Community Archives - Page 14 of 118

Fifth Avenue Studios

Jan 25, 2024 | Community, Culture |

Gorski works on the Ann Arbor District Library’s outreach team and hosts The Gayest Generation, an...

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...

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...

Karen TenBrink

Jan 15, 2024 | Profiles |

This is an updated version of a profile published last month. Whenever Karen TenBrink talks...

FestiFools Returns

Dec 22, 2023 | Community, Culture |

“I felt some community responsibility to bring it back,” says Tucker, who’s art director and...

Fading Away

Dec 22, 2023 | Community, Nonprofits |

The 501(c)(3) charity has given scholarships to more than 500 students, but lately, “we were...

Barbara McQuade

Dec 22, 2023 | Profiles |

Jerry Israel first spotted Barbara McQuade’s potential in 1989, when she took his first-year...

Centennial Celebrations

Dec 22, 2023 | Community, Culture, Featured |

On February 27, 1924, Ann Arbor celebrated its first centennial with a big birthday party at the...

Happy holidays from the Ann Arbor Observer!There is plenty to do and see this time of year, and we’ve compiled a list of local shops, holiday shows, local exhibitions, and gift ideas sure to keep you and your family busy and...

Karen TenBrink

Nov 27, 2023 | Culture, Profiles |

Whenever Karen TenBrink talks about music, her eyes light up. From her earliest years, it’s brought her joy, and it’s brought people together. For the past decade she’s been sharing those pleasures as director of the Ann Arbor...

Broadcasting from Briarwood

Nov 27, 2023 | Community, Culture |

On Saturday, December 9, shoppers in Briarwood Mall will encounter ringing bells, singing choirs,...

Art on the Wall

Nov 27, 2023 | Community, Culture |

Last summer and into the fall, a constellation of crocheted geometric tapestries graced the side...

Question Corner | Dec. 2023

Nov 27, 2023 | Business, Community |

Q. Were automobiles ever manufactured in Ann Arbor? If so, do any of those vehicles survive? A. Automobile manufacturers proliferated in the early years of the industry. In 1908 there were 253 U.S. manufacturers. The Huron River...

Book Glut

Nov 27, 2023 | Business, Community, Culture |

“You have so many books you can’t put them all out,” adds the owner of Motte & Bailey Booksellers. “I have some books on my sale table for two or three dollars that, a couple of years ago, might have been six or seven and on...