2019 December Archives - Ann Arbor Observer

The Mission of Catalina Kaiyoorawongs

Dec 31, 2019 | Featured, News |

With the help of scholarships and her parents, Elizabeth Henley graduated from an out-of-state...

Xander’s Miracle

Dec 30, 2019 | Community, Featured |

Xander Salsitz was born at the University of Michigan Medical Center on April 28, 2003. He...

Solar Panels

Dec 28, 2019 | Community |

The residence in our photos, 538 S. Fifth St., is on a city block that exudes quintessential Ann...

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Dec 26, 2019 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |

For merrymakers in Ann Arbor, it’s relatively easy to find birthday freebies at restaurants, like the free desserts at Zingerman’s Roadhouse and Knight’s Steakhouse. There’s even a searchable database in...

Joe Eadie

Dec 24, 2019 | Community, Profiles |

No one notices Joe Eadie as he sips peppermint tea at a coffee shop–until the bespectacled...

Dickey’s and Former Vintage Are Gone

Dec 23, 2019 | Marketplace |

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit closed abruptly in mid November, with an eviction notice from Fifteenth District court posted on the franchise’s door. The notice gave the tenants twenty-four hours to evacuate, and the...

A Retail Exclusive

Dec 22, 2019 | Marketplace |

Forty-seven years after the first Hash Bash was held on the U-M Diag, Ann Arborites will be able to legally buy recreational marijuana. Exclusive Brands, a marijuana dispensary and growing facility on Varsity Dr., received the...

Fragels Are Coming

Dec 21, 2019 | Marketplace |

When we spoke to Bagel Fragel owner Patricia Rockette one year ago, she and her son (co-owner Michael Rockette) had just lost their longtime Plymouth Rd. location after their new Ohio-based landlords signed the spot over to a...

Vertex Coffee Roasters

Dec 20, 2019 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |

Vertex Coffee Roasters, the newly opened cafe at the corner of South University and Washtenaw, is looking to expand beyond coffee with a monthly mocktail event designed to attract students and others looking for a nonalcoholic...

CoreLife Eatery

Dec 19, 2019 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |

New to the west side, CoreLife Eatery’s building rises out of the Maple Village parking lot...

When Do Snowplow Drivers Sleep?

Dec 18, 2019 | Community |

Q. A few days ago my family was awakened at 4:40 a.m. by a snowplow clearing our street. While it’s nice of the city to get the streets clear in time for people’s morning commute, it made me curious about the safety...

From Coffee to Cafe

Dec 17, 2019 | Marketplace |

We reported in May that Mighty Good Coffee would be shutting down all four of its cafes by the end of the summer, in the wake of a dispute with the Washtenaw Area Coffee Workers Association union. Patrons of Arbor Hills may have...