Scholars in Exile
Yurii Kaparulin had the first panic attack of his life on February 24. A Ukrainian historian of...
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Trial by Turkey
It was a beautiful sunswept day in June. My poodles and I were walking, as we often did, in Dow...
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Building a Bike-Safe City
Christopher Becker was biking home from his job at the Ann Arbor District Library on August 24,...
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The Many Worlds of the Delonis Center
Homelessness is something many of us see for a second and feel a sudden sense of unease, until we...
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New Pathways
If you stand on the corner of Freer and Dexter-Chelsea roads, at the northwest edge of the Oak...
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Murals & Beyond
Murals have been popping up like wildflowers on downtown buildings. Since 2019, fifteen have been...
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Pulling the Goalie
When Hiag Avsharian closed the door to his room at an Ann Arbor fertility clinic, making a movie...
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Contests and Consequences
Control of city council was effectively decided in August, when candidates supported by mayor...
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Everybody Loves Milton
An administrator hired on an eleven-month contract after two predecessors were forced out could be...
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The Manufactured Housing Puzzle
“Where do you live, ma’am?” the officer asked Kathy Hoos not long ago. “Scio Farms.” “You mean...
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Passion for the Pie
In just three minutes, a vending machine on South University dispenses hot-and-fresh pizza to go....
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From Pumpernickel to Craft Beer
The “taste, smell, and texture of food can be extraordinarily evocative,” John S. Allen writes in...
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The U-M Dental Clinic
In 2003, when my husband started freelancing, we lost our dental insurance. So we tried the U-M...
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A Year at Matthaei
Summer: plein air painters and farmer’s tans Summer in the city can seem unrelenting, but on a...
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The Social Services Shake-Up
“I cannot imagine telling another young person to sleep outside,” Ozone House executive director...
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The Lonely Death of Stadium Steve
A heavy rain was falling at 4 a.m. on March 30. Even with streetlights roughly every hundred feet...
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A Rainy Day:
The day began inauspiciously. When I started the car; the radio came on and the unappealing voice...
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The Furniture Makers
How do you make a living with a degree in the arts? Blake Ratcliffe and Sherri Moore have built...
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The Art Fair Journey
“Their lives are characterized by travel, hard work and a richness of experience uncommon to the...
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Election 2022
In overwhelmingly Democratic Ann Arbor, where the mayor and all ten city councilmembers belong to...
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