Before Ann Arbor
The University of Michigan is celebrating its bicentennial this year–just eighty years after...
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2017 April
Going, Going, Gone!
“I just want to warn you: you may be surprised at what I tell you,” cautions the...
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Karen’s Trail
Completing the Border-to-Border Trail was not on the radar of Karen McKeachie and her husband, Lew...
Read MoreJefferson Market?
Q. I am intrigued by Jefferson Market, specifically how a shop came to exist in the middle of a residential neighborhood. I enjoy going there and wonder why there aren’t more cafes like it in other neighborhoods. I’m...
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Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar
South University Ave. is decidedly student territory. But last month my husband and I joined the...
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DIY Curator
Klapischak, twenty-five, felt frustrated by the local art scene after earning a BFA from the U-M...
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Last Impression
I’ve just sent off the final payments and tax information for my family’s business,...
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Avram Fefer and Michael Bisio
In 1939, a remarkable twenty-one-year-old bassist named Jimmy Blanton joined the Duke Ellington...
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Police Today, Gone Tomorrow
That’s one of the issues on the agenda for AAPD chief Jim Baird. Police officers qualify for...
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Ma, Meyer, and Thile
Master cellist Yo-Yo Ma is widely admired for his exceptional artistry and friendly personality....
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Virtual Commentariat
You don’t have to watch city council to pay attention to city council. The first and third...
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Pauline Health
In mid-December, Packard Health West moved to 1915 Pauline Blvd. after St. Joe’s vacated its...
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Roadside Cooking
Barbecue! Those smokers outside restaurants smell so good that they make our mouths water. Since...
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To Sell or Not to Sell?
When the city built the underground Library Lane parking structure, it spent an extra $5 million...
Read MoreA Big Vacancy
Wet Seal and Gold ‘n’ Gems left Briarwood earlier this year. The strangely named Wet Seal was no surprise–selling basically the same stuff as Forever 21 down the hall, with a smaller, darker footprint, the...
Read MoreChain Stores in Flux
Few chain stores have broken into Ann Arbor’s downtown, which gets much of its cachet from maintaining a large population of locally owned indies. Moosejaw and American Apparel are two of the exceptions, but now both are...
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Elizabeth Kostova
Elizabeth Kostova writes big books, the kind that suck you in and shape your imagination for a few...
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Calling All Townies
995-5095 and 763-3500 were the first numbers thrown out on the Ann Arbor Townies ONLY Facebook...
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Going Blue
A handful of the beige-colored panels framing the windows of the iconic building at 777 E....
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Victoria Cendrowski
At the Eberbach Cultural Arts Building in Burns Park, Victoria Cendrowski is teaching a...
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