John’s Side Job
To look at John Swider behind the counter at the Goodyear store on W. Stadium, you’d never guess...
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An Afternoon with Community Mental Health
It’s a quiet Friday afternoon in January on the fourth floor of the County Annex on N. Fourth Ave....
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Martha Manheim
Martha Manheim was born August 20, 1924, in Campbell, Missouri. She grew up in Sikeston until...
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Elizabeth M. Elling
September 17, 1946–December 16, 2022 Ann Arbor, Michigan Liz Elling, environmental activist,...
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The End of an Era on South U
The Oct. 31 closure of Ulrich’s Bookstore ended an eighty-eight-year run as a campus-area...
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Lebanon Meets Mexico at El Limōn
Sometimes projects start to bear fruit even before completion. So it is with Ali Hijazi’s El...
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The Plastic Bag Store
Imagine walking into a space that looks like a modern grocery store—except that everything there...
Read MoreQuestion Corner | January 2023
Q. What is the background to the memorial for Edward Lorraine Walter in the U-M Grad Library? The inscription on the stained-glass window reads “Lost at Sea.” A. Walter was a U-M professor of languages, born in Litchfield,...
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Destination Ann Arbor
For twenty-seven years, Kerr’s work was attracting meetings and tourists to Washtenaw County. An...
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Cabbie Life
Years ago, while driving for Checker in Detroit, he dropped off a passenger at the downtown...
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Trial by Fire
It wasn’t to be. Kim is co-owner with her husband Kurt of Ann Arbor Muffler Brakes and Shocks on...
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Tracy Bennett
Tracy Bennett laughs when she remembers that she started college at the University of Southern...
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Back to the Farm
While farm-to-table has become an important movement in restaurants, Tonya and Rich Lockwood are...
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(Bed Bath &) Beyond a Praying Mantis
Part One. I needed some things at home, and thought that Bed Bath & Beyond could solve all my...
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The Metamorphosis of 212 S. State
A year ago, 212 S. State was a vacant lot. Hidden away behind Sava’s restaurant, it was accessible...
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Playing the Academic Game
Playing the academic game: The life of an academic can be difficult. There’s the challenge of...
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ROBERT B. FOSTER
ANN ARBOR, MI (1940–2022) Longtime Ann Arbor resident Bob Foster passed away on November 16, 2022,...
Read MoreThe Shade Store Opens
Tucked within the upscale Arbor Hills shopping center, the Shade Store opened its third Michigan showroom in September. Customers can work with a design consultant by appointment or drop in to create custom window...
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