Dr Rahmani Buys Selo/Shevel’s Building
“I haven’t bought it yet, but I will,” says Reza Rahmani, of 301 S. Main. In November, Elaine Selo didn’t want to say to whom she and partner Cynthia Shevel had sold the building, which only led to...
Read More2014 January
Doing it the Hard Way
Last fall, an Ann Arborite noticed that the city was using a rented truck to pick up compost in his neighborhood. Moreover, he noted, it was an older-style rear-loading truck with a crew of three–while the city’s...
Read MoreSo Long, Steam-Punk, Hello, Vacuum Press
If you’re one of us coffee geeks who heard talk of the new steam-punk process at the Glassbox Coffee & Juice location in the fancy new Arbor Hills Crossing on Washtenaw and got there in the first weeks to view the...
Read MoreJ. Jill and Vie Fitness & Spa
The final ground-level retail store to open at Arbor Hills Crossing was J. Jill, a women’s retailer. Like many national brands, J. Jill struggles to find its niche in the huge retail ocean of mid-priced clothing for women....
Read MoreTati Takes a Break
“My nephew is always saying, ‘Tati, you need to take a break.’ And I finally said, ‘Hmmm, that could be fun.’ But I’m not retiring. I don’t like the idea yet,” says Mathilde...
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Bigalora Opens
Bigalora, which just opened in Arbor Hills Crossing, is new to Ann Arbor, but then, it’s new everywhere: it’s a rebranding of the former Pizzeria Biga. There are two others in the Detroit area, and all three are...
Read MoreThe Schools’ Unhappy New Year
“Our fingers are crossed that we won’t have to borrow [to meet] December payroll,” says Ann Arbor school board president Deb Mexicotte.Ten years ago, the public schools had a $40 million savings account. But as...
Read MoreHawk Hunting
On a gray day, consider hunting for hawks. We’ve seen more hawks in Ann Arbor on overcast winter days than at any other time.There may be several reasons for this. When there is no glare from the sun, spotting the hawks is...
Read MoreSava’s Aventura Opens
Sava Lelcaj’s spacious new restaurant/bar on Washington opened in late November. A gracefully scripted neon sign over the door says Aventura, but it may become better known as “TAPAS,” after its other sign, the...
Read MoreThirty-Six Exam Prep Services
There’s something to be said for adding a new topic to our cultural dialogue. Such was the case for our little contest in December.We received 129 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for Thirty-Six Exam Prep Services...
Read MoreThe Tines of the Fork
“I Spy Eat … on Packard.” writes Sterling C. Sherman of Detroit. Elleanor Crown sees “the tines of the fork …impaling the ‘e’ of Eat”–the establishment featured in December...
Read MoreFrom a Class of One to 640
After greeting my older brothers when they came home from Popkins School, I could hardly wait to start kindergarten. The red brick one-room elementary school was on the corner of Plymouth and Earhart roads in Ann Arbor Township....
Read MoreSurviving the Sequester
When Congress couldn’t reach a budget deal at the end of 2011, it triggered an automatic 5.1 percent across-the-board spending cut. Local governments worked hard to blunt the impact of “sequestration” on human...
Read MoreTim Haldeman
The Elks Lodge on Sunset is an imposing house perched on a hill overlooking the northern entrance to the city. Built as a private home over a century ago, it has since 1944 been the home of the Ann Arbor chapter of the Improved...
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