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I’ll call her “Flora.” The neighborhood kids called her “the witch of Burns Park.”She had inherited her gracious home from her father, a distinguished U-M professor. She drove around town in an old...

Elizabeth Nelson also works to make people aware of the complexities of compulsive hoarding, but with a different emphasis. Nelson is co-founder of Children of Hoarders, a nonprofit that reaches out to people who, like her, grew...

One Sunday morning some longtime Saline residents enjoying coffee at the Drowsy Parrot mentioned a murder that took place years ago on a farm just outside of town. They also mentioned wild parties with loose women out on that...

Early in November, “Andrew Waston” emailed the Observer with a story idea. He said he was part of a babysitting pool of stay-at-home dads, whose members were saving “tons of money” using online...

“We absolutely are getting the word out!” says Mary Schlitt of Food Gatherers. The message Schlitt and other nonprofits are spreading is, “Give while the giving is still good.” As part of Governor...

It’s a cold, clear November morning at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, and vendor Bill Hoppe watches from his booth as bundled-up shoppers mill about the long aisles, occasionally eyeing the unusual homemade crafts he sells....

Bargain hunting brides-to-be might check out the Brides Project Wedding Boutique, a cause disguised as a store around the corner from Downtown Home & Garden on Liberty. Opened in September, the by-appointment-only shop is...

Q. Are there any plans to put sound barriers in neighborhoods that are close to the highways? I live in Foxfire subdivision, which is north of Dhu Varren near US-23 and M-14. The developer put up a massive berm in the west...

Last year the Observer predicted that the U-M was headed for another losing season–we even wrote that coach John Beilein was attempting to “reanimate a zombie.” But since the point of sports is hope, the...

“I believe that’s Maynard House,” says Jeff Hauptman, “but from the angle it almost looks like [a] bizarre type of roofing shingle.” “The House illuminated by the Plaza is the Maynard House...

Last month’s Fake Ad winner, Lisa Dugdale, is just about as representative of Ann Arbor as Michigan football, Zingerman’s, and bragging about how smart your kids are. Her entry correctly identified the Fake Ad for...