Gold Fever
In late December 1848, Ann Arbor’s Michigan Argus carried an advertisement for a...
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2019 April
The Rebirth of 841 Broadway
Somewhere, John Dingell is smiling. The veteran congressman, who died in February, told the...
Read MoreSwaroop Bhojani Returns.
Last August, we reported that former U-M cancer researcher Swaroop Bhojani had sold Hut-K Chaats, his health-focused Indian street-food restaurant. Now Bhojani is back at Packard and Platt as manager of Hut-Kay Fusion. Bhojani...
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Brandenburg Project
Even if you can’t recall what any of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos sound like,...
Read MoreChanges at the Courtyard Shops and more Marketplace closings
Two businesses in the Courtyard Shops on Plymouth Rd. have closed their doors. The Wild Side Smoke Shop left its Dupper-level storefront in February, after ten years under the bright red awning. A new bubble tea and juice...
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Book Angel
“Yay! We have lots of reading to do!” announced excited Pittsfield Elementary School...
Read MoreEdelbrau Brewery Opens
Teo Watson-Ahlbrandt and two fellow-brewers at the newly opened Edelbrau Brewery got into the craft at an early age. About twenty years ago, all three were in Tom Dodd’s project-based Earthworks class at Community High...
Read MoreService Dogs?
Q: Are dogs allowed in restaurants, grocery stores, waiting rooms, etc.? Or are they supposed to be only support animals such as seeing-eye dogs? Are service dogs supposed to be identified in some way? A.”The Michigan food...
Read MoreFrom Jewelry to Cell Phones
Authorized Verizon retailer Wireless Zone opened a location at the corner of W. Stadium and Winewood in mid-March. The former gas station had been empty since the departure of Gold Crown Jewelers in 2016. Verizon deals mainly...
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Held Hostage
That was Paul Whelan, speaking from a glass cage in a Moscow courtroom in March. In the clip...
Read MorePizza Pivot on W. Stadium
Toarmina’s Pizza opened a west-side location in March in Boulevard Plaza, replacing competitor Papa John’s. Manager Allen Pieske says he and many other employees stayed on from their jobs at Papa John’s, and...
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Sharon Que, Violin Restorer
On a bitterly cold morning in early February, Sharon Que drove to Dearborn to keep an appointment...
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Huron Woods Closing
In February, Trinity Health Services announced that Huron Woods Assisted Living would close at the...
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Avocado Toast and Buddha Bowls
Avocado toast–my first reaction was to roll my eyes. Brought to us from Australia via L.A....
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Fast Food at Circle K
“The huge change is the food,” says Peter Mahan, manager of the Circle K on the corner...
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Mikey and Me
Outside Dan DePew’s old red dairy barn in Chelsea in early February, the wind is howling and...
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Driving High
The state ballot proposal legalizing marijuana won big in November, with 56 percent of the vote....
Read MoreCelebrate International Jazz Day with Vincent York at Kerrytown Concert House
April 11, 2019 Ann Arbor, MI — Join Vincent York at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 at Kerrytown Concert House to celebrate International Jazz Day. International Jazz Day is an international day declared by the United Nations...
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