Jun 12, 2011 | Uncategorized |
When U-M theater grad Torrey Wigfield ran into Jason Segel at the corner of Liberty and Main in May, the movie star greeted him warmly. The two had met a few days earlier when Wigfield auditioned for Five Year Engagement, a...
Read MoreJun 11, 2011 | Event Reviews, Uncategorized |
The Appleseed Collective is true to its name, at least the “collective” part; “appleseed” I can’t vouch for. Members of the Ann Arbor band–Andrew Brown on guitar, Brandon Smith on fiddle and...
Read MoreJun 10, 2011 | Uncategorized |
“Steve Martin will be selling out in a couple of hours,” Ann Arbor Summer Festival director Robb Woulfe predicted in late April.After a rocky couple of years, Woulfe is again daring to exhale. After the economy...
Read MoreJun 9, 2011 | Community |
It was forty-two years ago, but I still remember our trip to West Park in June 1969. I lived in the Lakewood neighborhood, across from Weber’s Inn. West Park was about three miles away, and I was supposed to ride my bike...
Read MoreJun 8, 2011 | Marketplace |
Mark’s Carts has the festive feel of a carnival midway, except there are no rides and the food’s a whole lot better. “It’s about 50 percent food and about 50 percent local experience,” Downtown Home...
Read MoreJun 7, 2011 | Marketplace |
No, that typewriter in the window of the West Side Book Shop is not some kind of ironic art installation mocking our obsession with digital technology. It’s really for sale–and there are lots more of them inside.Doug...
Read MoreJun 6, 2011 | Marketplace |
A prime location on Main near Huron seems a natural for an eatery catering to passersby of every stripe. Jazzy Veggie’s owner, Ananth Pullela, told the Observer shortly after opening last fall that yes, his is a restaurant...
Read MoreJun 5, 2011 | News |
Not everyone at Borders’ corporate headquarters on Phoenix Drive is waiting until the end of June to see if publishers will throw a lifeline to the bankrupt company. A former employee at the once-bustling headquarters...
Read MoreJun 4, 2011 | Community |
“The May Fake Ad is on page 82, for Southeastern Michigan Hospital/St. Elsewhere Health System,” wrote last month’s winner, Ypsilanti’s Kevin Berasley.See how simple that is? All he did was identify the...
Read MoreJun 3, 2011 | Event Reviews, Uncategorized |
Soon after Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart began their set at the Nor-East’r Music and Art Festival two years ago, our then fifteen-year-old daughter turned to my wife and me and whispered, “They have voices that make...
Read MoreJun 2, 2011 | Event Reviews, Uncategorized |
The first time my children and I attended the Mini-Maker Faire, we were greeted at the entrance by two young men in silk vests and top hats. They doffed their hats and bowed with a flourish I have not seen since my last...
Read MoreJun 1, 2011 | Marketplace |
In more than three years as manager of the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Molly Notarianni has launched one expansion after another. She’s grown its customer base by accepting Bridge Cards. She’s expanded its vendor base...
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