2020 May Archives - Ann Arbor Observer

The Journalists

May 31, 2020 | Featured, News |

John Bebow began his newspaper career as a carrier for the Lansing State Journal more than forty...

The Farmers

May 30, 2020 | Featured, Marketplace |

For many local farmers, the first crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic began when restaurants shut down...

Self (Un)employed

May 29, 2020 | Community, Featured |

“I don’t know how I’ll manage to keep this yard up,” an elderly neighbor...

The Essentials

May 28, 2020 | Featured, News |

The Covid-19 pandemic divided Ann Arbor between those with too little to do, and those with too...

The Helpers

May 27, 2020 | Community, Featured |

With thousands of resourceful Ann Arborites out of work or working from home, many are looking for...

Q. How old is the building with columns at Island Park?A. This Greek Revival structure, proudly standing on the prow of a small island, provides a popular backdrop for wedding pictures; a nice fate for a structure built in 1914...

Unflushables

May 20, 2020 | News |

By the second week of the Covid-19 pandemic in Michigan, car manufacturing stopped, bars closed,...

Pets in the Pandemic

May 18, 2020 | Community |

Like many nonprofits, the Humane Society of Huron Valley took a financial hit when Michigan shut...

Susan Ringler-Cerniglia

May 16, 2020 | Community, Profiles |

Susan Ringler-Cerniglia is the storm tracker for the Covid-19 pandemic in Washtenaw County. As...

Summoned Home

May 14, 2020 | Community |

At 2 a.m. on March 12, Rubenstein was awake in her London dorm room when she started to receive...

BioVigil’s Boom

May 13, 2020 | Marketplace |

“This is certainly the right time and place for our service,” says Sanjay Gupta. Gupta...

Vaccine Venture

May 11, 2020 | Marketplace |

In April’s article “The Vindication of Roger Newton,” we quoted a colleague as saying that Newton, whose credits include the blockbuster drug Lipitor, had retired to northern Michigan. After the article came...

B at Home

May 9, 2020 | Event Reviews, Uncategorized |

Spring is here, but this is the season of GoFundMe: The web is alive with a chorus of pleas to...

Small Business Lifeline

May 7, 2020 | Marketplace |

The local Song Foundation donated $1 million to the Washtenaw County Small Business Emergency...

Puzzles in the Time of Coronavirus

May 6, 2020 | Community, My Town |

Forget toilet paper shortages. One of the earliest items to sell out during this siege was jigsaw puzzles. Finally, I am ahead of the trend! I didn’t need to worry about procuring any, because I try to keep a few...