The Michigan Flippers Tournament
Pinball Pete’s was doing a brisk bit of business on a warm, sunny Sunday evening, having seemingly...
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Culture
Murals That Bridge
The rusty and dingy Huron St. railroad overpass just west of the Delonis Center has been an...
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Cracking the Caption Code
The only prize is “bragging rights, but they are very good bragging rights,” says Jessica Misener,...
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A Jukebox for the Algonquin
The Purple Rose bills A Jukebox for the Algonquin as a “serious comedy about sex, drugs, and...
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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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Corgis Race at the Farm Council Groups
When Phoebe, a black-headed tricolor beauty from Ann Arbor, advances to the starting line at the...
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Pro Wrestling Takedown
The air in Building G at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds was chilly but abuzz with energy in...
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Art Is Life
“All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life.” —Potter and painter M.C....
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Eating the Pig
In October 1974, I attended a dinner party hosted by my friends Ric Burns and Stephen Blos. They...
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The Ypsi-Ann Drive-In Theatre
For three decades the tower supporting the screen of the Ypsi-Ann Drive-In Theatre loomed over...
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Seventy-five Years Ago This Month
Seventy-five years ago: In June 1948, Ann Arbor theaters were in transition. The Majestic Theater...
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“A Very Odd Experience”
“A very odd experience”: That’s how Shutta Crum describes her recent encounter with the...
Read MoreGallery Review: Legacies Recovered
A remarkable exhibit on display at the University of Michigan’s Lane Hall, “Portraits of Feminism in Japan,” depicts nine major feminist activists, writers, and artists from Japan. A diverse group of artists, including Takatoshi...
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Hoot Night, 1973
When my brother Laz and I moved from Rochester, New York, to Ann Arbor in July 1973, we knew only...
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Poet Tree Town
In Nickels Arcade, an “Ode to the Dandelions” appeared in April on the door of University Flower...
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Tucker Rossmaessler
As quarantine protocols eased in 2021, Tucker Rossmaessler took a trip that sparked an idea. At...
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Lost Musician
Thirteen years ago, at a party in New York City, Howard Fishman heard a recording of a woman...
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Musical Journey
In 1964, when Dunlop was a Stanford undergrad, he found a 1947 vintage Martin D-18 in a San...
Read MoreQuestion Corner | April 2023
Q. When did Robert Frost reside in Ann Arbor? Did he write about the city? A. As U-M poet-in-residence in the early 1920s, Frost lived in a home at 1523 Washtenaw Ave. In a November 1987 Observer article, Peter Tiernan wrote...
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Ken Fischer’s Second Act
On a Sunday morning in July 2020, Ken Fischer woke up in Tom and Debby McMullen’s cottage on Elk...
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