Amy Sumerton, Author at Ann Arbor Observer

From Food Truck to Kerrytown

Jan 25, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |

“We didn’t say a word to anybody. We just quietly lit the oven and started baking pizzas.” Veteran...

William and Diane Pemberton

Jan 25, 2024 | Profiles |

When William Pemberton’s twenty-six-year marriage ended in 2011, he says, “In a lot of ways I...

Q Bakehouse Gets a Home Base

Jan 25, 2024 | Marketplace |

Engineer-turned-baker Rachel Liu Martindale has found no prefabricated recipe for turning her...

A Fire at Loch Alpine

Jan 25, 2024 | Environment, Featured |

At the start of this new year, a barking dog and a white wisp of smoke heralded a new era in...

Visit St. Louis

Jan 25, 2024 | Fake Ad and I Spy |

“The January 2024 Fake Ad, for MUNY in St. Louis, challenges us: How real can a Fake Ad be?” mused Eric Sobocinski.

North Star Lounge Sign

Jan 25, 2024 | Fake Ad and I Spy |

“Ann Arbor is a good place to be vegan, this block is a big reason why,” says Sam Firke, praising the “outstanding cauliflower wings” from the adjoining Detroit Filling Station.

Q: I read in the January Observer about the house fire at Johnny’s Speakeasy and his insurer not covering the cost of replacing the house. Is there anything that homeowners can do to protect themselves from this? A: Homes are...

Lives of the Artists

Jan 25, 2024 | Culture |

Artist Dylan Strzynski started interviewing art fair artists in 2013. It was easy to find...

Filter First

Jan 25, 2024 | Environment |

“It was fantastic,” says AAPS parent Rebecca Meuninck. The former Ecology Center deputy director...

Phone Calls from Russia

Jan 25, 2024 | Community |

On Christmas Eve, Paul Whelan called reporters at CNN, the Detroit News, the BBC, and WTOP radio...

Susan Pollay’s Whimsies

Jan 25, 2024 | Community, Culture, Featured, Profiles |

“I joke that other people go to the lake to relax by the water,” says Susan Pollay. “I just enjoy...

Unarmed Response Reboot

Jan 25, 2024 | Community |

Last summer the city issued a request for proposals for an unarmed crisis response team. In...

Marilyn M. Moran

Jan 23, 2024 | Memorials / Obituaries |

Marilyn M. Moran, age 75, of Livonia, passed away December 23, 2023. Former long-term resident of...

Paul (Paolo) Parravano

Jan 23, 2024 | Memorials / Obituaries |

Paul (Paolo) Parravano, beloved husband, father, brother, colleague, and friend, and practically an institution at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, passed away at home in Arlington, MA, on December 9, 2023, surrounded...