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A2Zero, Six Years In
Six years after approving a $1 billion plan to achieve community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030, the city is not on track to reach its goal by its self-imposed deadline. But officials argue the numbers don’t tell the full story.
New Era Contenders
It’s been a bit of a whirlwind for the new-look Wolverines this season.
What’s In a Name?
The ins and outs of U-M's naming rights structure.
Menopause Matters
Women are making their voices heard. Physicians and policymakers are taking action.
Arbor South Moves Ahead
“We need to know if there's a reason to continue to pursue it,” economic development director Joe Giant told city council in January.Community
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So You Think You Can’t Dance?
Letting go of inhibitions and feeling seriously good at Elemental Ecstatic Dance.
Comedian Jacob Barr
The guy with the hands
Fragments Made Whole
A retired WCC art historian turns thousands of second-quality tiles into a home-sized work of art—and a love letter to local clay.
Townie Homes
The Ann Arbor Community Land Trust is about to break ground on permanently affordable housing.
Live to Tell
Spinning yarns with the Ann Arbor Storytellers’ Guild
John Hilton
Ann Arbor’s observerFun Stuff
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Motivated Seller
Rotation is Quantized
I Spy Update | March 2026
Your Name In Print
What She Said | March 2026
Prescient Precious Metals
Fake Ad Update | March 2026
Pinball Pete’s
Minor Landmarks | March 2026
The Wallenberg House
I Spy Update | February 2026
Proof Rock
Fake Ad Update | February 2026
Creative Meetups for Creative People
What She Said | February 2026Business
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Changing the Station
WEMU's music director Michael Jewett and news director David Fair will retire in June.Arbor South Moves Ahead
“We need to know if there's a reason to continue to pursue it,” economic development director Joe Giant told city council in January.
Tree Town, a Truck Town?
Ann Arbor is a town where Subarus line the Whole Foods parking lot and Priuses skirt the bike lanes. It’s also home to RealTruck, one of the country’s biggest truck accessory companies.
Thinking Bigger
A $21 million concept for the Ann Arbor Farmers Market.
Extreme Makeover: Broadway Edition
What's going on at 1027 Broadway?
Sports for Sale
This fall marks the start of expanded rules governing the Name, Image and Likeness program (NIL) at Michigan.
Newspaper Rescue
TRUiC buys The Sun Times News.
The Observer’s Next Owner
The Ann Arbor District Library has agreed to purchase the assets of the publication, creating a new entity that will continue to operate independently.Marketplace
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Coffeegalitarianism
Espy Cafe gets to work
The Return of Pinball Pete’s
The beloved Ann Arbor institution has a new home on E. Liberty.
It’s All in the Name
Eat Thai Ann Arbor brings full-service, homestyle Thai downtown.
A Taste of New York
Batch House Bagels give Ann Arborites a *nearly* authentic New York City bagel experience
Squeezed Out
Workers in low-wage sectors are finding themselves priced out of Ann Arbor.
Cluck Wild, Six Days a Week
Chick-fil-A makes its Ann Arbor debut.
Two Vietnamese Spots on E. Liberty
Sonca Luu’s new café takes cryptocurrency.
Slows Bar BQ Comes to A2
The Detroit staple succeeds Blue Tractor.Culture
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Changing the Station
WEMU's music director Michael Jewett and news director David Fair will retire in June.So You Think You Can’t Dance?
Letting go of inhibitions and feeling seriously good at Elemental Ecstatic Dance.Comedian Jacob Barr
The guy with the handsFragments Made Whole
A retired WCC art historian turns thousands of second-quality tiles into a home-sized work of art—and a love letter to local clay.
Liminal
After using drugs to induce lucid dreaming, Aiden finds himself literally drowning while trapped inside a night terror. His brothers Dominic and Caleb must join him in the unknown in a race against the clock for survival.Live to Tell
Spinning yarns with the Ann Arbor Storytellers’ Guild
The School of Yoga’s Uncertain Future
For nearly twenty years, the Ann Arbor School of Yoga has occupied a former church at 420 W. Huron St. But the building will soon be for sale, leaving over a hundred students and their teacher, Laurie Blakeney, wondering what’s next.
Cluster Museum Is Coming Out Swinging
With provocative exhibits, conceptual programming, and art supplies.Since 1976
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