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Game Day

Oct 21, 2025 | Comics, Fun Stuff |

Home Team

Oct 21, 2025 | Comics, Fun Stuff |

Nothing’s off the Table

Oct 16, 2025 | Fun Stuff, What She Said |

Are these questions from actual people? Can I really ask you anything, like, even about my love life??

Practice Your High Steps

Oct 9, 2025 | Fun Stuff, What She Said |

“My ten-year-old daughter is learning to play clarinet, and she’s obsessed with marching bands. How early is too early to start training to be in the Michigan Marching Band?”

The Shivering Elephant in the Room

Oct 2, 2025 | Fun Stuff, What She Said |

“I moved to Ann Arbor last spring from California, so this will be my first Michigan winter. Is there anything I can look forward to?”

So You Wanna Be a DJ?

Sep 25, 2025 | Fun Stuff, What She Said |

“I’ve wanted to be a radio DJ for as long as I can remember. How do I get my own show on WCBN?”

T.D. Usdull, CPAS

Sep 24, 2025 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |

We received 161 entries correctly identifying last month’s Fake Ad, which featured an old joke about accountants being dull.

Ampersand

Sep 24, 2025 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |

“The weeping emoji says it all,” writes Dave Bicknell. “To the disappointment of many, another beloved community business is closing its doors,” laments Elise McCoy, while Susan Pollans calls it “an iconic town destination” that “will be sorely missed.”

A True Love Triathlon

Sep 17, 2025 | Fun Stuff, What She Said |

On October 8, my husband and I are celebrating our third wedding anniversary. We love biking, hiking, kayaking—pretty much anything outdoors—followed by a good meal and a cold beer. Got any advice for an unforgettable Ann Arbor date night?

Introducing: What She Said

Sep 10, 2025 | Fun Stuff, What She Said |

Part fact-finding guide, part personal advice, What She Said proides t a unique and individualized take from a local on just about anything Ann Arbor-ish.

Avfuel Logo

Aug 25, 2025 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |

“I Spy the Aviation Fuel company sculpture west of the southeast area Bicentennial Park!” writes Kathryn Powell, referencing August’s clue. It’s “one of the many features that make this global headquarters campus look like a nice place to work.”

Meat Cute

Aug 25, 2025 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |

“Is MAHA (Michigan Association for Harvesting Animals) a response to the restructuring of the federal food regulations? If so, doubly clever!”

Tree of Life

Jul 25, 2025 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |

I spy “the ‘Tree of Life’ statue on the corner of State St. and North University,” writes Catrin Koselka.

Spendthrift

Jul 25, 2025 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |

“‘This isn’t Lycra U’ is very cute,” writes Steve Worden, “and using a U and you for (w) for the record, is one of your cleverer name arrangements.”

A Greco-Roman Mural on Summit St.

Jun 25, 2025 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |

“I spied with my little eye a mural at the entrance to [the] building at 124 W. Summit St.,” writes Isabel McEwen. It’s “in a little garden that backs up to the train tracks on the east border of … Water Hill,” says Dyke McEwen. “I visit friends nearby,” adds Dave Bicknell, “and always look to make sure it’s still there.”

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State Line Fireworks

Jun 25, 2025 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |

While the team at Fake Ad Central was collating this month’s responses, the Czar happened to get his water quality report, and did something few people have probably ever done: read it.

Concours de Médiocrité

May 24, 2025 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |

“The most obvious giveaway is the date of June 31—it ain’t happening. Much more interesting, though, are the (at least in some way self-contradictory) instances of wordplay. ‘Competition in Mediocrity’—chef kiss left! ‘Pedestrian automobiles’—chef kiss right! … The nod to the previous month’s winner (Merry Muilenberg) is the 1926 Muilenberg Model X.”