For the Birds
Photos by Bill VanderMolen The banner photograph of the Facebook Page “Michigan Bird Listing” is...
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Community
My Neighborhood: Wines
My family has been part of the Wines community for the last fourteen years. Flung west of the West...
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My Neighborhood: Eberwhite
There’s an old-school community feel in my neighborhood. When I wander through it—say, up...
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My Neighborhood: Bryant Pattengill West
“We live by the Costco,” I tell people about our home located in Pittsfield Township, and they...
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My Neighborhood: Angell
It was fall 1977 when Eliza and John Woodford moved their young family from Montclair, New Jersey,...
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The Longest Yard Sod Farm
“When you can’t see the forest for the trees … you can’t see the ‘sills’ among the weeds (or blades of grass)!” wrote Eileen Hoekstra. “Very clover—I mean clever!”
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U-M President’s House
It’s “the oldest building on campus,” writes Bob Maddox, noting that the initial section was built in 1840. “Definitely adds curb-appeal to central campus,” he adds.
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Dropping in at the Kiwanis Thrift Sale
“This is a gigantic beehive of activity,” says a volunteer proudly as she scurries through the...
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Bewildering Bells
The Baird Carillon in Burton Tower is a musical instrument that doubles as a time-telling device....
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Jadein Black
Jadein Black is working on the logistics for an upcoming fundraiser for Ann Arbor Pride while her...
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Affordable Housing, At Last
Roberto Isla Caballero, sixty-four, spends his days selling Groundcover News at the intersection...
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Transit in Transition
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority’s ridership...
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Women Take Charge at the Ann Arbor Club.
Attorney Maya Curtis has her office in the Fritz Building on the corner of Main and Liberty. Her...
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On the Road with A2Go
Ann Arbor–based May Mobility has landed $18 million in new investment to expand its Ann Arbor...
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West Michigan Office Space
“Well, you almost had me this month,” wrote Stacy Mero. “I searched and searched, with no luck finding an ad that caught my attention as fake, and no clear mention of the past winner’s name. And then, just as I was about to give up, I spotted it: ‘Varnum,’ barely visible on the building in the ad on page 72 for waterfront office space in west Michigan. Very well done!”
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Quartet Sculpture
“‘Quartet’ by Jens Zorn,” writes Amy Barnett, was “donated in 2017 by the FWC (Faculty Women’s Club of the University of Michigan—now going by the initials since club is open to all genders).” Designed by physics prof Jens Zorn, says Barb Tester, it was fabricated “by the very skilled technician Joshua Blackmon of the university’s Sheet Metal Shop.”
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The Wetlands
Our property does not quite aspire to having a waterfront, but it is fronted by wetlands. This...
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Josh Gordon
Josh Gordon can’t remember the first time he broke into song while working the checkout counter at...
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Kit Bennett
After a long weekend wrangling 5,000 high school scullers at the Midwest Scholastic Rowing...
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Hungry for More
When Ajumma sent me a text message asking me to call her, I was worried that there was an...
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