders, brain drain, Briarwood Mall, car free, change, Chicago, childhood, childhood memories, complaining about things that can't be changed, construction, craftsmanship, density, design porn, development, Discount Records, Encore Records, excellence, exit interviews, fear of change, Five Guys, Fleetwood Diner, Gandy Dancer, Grange, Iggy Pop, India, Kerrytown, land speculation, Last Word, Leopold Bloom’s, Literati, lure of cities, Mani, Mark's Carts, mentorship, Michigan Theater, Mr. Flood’s Party, Mumbai, national chains, Ned Duke, Newcombe Clark, North Ashley, nostalgia, Ojibwa, our fragile downtown business ecosystem, Portlandia, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, poverty, protectionism, Pune, race, race and poverty, racial steering, real estate, rent, retail in Ann Arbor, rewriting history, Ross Business School, segregation, Shaman Drum, shifting national demographics, shop local, Vault of Midnight, Vellum, Waterhill, West End Grill, yoga, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Zingerman's | 50 Comments

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