Farmers Market at the Corner Brewery Today and Much More

Kurt A kdasmoot at comcast.net
Tue Nov 10 13:46:29 EST 2009 

Hello Neighbors here are some things you might want to know. Look below for more information. There is a lot going on check it out. 

If you have any questions contact me at prospectparkneighborhood at comcast.net 

Take care, 
Kurt Anschuetz 



Farmers Market - Today (Tuesday) 3-7 at the Corner Brewery 
Old T-SHIRTS and Sheets wanted - EMU Green is looking for old Material (t-shirts, sheets, etc.) to make into quilts. They say give them what you've got and they will decide if they will use them or recycle them. If you have some you want to donate, I'll pick them up before November 18th. Contact me at prospectparkneighborhood at comcast.net 
A Smorgasbord of Travel Destinations on Wednesday - Community discussion at Senior Center Check out the Talk of the Neighborhood web site for more events 
http://sites.google.com/site/talkypsilanti 
Art in the Park at the Senior Center on Saturday 
Talk of the Neighborhood - Music Night in January - OPEN CALL FOR MUSICIANS 
Wreaths and poinsettias for sale to benefit the senior center. 
Thompson Block update from Ed 
Planning Commission Meeting info. 


If you didn't get a chance to visit the Downtown Farmers Market this summer they are bringing it indoors this winter. 

TUESDAY (today): Downtown Ypsi WINTER Farmers' Market starting this Tuesday, November 10th from 3-7pm, INDOORS at the Corner Brewery. More than 10 local produce growers, Zingerman's cheese and Grassfields Cheese, beef, pork, buffalo, and chicken products, Ugly Mug coffee, Pilar's Tamales (to go only!), a few crafts, apple cider, baked goods from the Ypsi Food Co-op, Maggie's Baked Goods, and Stone Hearth Bakery! 

Other dates are The Winter Market will be November 10th & 24th, and December 8th & 22nd from 3-7pm at Corner Brewery on the corner of Forest and Norris in Ypsilanti; 720 Norris St. 

Greenies! 

We all have some old, battered, beat up t-shirts that we shouldn't be wearing anymore, or at least some t-shirts that are yard sale worthy. We might even have old bed sheets we never use for one reaosn or another. 

On November 18th, in the Phelps/Sellers Lounge, GREEN and SAHAH will be turning these t-shirts and sheets into quilts to be donated to local shelters at our monthly EcoArts. However, without the t-shirts and sheets, this won't be possible. Please drop off any t-shirts or sheets you are willing to part with to the GREEN desk in 346 EMU Student Center before Wednesday , November 18th. If you're in doubt as to whether a shirt or sheet is even worth keeping for a quilt, let us be the judge (we can recycle it one way or another). 

After you drop off your shirt or sheet, don't forget to come to EcoArts in the Phelps/Sellers Lounge from 5-7 PM on Wednesday , November 18th. 

Thank you and see you there! 

-- 
Natalie Young, Jackie Richards & Chris Halliwill 
GREEN Student Coordinators 
VISION 
346 EMU Student Center 
Ypsilanti, MI 48197 
1-734-487-1313 
vis_GREEN at emich.edu 
http://www.emich.edu/vision/green 






WEDNESDAY: A Smorgasbord of Travel Destinations – Whether you’re planning a winter getaway, taking the family away for spring vacation, or dreaming of future plans, Susan Balogh has some great ideas for you. Highlights include adventure travel, destinations for the family and some great deals in exciting locations. Susan is the President of Breakaway Travel in Ypsilanti. 7:15, Ypsi Senior and Community Center 




THURSDAY: Information session: Community Garden Start Up! From 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Ypsilanti SPARK. Contact Growing Hope at (734) 786-8401 to reserve a spot. 




As our economy struggles, more and more area residents are growing their own food-- and community gardens are a great way to make sure that people have the space, the soil, and the social support they need to grow for themselves and their families! All of the community gardens in Ypsi-- which are run by amazing volunteers-- have been full the last few years, and the demand just keeps growing both in our community and across SE Michigan! 





If you've thought about working with neighbors, colleagues, friends, or classmates to get a group garden going, now is the time to begin to bring people together. Growing Hope's Community & School Garden Development Institute trains your group to get a garden going-- from the goal setting through outreach & fundraising through organizing maintenance.. Our next CSGDI series will be held Thursday, January 21st and meet every Thursday until February 18th from 6:30PM - 8:30PM, and to participate you must have a team of at least 4 collaborators to come to all of the sessions . We will meet at the Ypsilanti SPARK building located at 215 W. Michigan Avenue . Contact Growing Hope for an application so that you may start signing up garden members right away! The deadline to apply is January 1st! 





Groups with an existing community or school garden are also welcome-- the course can help you revive or reorganize a garden or go to another level! 





If you're interested and ready to learn more, I strongly encourage all of you to attend CSGDI : Information Session, held November 12th from 6:30PM - 8:30PM at the Ypsilanti SPARK building to find out more about what CSGDI is, start thinking about strategies to recruit members and other preliminary steps to get your community garden going! This is a great chance to recruit potential team members to come learn more so they can know what they'd be committing to. Please RSVP to attend the November 12th Information Session by emailing ashley at growinghope.net . 





We'd also encourage you to go to http://www.growinghope.net/projects/Startup.shtm l and take our Partner Garden survey, which helps us understand where you are (e.g. just thinking about it, have a site picked out, already have a garden going but want to do more with it, etc). This helps us gauge the interest and orient our resources based on the community need! 





Hope to see you Thursday! 





Amanda Maria Edmonds 


Executive Director , Growing Hope 


amanda at growinghope.net 


734.330.7576 


Folks, 

This message is of particular importance to Ypsilanti area residents but all are welcome. 
Georgie Pachella, one of my Normal Park neighbors, is leading a dedicated group of volunteers who have put together a fine new series of events entitled " Talk of the Neighborhood ". 
I volunteered to help them spread the word about their upcoming Music Night on January 20th at the Recreation Park Community Center. 
Music Night is looking for performers of all music genres...well, almost all. It will be a fairly low-volume affair which is appropriate to the space and purpose of the event. 
A small sound system will be provided. You just need to bring your guitfiddles and some friends. 
Both beginners and professionals are invited to perform. 
Georgie's message is attached for more complete info. 
Please contact Georgie for booking information. 

Thanks, 

--Frank 

Frank L. Wright 
Music Director 
Ypsilanti Crossroads Summer Festival 

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The Recreation Park Community Center located at 1015 N. Congress St. in Ypsilanti presents evening programming every Monday and Wednesday at 7:15. This series of presentations, performances and demonstrations is called Talk of the Neighborhood . The name, a play on the popular National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation, chosen because Talk of the Neighborhood enlists experts in their field who present interesting information on a variety of topics. 

Talk of the Neighborhood is completely a volunteer program. Presenters include Steven Gross, auctioneer and antiques expert; Lisa Bashert, edible garden expert; Peter di Lorenzi, chef and wine aficionado; Professor Ian Andrews, English Professor with a passion for film and children’s literature; Susan Balogh, president of Breakaway Travel, Local historian James Mann and WEMU’s Linda Yohn, Jesse Morgan from Community Records, and many others. 

On Wednesday, January 20 at 7:15 Talk of the Neighborhood is presenting Music Night. We will set the room up "cabaret style" seating. (small tables and a "stage") and Frank Wright, Music Director of the Crossroads Music Festival has agreed to help out with some of the organizational details. Would you like to perform? Please let me know if you can put us on your calendar. We are looking for acoustic music and low amp music. (it's a small poorly baffled space that would not work well with bands with big amp music). We are looking for a variety of local performers. Contact me by e-mail or phone. I need to have performers names by November 15. I send out promotional materials on December 1 for the January calendar. 

For monthly schedules, program descriptions and short bios of our presenters, visit our web site at http://sites.google.com/site/talkypsilanti or pick up a schedule at the Community Center or at many area businesses. All programs are $5.00 or a 10 program pass for $30. Passes are available at the door. 
Georgie Pachella 
gfp2 at juno.com 
734 483 5915 
Talk of the Neighborhood web site: 
http://sites.google.com/site/talkypsilanti 



1. Wreaths and poinsettias 
Fresh evergreen wreaths made by one of the Farmers' Market vendors, Sam Parise, will again be available for sale through the Senior/Community Center. Part of the proceeds go to support the Center. They are about 20" in diameter, and can be decorated or undecorated, at just $20 each. Please see attached form, they need to be ordered by THIS Wednesday, Nov. 11. (if you are not usually available to drop off your order form during the Center's normal hours, approximately 10 am - 2 pm daily, you could stop by during the normal quilting class Saturday morning, or the Talk of the Neighborhood events Mon and Wed at 7:15 pm. You can leave your order form under Monica Prince's office door. You can also order poinsettia plants from the Women's Council of Washtenaw County, also to benefit the Center. 
http://www.wcofwc.org/order.html 


From: Edward Koryzno [ mailto:EKoryzno at cityofypsilanti.com ] 
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 5:01 PM 
To: Bill Nickels; Brian Robb; Lois Richardson ( loiserich at hotmail.com ); Michael Bodary; Paul Schreiber; Pete Murdock; S.A. Trudy Swanson 
Cc: Frances McMullan; Karl A. Barr; Jon Ichesco; Stan Kirton; April McGrath 
Subject: 400 N. River Street Update 



Mayor and Council Members: 



As you are aware, we are closely monitoring the fire damage at 400 North River. 



The city attorney has assessed the situation, and in conjunction with reports from the fire marshal, DPW director, and building department, we have prepared an abatement order pursuant to the Michigan Fire Prevention Code, being Public Act 207 of 1941 (MCL 29.1 et seq). 



I expect this order to be served on Mr. Beal by Monday and the corresponding fire inspection reports being delivered to the state fire marshal. The affect of this order will be that the property owner has 10 days in which to signal their intention to comply with the order, and 30 days in which to comply. 



In the order we are asking the property owner to either demolish (obviously after obtaining historic district commission approval), or in the alternative, permanently stabilize the structure from the interior so the roadway is no longer blocked. 



In the event the property owner fails to comply, we expect to initiate a circuit court action in order to force compliance. 

That circuit court action will be commenced after the completion of the 30 day time period, so likely mid December. 



I have attached the engineer’s report submitted to the City by Mr. Beal regarding the condition of 400 N. River St.. Please contact me if you should have any questions. 



Ed 





Edward B. Koryzno Jr. 

City Manager 

City of Ypsilanti 

1 S. Huron Street 

Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197 

734-483-1810 

734-483-7260 (f) 

ekoryzno at cityofypsilanti.com 

www.cityofypsilanti.com 





The Planning Commission’s agenda for Wednesday, November 18, includes presentations on several major planning projects: 



1. East/West Cross Streetscaping: The City and DDA have secured MDOT funding for streetscape work along Cross Street, running from the railroad tracks in Depot Town to the water tower. MDOT will be starting engineering designs this winter, with construction anticipated in early 2011. The Planning Commission meeting will be hearing public comment on the conceptual plans in order to provide MDOT’s engineers with direction as they prepare construction plans. 



This will be the official forum for providing comment on these plans. The concepts will be on display beginning at 6pm, with City, DDA, and MDOT staff available; the Planning Commission will hear comments during their meeting, beginning at 7pm. 



Background information and conceptual drawings are available at: 

http://cityofypsilanti.com/services/administration_services/planning_and_development/reports_and_publications/cross_st/Cross_streetscape_concepts.pdf 



2. Reimagining Washtenaw Avenue: Washtenaw Avenue is the main transportation link of the eastern side of Washtenaw County. Development patterns in this area have generally been disconnected, auto-oriented uses, creating congestion and failing to take advantage of the central place of this corridor in the County. Improving transit and non-motorized transportation and encouraging redevelopment on this corridor could help all of the communities along it. 



Over the past several months, the County’s planning department has been coordinating discussions between the City, Ypsilanti Township, Pittsfield Township, and City of Ann Arbor stakeholders about the potential for joint planning work on this corridor. City and County staff will be presenting the results of these discussions and some of the recommendations for potential collaboration. 



More information on this project is available at, 

http://annarborregionsuccess.org/action-teams/washtenaw-avenue-talent-center/washtenaw-avenue-talent-center 





3. Non-Motorized Plan Draft: The City’s planning department has been working on a non-motorized plan for the City, to address infrastructure and policy issues around biking, walking, and similar transportation modes. A draft plan has been completed, and will be presented to the Planning Commission for review. The plan will also be distributed to surrounding communities and regional agencies for their review and comment prior to final adoption. 



The most recent draft of the plan is available at, 

http://cityofypsilanti.com/services/administration_services/planning_and_development/non_motor_plan/index.html 



Thank you, 



Richard Murphy 

Planning Mgr / City Planner 

City of Ypsilanti 

1 S. Huron St . 

Ypsilanti , Michigan 48197 

Phone: 734-483-9646 

Fax: 734-483-7260 

rmurphy at cityofypsilanti.com 

www.cityofypsilanti.com 








SATURDAY: Art in the Park More than 30 independent artists at the Senior and Community Center in Recreation Park, 10 am - 3 pm, free admission, kids' activities, a fundraiser and great way to get some early holiday shopping done. A not-quite-complete list of artists includes: 

	Christine Carol 	Mixed Media 
	Ginger Darhay 	Soap 
	Jill N. Hamilton-Krawczyk 	Buttons 
	Scottie Margo 	Jewelry 
	Theresa Thompson 	Purses, totes 
	Jonathan Rothman 	Wire Wrapped Jewelry 
	Donna McCauley 	Jewelry ((for kids, too) 
	Kate Kehoe 	Photography, Recycled Art 
	Jennifer Talley 	Crochet 
	Carrie Gardner 	Fused glass 
	Carolyn Weins 	Painting 
	Kimberly Grover 	Change Purses 
	Liz Hennessey 	Felted Goods 
	Christine Bruxvoort 	Cards, photography 
	Sebastian Rataezyk 	

	Rob Mills 	Painting 
	Courtney Fischer 	Jewelry 
	Jade Mundt 	Art 
	Lazy Cat 	Fiber Arts and Jewelry 
	Kate Bell 	Photography 
	Jeremy Adams 	Screen Printed Shirts 
	Carla Kohoyda-Inglis 	Fiber Arts, Handspun yarn 
	Amanda Edmonds 	Buttons 
	Danielle Murphy 	Vases, Candle Holders 
	Monica Prince 	Fiber Arts, Hand dyed scarves 
	Bill Burdette 	Concrete Tables 
	Gail Hoffman 	Woodwork 
	Jen Thompson 	Ceramics 
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