Sober Celebrations
On April 8, nearly sixty people gathered in the clubhouse of the Chapel Hill condos on Green Rd....
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Vanishing Point
Last year, Ann Arbor–based Home Point Financial reported a loss of more than $160 million. As...
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Tucker Rossmaessler
As quarantine protocols eased in 2021, Tucker Rossmaessler took a trip that sparked an idea. At...
Read MoreQuestion Corner | May 2023
Q. I noticed a lot of green tubes in the small valley on Glazier Way that crosses between Huron Pkwy. and Green Rd. What’s going on? A. That’s the Glazier Hills Nature Area. More than 100 different native plant species have been...
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Lost Musician
Thirteen years ago, at a party in New York City, Howard Fishman heard a recording of a woman...
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Homeless Families
Morghan Boydston, human services manager for the Washtenaw Office of Community and Economic...
Read MoreTastee’s Burgers Arrives
A halal burger joint is finding traction next to the Shell gas station at the busy corner of W. Eisenhower and Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. Taystee’s Burgers opened in January, joining locations in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. Since...
Read MoreAli Hijazi’s New Fusion
“The concept is working faster than what I anticipated,” enthuses longtime restaurateur Ali Hijazi of the reopening of the Colonnade location of Zamaan Cafe under the full-time care of Iranian-born partner and chef Arash Sharifi...
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New Dorms at Last
In February 2022, the regents voted to build a 1,200-bed dorm on North Campus. Less than ten...
Read MoreFast-casual Greek at Pittsfield’s Uptown
The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, a growing fast-casual chain, is making its local entrance in a corner retail space fronting Pittsfield’s upscale Uptown Ann Arbor apartment community. May 1 is its “pretty firm” opening date,...
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From Grabbagreen to the Misfit Society Coffee Club
Misfit Society Coffee Club opened in March at the base of the Six11 student high-rise on E....
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Dorothy Lee Collins
Dorothy Lee Collins (Hanks) died peacefully on the evening of February 9, 2023, in Rochester,...
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A Life in Radio
“People talk about the good old days of radio, but actually, these are also good days for radio...
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The Case of the Stolen Meteorite
For most of my thirty-one-year career with the FBI, I was assigned to the Ann Arbor office—what...
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Musical Journey
In 1964, when Dunlop was a Stanford undergrad, he found a 1947 vintage Martin D-18 in a San...
Read MoreA Fire Closes Lai Lai
A January 16 kitchen fire has closed longtime Chinese restaurant Lai Lai in Arbor Square Plaza at Carpenter and Ellsworth, but the owner aims to reopen there with community support. No one was hurt in the blaze, but the damage...
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Michigan Murders
Browsing through the local interest section of the Ann Arbor District Library, videographer and...
Read MoreRoot is Closed
Root, the underground cocktail bar at 201 S. First St., closed rather suddenly at the end of January, though ownership intends to reopen in some form. Its Facebook post of January 28 reads in part, “This will be the final night...
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Brews and Cookies
Carlson, Greg Lobdell, and Chet Czaplicka founded Grizzly Peak, Blue Tractor, Jolly Pumpkin, and...
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