- Community
A Farm in Dexter
Setting down roots at Wild Apple Farms.
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Community and Wine at Social Vines
A vineyard without the long drive north.
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In Chelsea, the Joy of Books and Painting
Serendipity Books moves, Geek Brush Studios moves in.
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A Woodshop in Chelsea
Susan Kizer’s journey from pens to wood turning
- News
Play It Again Sports Comes to Saline
The athletic equipment resale franchise will open in late October.
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Target: Public Broadcasting
In late July, President Trump clawed back more than $1 billion of approved funding for public broadcasting, including $24 million from Michigan stations.
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Sign of the Times
Ann Arbor’s pioneering queer politicians return for an overdue commemoration.
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Business
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Hometown Clickbait
Joan’s “Ann Arbor” shop has clones around the country.
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Follow the Oil
What happens to the cooking oil that deep fries your favorite foods?
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The Meaning of the $3,100 Campus Studio
More high-rises and dorms are in the pipeline, but the student housing boom may finally have peaked.
Marketplace
LatestEnchanted Oven Returns
In a new location on South Harris
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CD Top Shelf Expands to Chelsea
The bar and grill opens in Arctic Coliseum.
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The Coulsons Open Main Street Provisions
Artful charcuterie boards and more.
Culture
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The Mighty Fitz
John U. Bacon researched and wrote each of his four best-selling books on Michigan football in less than a year. Telling the stories of the Edmund Fitzgerald and its twenty-nine crew members took almost four.
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Theatre NOVA
An innovative company faces an uncertain time.
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The Play’s the Thing
Acting out (in the community)
News
What $12.5 Million Buys
The late Lou Ferris’s Superior Twp. estate includes a 15,000-square-foot mansion and a working farm.
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