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ICE in A2
Rumors of raids rattle local restaurants
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The Negro-Caucasian Club
Forbidden to use the university’s name, it helped lay the foundations for the civil rights movement.
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The Wisdom of Soupy Sales
Managing my education at St. Thomas School
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Yost Ice Arena
I Spy Update | February 2025
- News
Is it Snowing?
Ann Arborites love to complain—anonymously—on A2 Fix It.
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Dyslexia Help
Better assessments enable earlier intervention.
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Eggflation
Bird flu and Michigan’s cage-free law send wholesale prices through the roof.
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New Hotels
“Most of the lobby construction is behind us,” says Robert Finvarb. “It is just now transitioning from a construction site to operating.”
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Business
LatestPaper Cut
Is the Ann Arbor News abandoning print?
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Mall Ambition
People are passing up Briarwood's paid spots
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Tipping Point
A revived state law could upend the restaurant business.
Marketplace
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A Tale of Two Chicken Chains
Slim Chickens stresses Southern comfort while bb.q Chicken takes its Korean version global.
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Doubling Up
Avalon Cafe joins the Pretzel Bell.
Culture
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Event Review: Stargazing
The Night Sky on a Winter’s Day: The U-M MNH Planetarium
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Event Review: The Sun Will Come Out to Dexter
Annie at the Encore
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The Birth of Cinema Guild
Before VHS tapes, DVDs, and streaming, the U-M's student film societies created one of the most robust film cultures in the nation.
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Plowing the Neighborhoods
A private contractor will speed clearing in heavy snowfalls.
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