Do You Have Ann Arbor’s Lost History?
The Ann Arbor area is blessed with great, public collections of local historical artifacts, such...
Read MoreMar 5, 2024 | Community, Community Services/Resources, Featured |
The Ann Arbor area is blessed with great, public collections of local historical artifacts, such...
Read MoreFeb 27, 2024 | Summer Camps |
Ready or not, summer is coming! The Observer is here to help fill your children’s summer break with fun and adventure. If you’re looking for scientific exploration, rock climbing and outdoor play, or artistic development, we...
Read MoreFeb 23, 2024 | My Town |
In the beginning, long before Mast Shoes consolidated its downtown locations and relocated to its...
Read MoreFeb 23, 2024 | Community Services/Resources |
It’s a recurring post on nextdoor.com: people asking what to do with their old eyeglasses...
Read MoreFeb 23, 2024 | Community Services/Resources |
“It’s timeless, it’s beautiful!” says Sara Wedell, explaining why Vincent...
Read MoreFeb 23, 2024 | Community |
Despite the withdrawal of plans for a Sports Illustrated resort, someday something will get built...
Read MoreThey’d come to film a program called “Rock Cancer.” All of the thirteen young participants have...
Read MoreFeb 23, 2024 | Business, Community, Government, Uncategorized |
Eric Parkhurst, owner of Winewood Organics, had rushed outside after a security camera showed a...
Read MoreFeb 23, 2024 | Profiles |
“I know in my soul that I would have been a Rosie if I’d lived during World War II,” Claire Dahl...
Read MoreFeb 23, 2024 | Community, Featured, Real Estate |
“It’s really happening,” laughs Matt Grocoff, his face flushed in the wind. “I can’t tell you the...
Read MoreFeb 23, 2024 | Community Services/Resources, Featured |
When I arrived home after interviewing physician Ray Rion, executive director of Packard Health,...
Read MoreJan 25, 2024 | My Town |
The last time Michigan won the Rose Bowl, New Year’s Day 1998, it had been a dazzling season for...
Read MoreGorski works on the Ann Arbor District Library’s outreach team and hosts The Gayest Generation, an...
Read MoreJan 25, 2024 | Profiles |
When William Pemberton’s twenty-six-year marriage ended in 2011, he says, “In a lot of ways I...
Read MoreJan 25, 2024 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
We received 177 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad—encouraging people to visit St. Louis—on...
Read MoreJan 25, 2024 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
“The January I Spy is the sign of the North Star Lounge at the corner of Fifth Ave. and...
Read MoreJan 25, 2024 | Community |
On Christmas Eve, Paul Whelan called reporters at CNN, the Detroit News, the BBC, and WTOP radio...
Read MoreJan 25, 2024 | Community |
Last summer the city issued a request for proposals for an unarmed crisis response team. In...
Read MoreJan 15, 2024 | Profiles |
This is an updated version of a profile published last month. Whenever Karen TenBrink talks...
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