Why Did the Dinosaur Cross the Sidewalk?
John Klausmeyer zips himself into a Tyvek suit, adjusts his ventilator mask, steps into a...
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2017 September
The Mindfulness Experiment
Since I’m the mom of two teens and a tween, my life can get frenzied and stressful....
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Suicide Prevention
Miles Roberts, a fifteen-year-old freshman at Skyline High School, was a fierce competitor,...
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Dave Rempis & His Ballister Trio
For the last half century Chicago has become home to some of the most interesting experimental...
Read MoreThe Giant Shoe on Liberty St.
Q. At 811 Liberty St. is a home with a giant shoe suspended on their porch … Why??A. The shoe may look familiar to some passersby; for years, it was a fixture in the front window of Park Shoe Repair on N. Fourth Ave....
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Jerusalem Market Loses Its Lease
A letter posted on the door of Jerusalem Market in mid-July informed customers that the Middle Eastern market in the Courtyard Shops would close at the end of the month “due to building management.” We couldn’t...
Read MoreSmoked Out
Smoke BBQ (formerly Downtown Diner) is permanently closed. After an April fire, the restaurant’s voicemail message said it planned to reopen in a month, but repeated attempts to reach the owners over the summer failed....
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Civil War Story
I didn’t realize, when Ken Burns’ Civil War series made its debut on PBS in 1990, that...
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Clague’s Market
“I’m thrilled to have the store come back. It was really depressing to drive by and...
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Rasa Festival 2017
PanchaChitra opens with the noise of a storm, and sound remains central throughout this dance...
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Trace Bundy
The solo acoustic guitarists who perennially take the stage at the Ark–the dry Londoner...
Read MoreFood Trucks Come to Saline
Stony Lake Brewing Co. added a patio last summer; this summer’s big hit, apart from their popular beers and ciders, has been food trucks. Owners Jerry and Heidi Tubbs started booking the trucks on weekends. Jerry admits...
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Clonlara Turns Fifty
The year was 1962, and Montgomery had just told her husband, Jim, that they needed to open their...
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Golf in a Box
California’s Pebble Beach is set to host its sixth U.S. Open in 2019. Ever wondered how you...
Read MoreUlrich’s Is Still in Limbo
Lotus Thai, in the Oak Valley shopping center off Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., closed in mid-July after fifteen years in business. Wichai Cheva, who also owns Marnee Thai downtown, says the restaurant was impacted by the influx of...
Read MoreA New Brewpub Aims to Stay Small
After a long wait, Pileated Brewing Co. opened in early August on South Industrial, in a small slice of the warehouse fronted by the PTO Thrift Shop. High school teachers Andrew Collins and Jay Howe decided in 2014 to turn their...
Read MoreKayak’s Fate Uncertain
Nate Pound’s stunning series of accomplishments in bringing the Mill Creek Outdoor Adventure Center to life ran into some heavy whitewater, detailed in the Community Observer’s summer issue (“Logjam at Mill...
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Mental Health Court
The difference was that in February, he appeared in the Washtenaw County mental health court, a...
Read MoreWalloon Farewell
For sixty-odd years my husband’s parents vacationed on Walloon Lake near Boyne City, and they owned a cottage there for forty. But a year ago they both died, and there isn’t sufficient will or desire among their five...
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Artisan Knitworks Moves to Chelsea
Larry Hart and Sandra VanBurkleo are moving their yarn shop, Artisan Knitworks, from Farmington to...
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