2016 December

Steinway Philosophy

Hard-core Ann Arborites know that the historic Kempf House on Division was owned and occupied by music teacher Reuben Kempf and his family, and that the Kempfs’ Steinway, manufactured in 1877, is reputed to have been the...

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Feeding Creativity

It’s after midnight, and in front of the Vault of Midnight a young man tends a small island of a hot dog stand with a gas grill, cold storage boxes, and a large umbrella. It is a cold late autumn night in Ann Arbor. The...

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Saigon Bistro Is Now One Bowl

One Bowl, an Asian bistro at 1220 S. University, opened its doors (which actually face S. Forest), on July 6, in the deadest time of the year on campus. Owner Unyeon Choi bought the restaurant from her best friend, Kim Sunghee,...

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Mangiamo Bocce!

Pete and Laurie Toarmina, along with Pete’s two sisters and their husbands, opened Mangiamo Italian Grill on Saline’s Main St. in 2011. The restaurant and its adjacent bar are on the first floor of a three-story...

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Klezmephonic

Klezmephonic, Ann Arbor’s premier klezmer band, will play during KindleFest at Kerrytown December 2. The music that for centuries was the soundtrack of the celebrations of Eastern European Jews will resound at an American...

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