Tag Archives: Ypsilanti bars

The closing of the Savoy, and the launch of Woodruff’s

As most of you know by now, the Savoy – the Washington Street club managed by Andy “tight pants” Garris – has closed its doors. As I understand it, there were a number of issues, but, in the end, it was the building owner’s non-payment of electrical bills that did them in. But, downtown’s loss […]

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The Elbow Room, RIP

Can someone tell me what’s going on with the Elbow Room? I’m hearing lots of rumors, but I haven’t been able to track down Andy Garris yet. He did mention to me on Thursday, though, that he wanted to talk with me this weekend, which makes me think that maybe the rumors are true.

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Cool things I didn’t do this weekend: Hamtramck Bars Poker Run

I’ve been talking about having a big, somewhat coordinated bar crawl here in Ypsi for quite some time now. Maybe it would be ill advised, but I was thinking that we’d have one drink in each of six different places. And, I even went so far as to talk some folks involved with Bike Ypsi, […]

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