A2 Fix It
“The smell started five, maybe ten years ago,” says Sally Mitani, who’s lived on Arborview on the west side since 2000. “It smells from May to October but concentrates in hot, humid months … on...
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The Purple Rose at Twenty- Five
“This place was born the day twenty-two-year-old Jeff Daniels started his apprenticeship at the Circle Repertory Theatre Company in New York,” Guy Sanville says, sweeping his arm around the Purple Rose Theatre during...
Read MoreCleansing the Waters
The biggest public works project in the city’s history–a $94 million reconstruction and renovation of the wastewater treatment plant–is almost done, and it smells marvelous.That’s the first thing to...
Read MoreAntonio’s Coney Island
We ate a lot of black beans and eggs and fried chicken the month we spent riding buses around Guatemala–enough, actually, that we grew tired of those otherwise tasty staples. It was the rainy season, and alternatives in...
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George Benson & Glenn Tucker
Jazz in Detroit relies heavily on tradition. This has never been simply a matter of local pride, but recognition of the unique musical history of the city and a consequence of robust community bonds. More often than not, a...
Read MoreComic Opera Guild
In the middle of a Sunday night snowstorm, tenors, altos, and sopranos trickle into the Northside Community Church. The singers introduce themselves enthusiastically, unwrap their scarved throats, and file into the first few...
Read MoreCharlie and Tanith White
At Cafe Zola, the waiter bringing coffee smiles at the attractive young couple but doesn’t recognize either Charlie White, 2014 Olympic gold medalist in ice dancing, or Tanith Belbin White, who took silver in the same...
Read MoreCommunity Sing
“You feel like you’re at a campfire!” says Ann Arbor rec supervisor Pam Simmons of the recently launched Ann Arbor Community Sing. The monthly sing-alongs at the Ann Arbor Senior Center attract grandparents,...
Read MoreBuffett’s IUD
Charlie Munger, longtime right-hand man of Berkshire Hathaway boss Warren Buffett, expanded the U-M’s Central Campus with his new Munger Graduate Residence. In the long run, though, more locals may feel the impact of a...
Read MoreAuto Parts Mania, Continued
Add AutoZone and Advance Auto to the auto supply shops multiplying on the west side at a rate that seems to stump even the employees. An employee at AutoZone, who blanched at the idea of being identified by location, let alone...
Read MoreBig Changes Ahead for South U
“A lot of changes are coming to the area, and leases aren’t necessarily being renewed,” says South University Area Association director Maggie Ladd. “Expect to see a little churn in the area while...
Read MorePoetic Advice
The party guests talked about climate change, fracking, Syria, and Iran. “I called my representative and senator to thank them for voting against Keystone,” a woman told me–then asked me how many more...
Read MorePittsfield Place Fills Out
The Pittsfield Place development that fronts Meijer on Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. is finally complete with the opening of Verizon, Bob Evans, Starbucks, and Texas Roadhouse. The last is by far the most interesting addition. The...
Read MoreGermain Buys Mini
“I’ll throw some crazy stats at you. A person spends fourteen hours online shopping for a car now. They start looking at third-party sources like Auto.com. Ten years ago you’d go to a dealership. They’d...
Read MoreA New Pretzel Bell Is in the Works
It’s out with the old, in with the older, on the northwest corner of Main and Liberty. Lena and its underground bar Habana, popular for its Thursday salsa-dance nights, closed on January 17 to begin renovations in order to...
Read MoreA New Bike Store on Packard
“The problem, when you carry high-end merchandise, is people think you’re bike snobs. But you should see what our employees ride in on,” says Ron Schmid, general manager of Fraser Bicycle, which just opened an...
Read MoreSensors Inc.
“I get off the plane at six o’clock after doing a users’ conference in Duesseldorf, and my phone blows up,” recalls the president of Sensors Inc. “All of a sudden here comes an email and a text and...
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