2013 September

A Year at the Arb

When the City Guide arrives in August, the Arb is glutted on sun, and the crowds are diluted by vacations elsewhere. Now’s the time to stroll beneath the lush canopy of trees and acquaint yourself with the Arb’s...

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Dorm Life

I began my two years living in East Quad just as Zaragon Place was opening. Passing the new tower on my way to the Diag, I distinctly remember looking at those shiny new apartments and wishing that I had the money and the...

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A Cool, Chill Place

On a summer afternoon at downtown’s Neutral Zone teen center, Taylor Wedekind, age seventeen, and Max Saalberg, age sixteen, are rehearsing their latest rap songs. Saalberg, in shorts, T-shirt, and baseball cap, moves to...

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West side hiatus

For the first time since 1973, there will be no Old West Side Homes Tour this month. The tour of six homes and one business normally draws visitors from all over southeast Michigan, curious to see how old houses can be made...

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New balance

Four days after beating seven-term incumbent Marcia Higgins in the August Democratic primary, Jack Eaton sat in his kitchen enjoying his coffee and his victory. After two unsuccessful campaigns against Margie Teall, he’d...

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