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Proletariat Bourbon
Fake Ad Update September 2024
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Bentley director Alexis Antracoli
Making the archives more inclusive
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Urban-fetti
I Spy Update September 2024
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July 2024 Home Sales
A school construction program buys three lots, Veridian sells its first three units, and a rebuild sells for more than three times its purchase price.
- News
Explosion Aftermath
The saga of the Seventh St. exploded house takes a better turn.
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The Next State Rep?
Morgan Foreman is on track to succeed her boss in District 33.
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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.
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Business
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D2A2
Business is booming for the daily Detroit‒Ann Arbor express bus.
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Market Inflation
“I don’t think people’s buying power has increased at all,” says Ann Arbor Farmers Market vendor Scott Robertello. “Food’s the thing that has really stayed up.”
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GMA Doughnuts
How the Washtenaw Dairy seized an opportunity
Marketplace
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Annie G’s Sells Milk Straight from the Farm
A new generation creates a new niche
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MDOT Nightmare
“I have had the property for maybe three years, and we have had plenty of offers,” says Martin Bouma. “The problem was that Washtenaw is owned by the Michigan Department of Transportation.”
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Beer and Improv
Tony DeRosa hopes to make hear.say part of the fabric of the town
Culture
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8 Ball Movie Night at the Blind Pig
B movies, cult classics, and mini golf
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The Observer Observed
A2 history at the AADL, in 500 pages
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Albert Rosseau’s Land Title Building
I Spy Update July 2024
News
The Next Sheriff
Alyshia Dyer won the August Democratic primary by a slender 384 votes.
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