2017 December Archives - Page 2 of 2

Hayes Carll

Dec 12, 2017 | Event Reviews, Uncategorized |

Texas songwriter Hayes Carll came on the scene with a provocative number called “She Left Me...

City or Township?

Dec 12, 2017 | Community |

In 2005, a Bloomfield Hills developer paid $2.95 million for a 117-acre tract of farmland in...

Close Call

Dec 11, 2017 | News |

“I was as nervous as I’ve ever been,” says Chip Smith of his Fifth Ward...

Winter at Delonis

Dec 11, 2017 | Community |

Shelter Association of Washtenaw County director Dan Kelly, hired last spring to replace veteran...

Jimi in Ann Arbor

Dec 10, 2017 | Community |

On the northeast corner of W. Huron and First streets, across First from the RelaxStation, lies a...

A fire on May 8 devastated the first floor of the Anson Brown Building on Broadway, leaving the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store homeless.”We weren’t even allowed in there for a month, while the detectives were doing...

Tantre at Twenty-Five

Dec 9, 2017 | Featured, Marketplace |

When timber-frame carpenter Richard Andres launched his Chelsea farm in 1993, the word...

Westside BBQ Changes Hands

Dec 8, 2017 | Marketplace |

Westside BBQ recently hoisted a banner proclaiming it was under new management. The benign announcement concealed a lot of legal wrangling. On October 3, Matteo Melosi, the restaurant’s founder, entered the tiny storefront...

For Banditos, a Construction Hiatus

Dec 7, 2017 | Marketplace |

When will Banditos return? It’s been months since the downtown Mexican eatery has served up...

Now Hiring!

Dec 6, 2017 | Community, Featured |

For years, the most common window signs in western Washtenaw advertised vacant spaces desperately...

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

Dec 6, 2017 | Event Reviews, Uncategorized |

The music of Johann Sebastian Bach works wonders at any time of year. It can be especially...

On the Road Again Tour and Travel

Dec 5, 2017 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy, Marketplace |

We received 148 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for On the Road Again Tour and Travel on...

Argus Farm Stop v.2

Dec 5, 2017 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |

It’s “Argus Farm Stop v.2,” writes Lorene Sterner. “Our new neighbor...

Southeastern Michigan Trout Council

Dec 5, 2017 | Marketplace |

We received forty-three entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad in the Fall Community Observer.”The fake ad is on page 29 of The Community Observer,” wrote Larry Hieber. “It’s about the Southeastern...