The plan to show live, people-powered movies in Ypsilanti’s Riverside Park is still alive and well. A recent Cycle Powered Cinema volunteer meeting drew about a dozen people, and I think we made some pretty good progress. Following are some brief notes on where we are now, and where we hope to be by the […]
A few days ago, when the Michigan House of Representatives voted to outlaw smoking in Michigan bars and restaurants, I sent a note out to a few of our local Ypsi bar owners, asking whether or not they felt that the legislation would negatively impact their businesses. I was expecting that at least a few […]
There are presently about 17 active neighborhood associations in the city of Ypsilanti. (If you don’t know which one you live in, you can find a map here.) Some, I’m sure, are more historic in nature, but, as I understand it, most were formed over the past few decades primarily in response to concerns about […]
I met some friends tonight for dinner at the Tap Room. During our meal, it came up that pints of Oberon are just $2.25 on Fridays there. It got me thinking, now that spring is here, it probably makes sense to start a thread on local drink specials. Everyone, I’m assuming, already knows that at […]
