- Community
Pat Deneau
Firefighter, rock star, dad.
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Fixing Barton Dam
A leaky embankment gets a “mineral drain.”
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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.
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A Farm in Dexter
Setting down roots at Wild Apple Farms.
- News
For Sale: Lamp Post Plaza
Don’t worry, Trader Joe’s isn’t going anywhere.
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Marketplace Closings | November 2025
Saying goodbye (for now) to Pinball Pete's, Champion's Party Store, and more.
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Sports for Sale
This fall marks the start of expanded rules governing the Name, Image and Likeness program (NIL) at Michigan.
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Newspaper Rescue
TRUiC buys The Sun Times News.
Since 1976
The Ann Arbor Observer has been putting readers in touch with our town. Packed with concise and insightful news of people, politics, education, shopping, dining, and entertainment, our newsprint magazine has a monthly circulation of 53,000.
Business
Latest
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.
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Fee Parking
Prices for U-M football parking keep going up, up, up.
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Hometown Clickbait
Joan’s “Ann Arbor” shop has clones around the country.
Marketplace
Latest
A Riad on S. Main
Moroccan coffee, tea, and more in luxurious surrounds at Mynt House
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Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
After nearly forty-three years on E. Liberty, Kilwins is closing.
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Haifa Falafel Expands
With a full-circle return to Courtyard Shops
Culture
Latest
Cluster Museum Is Coming Out Swinging
With provocative exhibits, conceptual programming, and art supplies.
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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.
News
Learning Lag
Declining M-STEP scores highlight challenges faced by students and teachers alike.
Ann Arbor Observer City Guides
Guide to Ann Arbor shopping, dining, senior services, health care, and schools. Mailed free to Ann Arbor residents, with a bonus circulation of 500 for retail, real estate offices, and U-M.