I got word a few days ago through my network of informants that a young woman by the name of Kayla Mishler might be planning to pack up and leave Ypsilanti, so I headed out to find her. Here’s her official exit interview. I hope you enjoy it. MARK: So I’ve heard a rumor that […]
At the end of August, one of my favorite Ypsilanti artists, Rita Jane Riggs, will be packing up and heading west to see what the universe has in store for her. Please join me in wishing her well on her journey. MARK: What first brought you to Ypsilanti, or were you born here? RITA: I […]
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I think I first met Erica Mooney about four years ago. If I recall correctly, she’d written to me through the blog and asked if I’d meet up with her to talk about Ypsilanti. My sense was that she was talking with a lot of folks around town, trying to figure out how best she […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Abundant Michigan Permaculture Ypsilanti, Autobiography of a Yogi, Climate Action Plan, Council: A Senior Passage, dreams, Erica Mooney, food forests, Gaylord, Heather Wysor, Lisa Bashert, Paramahansa Yogananda, permaculture, Pioneer High School, possessions, Scio Township, season extension, simplifying, Song of the Morning, Surthrival, systems thinking, Unity Ride, Water Street Commons, yoga, Ypsi Food Co-op |
By Mark | September 6, 2014
After nearly 25 years in Ypsi, the empowered little girl you see below will soon be breaking free. Please join me in wishing Christine Laughren safe travels as she embarks on the next chapter of her life, far away from the American midwest… Here’s her official exit interview. MARK: What first brought you to Ypsi? […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Africa, Agriculture, Andrew Cipolla, Back to Ypsilanti, Carpenter Road, Christine Laughren, Dan DuChene, Dom Bakery, Eastern Echo, ebola, Elbow Room, EMU, exit interviews, FLY Children's Art Center, Ford Lake, Frog Island, frogs, From Michigan to Ghana with Love, Ghana, Growing Hope, Heritage Media, Highland, iSPY, karaoke, Lincoln Consolidated, Mark Norris, Pakmode Media, Peace Corps, Pure Michigan, Ridgewood Apartments, Shadow Art Fair, sprawl, Visit Ypsilanti, water tower, Ypsi Citizen, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ypsilanti Citizen, Ypsilanti Frog Killing Coalition, Ypsilanti Township |
Theresa Rickloff, a regular fixture behind the counter at Beezy’s for the past several years, and the woman behind Riki Tiki Pies, will be leaving in the next few months for Portland, where she’ll be attending culinary school. Following is her official Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview. MARK: Can a good pie crust be made without lard? […]
Posted in Food, Locally Owned Business, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged anger, Bee Roll, Beezy's, butter, Calvin College, communes, culinary school, cults, David Chang, EMU, exit interviews, food entrepreneurship, food perversion, lard, Le Cordon Bleu, local food, Nightshade Army Industries, pie crust, pies, pistol whipping, Portland, Riki Tiki Pies, shortening, Stefanie Stauffer, Theresa Rickloff, Ypsilanti water tower |
