Tag Archives: Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Wayfinding in Ypsilanti… if we’re going to do this, let’s do it right

By Mark | December 1, 2015

I don’t know how it was decided… maybe someone important got lost on his or her way through Ypsilanti… but word has apparently come down that we need to institute a comprehensive wayfinding system across the city, so that people, from here on out, will know which way they need to point their cars if […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Architecture, Art and Culture, History, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged James Marks, public art, signage, way finding, YACVB | 21 Comments

This Thursday it will be explained to us, the people of Ypsi, why it’s in our best interest to stop marketing our community, and just enjoy the prosperity that will invariably trickle down from Ann Arbor

By Mark | September 28, 2015

I’ve said about all I can say about the forced merger of the Ypsilanti Area Visitors and Convention Bureau and the Ann Arbor Area Visitors and Convention Bureau. And I don’t want to subject you to yet another rant about how, in my opinion, we’re being strong-armed into accepting a deal that would transfer the over […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Marketing, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AAACVB, Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Conan Smith, Debbie Locke-Daniel, Ronnie Peterson, YACVB, Ypsi Real | 22 Comments

The Ann Arbor News Does Not Speak For Ypsilanti, a rant from the sickbed of Mark Maynard

By Mark | September 21, 2015

I’m in bed with a cold. My eyes are burning, I’m coughing up copious mounts of phlegm, and I’m grumpy as hell. And I know from experience that, when I’m in a condition such as this, I should probably refrain from blogging. But I’ve had a few swigs of extra-strength cough syrup, and I’ve convinced […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Economics, Rants, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AAACVB, Alicia Ping, Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ann Arbor News, Conan Smith, economic development, hamburgers, Sidetrack, Tap Room, the sad state of journalism, YACVB, Ypsi Real | 93 Comments

Apparently the all talk of a recall has had an effect on Ronnie Peterson, who at least temporarily derailed a takeover of the Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau this evening

By Mark | September 16, 2015

Going into tonight’s meeting of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, I thought for sure there would be a vote in favor of closing the Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (YACVB), and transferring the organization’s funding to a new Ann Arbor-based entity, where it could be put to better use promoting “the Ann Arbor […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AAACVB, Alicia Ping, Andy LaBarre, Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, April King, Conan Smith, Dan Vogt, Eagleton, Recall Ronnie, Ronnie Peterson, Ruth Ann Jamnick, Sean Duval, Tyler Weston, Tyrone Bridges, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, YACVB | 28 Comments

Conan Smith says he and his fellow Washtenaw County Commissioners aren’t prepared to vote on merging Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti’s Convention and Visitors Bureaus; Will Potter on how the threat of terrorism has been used to quiet activists post 9/11; and Edgar Cayce making beautiful music …on episode 26 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | September 14, 2015

This Wednesday evening, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote on the future of the Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (YACVB). According to most folks, it seems to be a foregone conclusion that our elected officials will vote to close the Ypsilanti bureau and shift their $1.17 million annual budget to […]