A few days ago, I posted an interview I did with an author by the name of Ted McClelland, who has written extensively about the emmigration of young professionals from Michigan to Chicago. To sum up our conversation in one sentence, McClelland believes that we have little hope of keeping bright, young people here in […]
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Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Zach Pollock
Posted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Black Jake, Black Jake and the Carnies, Capitalism, Chicago, Cool Cities, Corner brewery, Depot Town, diversification, East Cross Street, education reform, emigration, exit interviews, graffiti, Growing Hope, Hipsilanti, Huron River, mandolin, Ohio, property theft, radon, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, Spur Studios, taxes, Ted McClelland, things from Ohio that are tolerable, Thompson Block, Toledo, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Woodruff's, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti Public Schools, Ypsilanti real estate, Zach Pollock 15 Comments
The Thompson Block, and its effect on Depot Town retail
As you know, the historic Civil War barrack here in Ypsi, commonly referred to as the Thompson Block, was set ablaze almost three months ago, leaving towering walls of unsupported brick. The owner of the building, Stuart Beal, within a few days, erected an enormous scaffold around the structure in order to support it, effectively […]
Posted in Architecture, Food, Retail, Ypsilanti Also tagged Add new tag, arson, Cafe Luwak, Civil War, Jim Karnopp, restaurants, retail in Ypsilanti, Thompson Block, Ypsilanti City Council 69 Comments