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 closing of the Savoy, and the launch of Woodruff’s
Posted in Art and Culture, Food, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Garris, Bill French, Dave Curtis, Depot Town, DIYpsi, DTE, food entrepreneurship, John Dingell, Krampus, Krampus Ball, Krampusdeep, Mittenfest, Pub 13, Sandee French, The Savoy, Woodruff's, Woodruff's Grove, Ypsi entrepreneurs | 41 Comments
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.
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, […]
Posted in Food, Ideas, Local Business, Other, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Arthur's, Bike Ypsi, commemorative t-shirt, Cool things I didn't do this weekend, Corner brewery, Death, Disney, Elbow Room, getting drunk and riding bikes, Haab's, Hamtramck, Hamtramck Bars Poker Run, Idle Hour, Mister Mike's, poker run, risk adverse, Sidetrack, Up, Ypsi bar crawl | 40 Comments