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The School of Yoga’s Uncertain Future

The School of Yoga’s Uncertain Fut...

Oct 24, 2025

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.

Sign of the Times

Sign of the Times

Sep 24, 2025

Ann Arbor’s pioneering queer politicians return for an overdue commemoration.

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Sports for Sale

Sports for Sale

Oct 24, 2025

This fall marks the start of expanded rules governing the Name, Image and Likeness program (NIL) at Michigan.

The Observer’s Next Owner

The Observer’s Next Owner

Oct 24, 2025

The Ann Arbor District Library has agreed to purchase the assets of the publication, creating a new entity that will continue to operate independently.

Learning Lag

Learning Lag

Oct 24, 2025

Declining M-STEP scores highlight challenges faced by students and teachers alike.

Fee Parking

Fee Parking

Oct 24, 2025

Prices for U-M football parking keep going up, up, up.

Park #163

Park #163

Oct 24, 2025

Introducing Broadway Park West.

Target: Public Broadcasting

Target: Public Broadcasting

Sep 24, 2025

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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Ampersand

Ampersand

Sep 24, 2025

I Spy Update | October 2025

Meat Cute

Meat Cute

Aug 25, 2025

Fake Ad Update | September 2025

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Follow the Oil

Follow the Oil

Aug 25, 2025

What happens to the cooking oil that deep fries your favorite foods?

The Rise of Busch’s

The Rise of Busch’s

Jul 25, 2025

It’s grown from two country stores to sixteen supermarkets. Whole Foods veteran Bobby Turner will write the next chapter.

Ann Arborites Abroad

Ann Arborites Abroad

Jun 25, 2025

Last month, Miss Kim owner Ji Hye Kim’s Instagram Stories showed her customers sampling mouthwatering Korean food—in South Korea.

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A Riad on S. Main

A Riad on S. Main

Oct 25, 2025

Moroccan coffee, tea, and more in luxurious surrounds at Mynt House

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The Mighty Fitz

The Mighty Fitz

Sep 24, 2025

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. 

Theatre NOVA

Theatre NOVA

Aug 8, 2025

An innovative company faces an uncertain time.

Featured Artists

Featured Artists

Jun 25, 2025

The art fair has nearly 1,000 exhibitors. Here’s how three were chosen to create each fair’s signature poster.

The Michigan Theater in Sound

The Michigan Theater in Sound

May 24, 2025

A soundtrack-meets-walking tour that invites visitors "to slow down and experience the space differently."

Target: The Arts

Target: The Arts

May 24, 2025

On May 3, President Trump called for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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