A Dog Bakery for Chelsea
It’s a Saturday morning in mid-August, as Lexi, a mini Australian shepherd blue heeler,...
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2018 September
Incipient Tacos
As of late August, it was clear that–barring another tornado like the one that whizzed...
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Earth Elements
“Quan Yin represents mercy, but also wisdom, prosperity, wellness, compassion, tolerance,...
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Life After Lansing
You may not see a lot of motor scooters around town, but according to Adam Zemke, “everybody...
Read MorePedestrian Walk Signals?
Q. Why don’t all pedestrian walk signals automatically change when the vehicle signals change, rather than only when a pedestrian pushes a button to request a walk light?A. “Every intersection is different,”...
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Two Restaurant Closings
Only a few weeks after Briarwood Mall began advertising its new food court area with the arrival of Salads UP in the northeastern corridor, across-the-hall neighbor Which Wich decided to call it quits. Employees at the custom...
Read MoreSchakolad Closes
Schakolad Chocolate Factory closed its doors abruptly and permanently in late July. Since 2003, it had made a large selection of intricate chocolate treats at its store at Washington and Main. Schakolad founder and president...
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Beyond the Badge
The command is barked. “Everybody get down! Down!” Frightened-looking Dexter High...
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Micro Computer
A U-M electrical and computer engineering research team has made a computer so minuscule it may...
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Locavore vs Carnival-vore
Having grown up in Ann Arbor, I was eager to show off my frozen custard at one of the city’s premier events, the annual Art Fair. I have owned and run Fluffy Bottom Farms for three years now. Although we’re mainly...
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The Standard Bistro & Larder
While our long-aproned server described the Standard Bistro & Larder’s culinary...
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Cautious Optimism
When the Republican federal tax bill passed late last year, the consensus among nonprofit experts...
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From Pizza to Fresh Forage
Think farm-to-table cuisine, and you may think of white tablecloths and three-digit dinners....
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Sarah McQuaid
Many of us have been listening to guitar-driven popular music for most of our lives. As a result,...
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Ruth Behar
Ruth Behar is an anthropologist who has always reached out beyond her discipline. She was one of...
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Fayroian Returns
In 2015, Peter Fayroian, then head of the Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts, lost...
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Stormy Chromer
“The borders of my mind can always be redrawn.” Even those who don’t consider...
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