The War of the Rhodies
Large and colorful, rhododendrons are “pretty spectacular,” says retired U-M math prof...
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2019 October
Invasion of the Food Snatchers
Heard of The Ice Cream Shop? It has stores in three places–601 S. Main, 1423 E. Stadium, and...
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The Eye in the Sky Never Lies
Sid Gillman is the only coach to be inducted into both the college and pro football halls of fame....
Read MoreMary’s Fabulous Chicken
Mary’s Fabulous Chicken & Fish on Packard is now operating as Wicked Mary’s Chicken. Our questions drew minimal responses from the weary-sounding staffer who answered the phone, but we were able to confirm that...
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Showy Sumac
When we start seeing low blazing rows of fall color along the roadside, odds are that at least...
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EPA Adapting
Union steward Keith Fusinski was worried. A toxicologist and head of the Environmental Protection...
Read MoreYP Sichuan
My experience with Asian food is not as extensive as I would like it to be. Throughout our long life together my husband, when asked his preference for dinner, has invariably shaken his head at suggestions of Chinese, Thai, or...
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Building Matters
When Jessica Letaw moved to Ann Arbor ten years ago to study architecture, she looked for an...
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Menstrual Movement
“Our goal for the rally is really to start conversations,” says U-M grad student...
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Zauberland
Julia Bullock is an expressive, golden-voiced soprano who honors classical divas Kathleen Ferrier...
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UMMA Collection Ensemble
Imagine an “art potluck,” wherein forty-one attendees are deployed to different parts...
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Matthew VanBesien
When Matthew VanBesien arrived in Ann Arbor in July 2017 to head the University Musical Society,...
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From Toys to Furniture
Michigan furniture chain Gardner-White opened its eleventh southeast Michigan location in Arborland in August. The 47,000-square-foot Arborland space housed Toys ‘R’ Us before the toy retailer’s widely...
Read MoreNew Black Pole at Stadium and S. Maple?
Q. What’s the function of the new black pole at the intersection of Stadium and S. Maple, in front of Chase Bank?A. The pole carries equipment that improves cellular network performance. It’s one of many being...
Read More“Sushi unrolled” at Poke Poke
Poke Poke, on State St. near North University, is the fifth poke-focused restaurant to open in the last year. The student-friendly spot directly off the Diag should help it compete with Wild Poke, two blocks north, and Packard...
Read MoreAnd now, breakfast pizzas
“The pizza category is enormous,” says Pete Howey, founder of the Snap Custom Pizza on E. Liberty. “I think the best way for people to understand what it’s like is using the burger category … you...
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Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett writes good stories, the kind that catch us and keep us interested, that build to...
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The T-Shirt Touch
“I could close my eyes and touch a T-shirt and tell you when it’s made,” claims...
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