Mark Maynard | volunteering

That’s it. I’m making my first contribution to the Biden campaign.

By Mark | September 13, 2020

It’s great that Joe Biden — who, despite what you might have heard from Donald Trump, is not hiding in his basement — appears to be pulling ahead in the polls as we’re entering the last 50 days of the race. We cannot afford, however, to take anything for granted. It’s difficult to believe, given […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2020, 2020 election, Agriculture, border wall, call to action, China, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Freeland, get out the vote, health insurance, Joe Biden, national debt, Obamacare, Ohio, pandemic, political contributions, public health, tariff, trade war | 226 Comments

Mark’s Covid Diary…. May 17

By Mark | May 17, 2020

A week or so ago, I tried something different here, and just gave myself a set amount of time to write about things going on in my life, without giving too much thought as to what was happening in the outside world. Well, as I really enjoyed the exercise, I thought that I’d try it […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Media, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alro, AM 1700, artwork, butterfly, Clementine, comedy, corruption, COVID-19, dawn redwood, Donald Trump, Fathers Day, ferns, gardening, graffiti, hammock, humor, Huron River, Inspector General, kale, Ma Florian, Mike Pompeo, pandemic, public health, redbud, Saturday Six Pack, Secretary of State, Steve Linick, trees, white oak | 23 Comments

Ponyride… a home for social entrepreneurs sharing knowledge, resources and networks in Detroit’s Corktown

By Mark | March 13, 2014

Opening the summer of 2011, Ponyride, a 30,000 square-foot warehouse in the Corktown area of Detroit, presently serves as home to 25 socially-conscious businesses, ranging from non-profits like Detroit Soup, to for-profit entrepreneurial ventures like Detroit Denim. Following is my conversation with Ponyride’s Executive Director Kate Bordine on how they made it happen, the power […]

Posted in Detroit, entrepreneurism, Local Business | Also tagged 3rd Ward, branding, Brooklyn, business incubators, Cleveland, co-working, Corktown, Detroit Denim, Detroit Harmonie, Detroit Soup, Empowerment Plan, foreclosure, grants, hip hop dancing, Hugh, Indiegogo, Kate Bordine, Knight Foundation, letterpress, local non-profits, makers, metalworking, networking, new models for non-profits, non-profits, Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy, Phil Cooley, pop-up retail, Pot and Box, recording studio, Slows Bar BQ, Smith Shop, social entrepreneurship, TechShop Detroit, textiles, the lessons of Detroit, triple bottom line, Two James Distillery, woodworking | 6 Comments

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That’s it. I’m making my first contribution to the Biden campaign.

Mark’s Covid Diary…. May 17

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