From Pumpernickel to Craft Beer
The “taste, smell, and texture of food can be extraordinarily evocative,” John S. Allen writes in...
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Searching for Cyd Charisse
When our cat Bureau died in the summer of 2020, I was relieved. A gorgeous, green-eyed, gray...
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The U-M Dental Clinic
In 2003, when my husband started freelancing, we lost our dental insurance. So we tried the U-M...
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Volunteering with Foster Grandparents
Nehemiah Thomas, known to the children in Rachael Varga’s kindergarten class at Mitchell...
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My Neighborhood: Pittsfield
Tucked between Washtenaw and Packard, the Pittsfield neighborhood has a small community feel that...
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My Neighborhood: Northside
I came to Ann Arbor in 1994 and, like so many first-year students, my first neighborhood was...
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My Neighborhood: Haisley
When my then-girlfriend, now wife, moved back to Michigan from Chicago in 2012, she immediately...
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My Neighborhood: Bach
I don’t know who planted the tulips that sprout each spring outside Bach Elementary School’s front...
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A Year at Matthaei
Summer: plein air painters and farmer’s tans Summer in the city can seem unrelenting, but on a...
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Dave Friedrichs
Dave Friedrichs is a man of dreams. Not of fast cars or extravagant luxuries, but of making...
Read MoreAugust 2022 Closings
The Applebee’s on Green Rd. at Plymouth Rd. has closed, reports reader Julia Claire Septrion: “Even the sign in front is gone.” Since 2017, the “neighborhood grill + bar” chain has downsized from 2,000 locations to 1,700,...
Read MoreHave We Hit Peak Cannabis?
On July 8, Michael Belden was getting ready to open Lume Cannabis. Reached via the long driveway between Taco King and Faz’s Pizza, it’s bracketed by GTM Auto Repair and the Detroit Fudge Company, maker of CBD-infused edibles. ...
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Evergreen Expands to Downtown
With three decades of successful restaurant ownership under his belt, Greg Guo, owner of Evergreen...
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At Westgate, a Multiverse Portal
In mid-June, a crossover multiverse portal seemed to open outside Sylvan Factory near the south...
Read MoreRaymond L. Holcomb
Ray was born June 15, 1945 to Frank and Eva (Gowen) Holcomb. Frank served on the USS Chester during WWII and Eva was a lathe operator to support the war effort. Frank returned in 1946 to finally meet his son. The family settled...
Read MoreJane Eva Scheerer Pilcher
In Loving Memory of Jane Eva Scheerer Pilcher July 9, 1925 to June 6, 2022 Jane Pilcher lived an extraordinary life and passed away peacefully in her ocean-view care home in San Juan Capistrano, California, at age 96. Jane...
Read MoreSara Forstner
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend and neighbor. Sara Forstner passed away, peacefully and surrounded by family, June 28 at the age of 82. Sara is survived by her husband, Lorne, daughter Melissa (Steve), son Jay (Julie),...
Read MoreJune Alice Rusten (Weinheimer)
Our mother died at 94 years old. June was the daughter of Lester G. and Thelma (Shumway) Weinheimer, born April 19, 1928. She grew up in Western New York where in high school, June displayed her rebellious side by skipping...
Read MoreThe Manny | Fake Ad Update, August 2022
We received 173 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for “The Manny” on page 66 of the July issue. In an odd coincidence, the Fake Ad Czar (we like that spelling because it’s worth more in Scrabble, Tom Weeks) was born in...
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Joey Salamon’s Mural | I Spy Update, August 2022
“What a color sensation!” writes Sara Kitzsteiner about July’s feature. “I spy … a very large...
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