Where’s the Turnout?
At the Ann Arbor Democratic Party’s first meeting after the November 2020 election, program chair...
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Misty’s Handmade Boutique & Crystals Brings Regional-Maker Consignment to N. Zeeb
A new consignment shop, Misty Handmade Boutique & Crystals, opened in January in the Zeeb Rd. plaza shared with Metzger’s and Grand Traverse Pie Company. Wares from more than fifty-five local and regional makers are like...
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Louis M. Callaway Jr.
Louis M. Callaway Jr. (Lou) passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023. After an extended battle...
Read MoreFat Daddy’s Hot Chicken & Waffles Brings Nashville-style Comfort Food to A2
Fat Daddy’s Hot Chicken & Waffles brought its over-the-top Nashville-style comfort food to Ann Arbor in October, and it’s already the top-grossing of its three locations. The playful, youth-oriented brand is the brainchild...
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Peter Jon Nagourney
Peter Jon Nagourney, 82, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died on January 20, 2023. Dear husband and life...
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Third Alarm
The end of January was huge for the AAFD: They arranged to take delivery of their first ambulance,...
Read MoreSweetgreen Opens on S. State
Students lined up in advance on opening day at Sweetgreen, a fast-casual restaurant chain focused on salads. Corporate spokesperson Grace Demeritt thinks it’s a sign of the brand’s surging popularity—and also possibly the impact...
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Bill Sumerton
William Edwin Jones “Bill” Sumerton died on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in Novi, Michigan. He...
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Damian Farrell
2/14/1961–2/7/2023 Ann Arbor, Michigan, on February 7, 2023, Damian Farrell, born February 14,...
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The Return of La-Z-Boy
“This has been a long time coming for La-Z-Boy,” says David Patterson, the company’s market sales...
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Kitten Season
In my not-limited experience, when you take your kids to Tiny Lions, no matter how many pep talks,...
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Nothing (But) Bundt Cakes
Andrea Jones went from auto parts to all in on cakes. It started in 2016, when she was flying back...
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Event Review: Teacher as Artist
Full disclosure. I’ve known Elena Townsend-Efimova since my daughter was in kindergarten at the...
Read MoreAfter the Fire
Madras Masala was in its twentieth year as a full-service Indian restaurant with a popular lunch buffet. Vape City had shared its Maynard St. building for fewer than two years when both businesses went up in smoke the morning of...
Read MoreVerbena Closes After Nine Years on S. State
Verbena, the student-focused women’s clothing boutique at 309 S. State St. since 2014, is expected to close by the end of February. The store was a father-daughter partnership between longtime Ann Arbor businessman Bob Duerksen...
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Famous Fridge
How did a photo of Ruth Reynolds’ refrigerator end up at MoMA? Location, location, location. In...
Read MoreDispo opens on Ellsworth
On Ellsworth, the party store near University Townhouses has transitioned from liquor to ganja: After an extensive renovation, it’s now Dispo. Though nine other Michigan locations share the name, Dispo (short for “dispensary”)...
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Peace in Ypsilanti
Peace Neighborhood Center is on the west side of Ann Arbor, yet sixty to seventy percent of its...
Read MoreSticky Ann Arbor Replaces Huron View
It’s been fourteen years since Michigan voters approved medical marijuana and just three since they opened the door to recreational sales, but already the decades of prohibition are taking on a retrospective glow. Before bud...
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