Clinton School’s Second Act
From 1952 to 1964, the number of babies born in America topped four million every year. Ann Arbor,...
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Crawford Out
“This was a tough decision because we all liked Mr. Crawford,” says Ward 5...
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Social Butterfly
We received 191 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for Social Butterfly on page 27 of the...
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606 E. Washington
August’s clue–once moved, soon razed–“helped solve the mystery,”...
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Superconductors
Much has happened since health concerns caused Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra conductor Arie Lipsky...
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Fatal Fungus
Frei, a forest health specialist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, describes it...
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Writing Coach
So writes John U. Bacon in his new book, Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons from America’s...
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The II-V-I Orchestra
It took awhile for the intersection of Golfside and Washtenaw to recover from the loss in 2011 of...
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Another Opening, Another Show
The Encore Musical Theatre Company’s new home, a restored historic schoolhouse in downtown...
Read MoreAn Internet Liaison?
Q. The city once had an Internet liaison, Harry Haas, who helped me with Comcast issues, but he is long gone. I see many complaints on NextDoor about Internet service. Will the city someday again have an Internet liaison?A....
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Finding a Farmers’ Market
The farmers’ market season is in full swing. From Dexter’s modern sheds to a long...
Read MoreUnderground Sounds Makes Another Move
Last fall, Underground Sounds left its longtime location on Liberty and moved into the former Peaceable Kingdom store on Main. In July, it headed east again to Washington, taking a spot next to Amadeus that had been a tap room...
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Raquel Arevalo
Raquel Arevalo recalls her mother waking her and her sisters up so early that “we’d be...
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Stray Hen Arrives
The Stray Hen, at the corner of Division and Washington, opened the day before Art Fair. By the...
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Bubble Tea from Honorary Relatives
In contrast to Stray Hen’s lengthy lead-up, UniTea seemed to pop up almost overnight. Owner...
Read MoreDixboro House Tests Its Wings with Prepaid Dinners
Dixboro House, the multimillion-dollar project on Plymouth Rd. from Sava Farah and chef-partner Louis Maldonado, began testing its wings this summer with prepaid multicourse dinners.The first, in June. was billed as the...
Read MoreShawarma Shop Changes Hands
In February, brothers George and Alex Rouche opened the Shawarma Shop next to the Shell station at State and Eisenhower (Marketplace Changes, March).At the time, George said it was the fulfillment of a longtime dream to own a...
Read MoreArgus Takes Arbor Vacuum’s Spot
From 1974 until last year, Arbor Vacuum was a mainstay at 1229 Packard. Dianna Poley says her father-in-law, who started the business, had a “gentleman’s agreement” with landlord Harry Hawkins and faithfully...
Read MorePerfumes & Gifts by Shalimar Is Gone
Perfumes & Gifts by Shalimar, the gift shop opened by Shalimar restaurant on Main St., is closing. It opened in late November, selling high-end perfumes, candles, sunglasses, and bath bombs (Marketplace Changes, February)....
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Cascading Success
Back in the 2000s, the rowing clubs that practiced on Argo Pond helped defeat a plan to remove the...
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