Imagining an Unarmed Emergency Response
Last April, city council voted unanimously to develop an unarmed safety response program. Mayor...
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Community
Fear of 48197
“Who among us has not been disappointed with the Postal Service when our mail was not...
Read MoreMichigan Radio?
Q. Michigan Radio now broadcasts from five signals across the Lower Peninsula. Are there plans for additional growth? Is Michigan Radio still managed from Ann Arbor? A. There are no current plans for additional signals. Michigan...
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Spanish-American War Memorial
January’s I Spy “was so hard!” writes Debbie Onderdonk. It was: Onderdonk was...
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International Association of Lawn Parking Attendants
We received 165 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for the International Association of...
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Catherine Badgley
Catherine Badgley became director of the U-M Residential College in the summer of 2019, just in...
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Messiah Returns
“Hallelujah!” Barb Tester proclaims. “Yes, the ‘Messiah’ has...
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Paramedics Needed
HVA needs 185 paramedics and emergency medical technicians to fully staff its Washtenaw County...
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The Song Remains the Same
We received 122 entries correctly identifying the very difficult to find Fake Ad for “The...
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Phil D’Anieri
Phil D’Anieri sits by the front window of the downtown Sweetwaters in a baseball cap and...
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1528 Pontiac Tr.
More than 100 people turned out for its grand opening in a historic home at the corner of Pontiac...
Read MoreOne of the Best Marine Engineering Departments?
Q. Is it true that the U-M has one of the best marine engineering departments in the country? How did that happen in landlocked Ann Arbor?A. EduRank places the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME)...
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Ark Legacy Project
“I figured I’d be there for a year,” he recalls. But listening to the concerts...
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Emmanuel Mann’s Country Home
In October, Ann Arbor fire chief Mike Kennedy presented commendations to five people who’d...
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Taylor White’s Mural on First St.
Russell Nichols spotted last month’s image along the new bikeway at 200 S. First...
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Remembering John Mendler
John Mendler, the long-time owner of the Marathon station in the vee of Jackson and Dexter roads, died recently. I was a customer of his ever since he bought the station in 1976. In 2013 I interviewed John and wrote a brief...
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Dangerous Dogs
So says city councilmember Jen Eyer, who spearheaded a September amendment to Ann Arbor’s...
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ER Traffic Jam
“Code Blue! Code Blue!” A middle-aged woman with severe chest and back pains had been...
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Tyrone Hicks
“It was probably the hardest coaching year of my life,” says Pioneer High girls’...
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