Q: The federal government recently provided funding to plug “orphan” oil and gas wells to prevent groundwater pollution. Are there any near Ann Arbor? A: A well is considered an “orphan” if it is inactive, unplugged, and...
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It all began with engineer Jim Summers, frustrated by his daily commute, figuring out how to...
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“What we’re working on, I swear you can’t make this up, is a ban on the ban on the ban,” says...
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David’s twin brother, Paul, was arrested in Moscow in December 2018, on what his family and the...
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Adopting climate-friendly practices is financially risky for small diversified farms because...
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CAN executive director Derrick Miller says their goal is for everyone in the area around Bryant...
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It’s a quiet Friday afternoon in January on the fourth floor of the County Annex on N. Fourth Ave....
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The Oct. 31 closure of Ulrich’s Bookstore ended an eighty-eight-year run as a campus-area...
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Imagine walking into a space that looks like a modern grocery store—except that everything there...
Read MoreQ. What is the background to the memorial for Edward Lorraine Walter in the U-M Grad Library? The inscription on the stained-glass window reads “Lost at Sea.” A. Walter was a U-M professor of languages, born in Litchfield,...
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For twenty-seven years, Kerr’s work was attracting meetings and tourists to Washtenaw County. An...
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Years ago, while driving for Checker in Detroit, he dropped off a passenger at the downtown...
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It wasn’t to be. Kim is co-owner with her husband Kurt of Ann Arbor Muffler Brakes and Shocks on...
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While farm-to-table has become an important movement in restaurants, Tonya and Rich Lockwood are...
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Part One. I needed some things at home, and thought that Bed Bath & Beyond could solve all my...
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A year ago, 212 S. State was a vacant lot. Hidden away behind Sava’s restaurant, it was accessible...
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Playing the academic game: The life of an academic can be difficult. There’s the challenge of...
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Plagued by post-pandemic staffing shortages, Palm Palace has found an oddball solution that might...
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As the Observer went to press, the U-M football program looked well positioned in its perennial...
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