Phantom Assaults
“I got a call today from an irate citizen talking about the three sexual assaults in one...
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Flash Food
After recently deciding to increase my recycling efforts at home, I wondered what I could do to reduce food waste. A family member reminded me that they’d seen a Flash Food cooler at a local Meijer. That led me to the...
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A Trio of New Owners
The Top Drawer consignment clothing shop on South Industrial Hwy. closed briefly at the end of...
Read MoreWithout a “Moment,” the Show Goes On
Ann Arbor’s Vocal Arts Ensemble has been performing traditional, contemporary, and newly commissioned works since 1992. The ensemble of highly skilled professional and amateur singers was originally an a cappella group,...
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Arborville Restaurant
The Fake Ad for April is at the top of page 38, ‘Arborville Restaurant,'” wrote the...
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Chefs in Motion
On a mid-April afternoon a sudden downpour pelted the big white open-air tent behind Cultivate...
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Covid, Again
Markel, who has been researching pandemics for decades, says he’s had an...
Read MoreMore Home Buyers are Paying a Premium.
With inventory at record low levels, more homes in Ann Arbor are selling above their asking prices. In March, homes sold through the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors’ Multi-Listing Service averaged 103 percent of their...
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The Last High-Rises?
Ann Arbor’s profile has risen dramatically in the past twenty years. As the U-M added 10,000...
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How the Humane Society Coped with Covid
Jeff Mortimer had no idea it would be so hard to adopt a cat. “My friend who is a volunteer...
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Tipping Point
Jonathan Overpeck saw the climate catastrophe coming. “I started out as a climate...
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Bird’s Eye
“Since Covid began, I’ve seen much more interest in birdwatching here,” says...
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Jimena Loveluck
Jimena Loveluck was only a few months into her new job as ‘Washtenaw County’s health...
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Northwest Grocery
Q. In the mid-1970s, I wandered the streets of Ann Arbor taking hundreds of photographs, and I can...
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Pastries Along Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor has always been a town where you could find delicious baked goods, from the elegant...
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Short-term Rental
On a Friday in March, cars with out-of-state plates lined Covington Dr. as people set up lights...
Read MoreBubbling Up
New boba tea franchises keep bubbling up in Ann Arbor. Now, a newcomer has taken over the spot of Ann Arbor’s original boba specialist: Quickly boba cafe has replaced Bubble Island in the South University Galleria....
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Rosey’s Barber Shop
I spy the “building on the northeast corner of E. Huron and 4th,” writes Bryan...
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Dumpster Dive
Last August, my friend Tom arrived late to our weekly socially distant gathering (My Town,...
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