Stuck in Traffic
Inching along Main St. or crawling past Arborland, keep reminding yourself: this is what...
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2017 October
Froyo Climate Change?
The froyo climate seems to be getting colder. When Ann Arbor’s two Orange Leaf franchises opened in 2014, business journals were atwitter with news of frozen yogurt in previously unimagined flavors, pumped full of...
Read MoreUlrich’s Bookstore Pops Up
According to Ulrich’s Bookstore’s website and Facebook page, the store reopened in a temporary site at the end of August. But it wasn’t 1202 South University, the building Launch Board Shop vacated hastily in...
Read MoreMark’s Carts Final Season
After six years behind Downtown Home & Garden on Washington, Mark’s Carts will end for good on Halloween. Founder Mark Hodesh told us that while the popular street food hub was enjoying success, the work required to...
Read MoreJoe’s and Pino Close
Peace, love, and no more crabs. Joe’s Crab Shack, the seafood chain on Lohr Rd. near I-94 in Pittsfield Twp., abruptly closed in mid-August. It was not the only one to go: all of Joe’s Michigan locations closed their...
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Samuel Morse
Slightly more than twenty Fake Adders (twenty-two, to be exact) spotted the Fake Ad for attorney Samuel Morse on page 21 of the Summer Community Observer. The name is an amalgam of the first name of one of Detroit...
Read MoreTrain Cars on North Main?
Q. There are often a few train cars parked near NEW Center on North Main. What are they doing there?A. For many years the nonprofit arts organization Artrain parked its rolling art galleries on the siding adjacent to the NEW...
Read MoreBagel Rescue
After reading that Bruegger’s was throwing out unsold bagels at closing time (Up Front, August), a resident of Lurie Terrace “came to us and said ‘You’ve got to get hold of Bruegger’s!,'” says...
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Less Stuff, More Happiness
In my nightmares, I am drowning in a sea of china sets, old clocks, early American furniture,...
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Don Kwon is Now Kosmo
After sixteen years of closing at 6 p.m., Don Kwon is taking on the Ann Arbor night scene....
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Chipmunks Cherish Their Solitude
For years, we have enjoyed the antics of chipmunks as they dart around the yard, occasionally...
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Other Side of Eden
Many people know Tom Blaske as a trial attorney; many more know Mary Steffek Blaske as executive...
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Aiming High
Customers entering the new Everest Sherpa Restaurant are greeted by a mannequin decked out in...
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Rhyta Musik
Bold, propulsive, and tightly arranged, Rhyta Musik’s brass band music sounds as though...
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Meta-Franchise
“You’ve got to be ready to seize opportunities when they come,” Rotche...
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Vedge Café
Vedge Cafe celebrates its first birthday next month. Located on N. Main St.–a menu graphic...
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Amir ElSaffar
Amir ElSaffar grew up in Chicago playing classical trumpet. He shifted over to jazz, became a...
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Suppressing the Stench
“We smell it daily,” says Rebecca Schneider, who lives uphill from the Saline sewage...
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Andrew Drury
About fifteen years ago, drummer Andrew Drury was scheduled to play a duet with the Canadian...
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