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“I personally had my eyes done right as soon as we were able,” Rick Beil says....
Read MoreIn our binary political system, when your party is out of power, it can feel like you’re...
Read MoreOct 29, 2020 | Community |
Washtenaw County is the fourth richest county in Michigan, and it may be surprising to some that before the pandemic, one in seven county residents was food insecure. The pandemic caused thousands to lose their jobs or have...
Read MoreOct 28, 2020 | Marketplace |
Recycle Ann Arbor’s ReUse Center on South Industrial Hwy. shut its doors on March 17, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Covid-19 restrictions. In June, RAA said it was working to reopen the 20,000-square-foot center,...
Read MoreOct 26, 2020 | Community |
Q. In Mary Beth Doyle Park there is a rain barrel that is not hooked up to anything—there is no way for water to go into it. And it is attached to a fence. Any idea what it does?A. A memorial tree was planted in this park in...
Read MoreOct 25, 2020 | Marketplace |
Anyone who has dined in downtown Ann Arbor since 1987 has probably eaten at Gratzi. Some older Ann Arborites even remember when the building at 326 S. Main housed the Orpheum Theater.But now Gratzi is indefinitely closed. In...
Read MoreOct 23, 2020 | Marketplace |
Cinnabon has returned to Briarwood mall after a two-year absence. Its new spot is at the west end of the mall near JCPenney. (734) 327-4360. cinnabon.comIn the mall’s youth-oriented east wing, American Eagle Outfitters...
Read MoreOct 21, 2020 | Community |
People who are in the early stages of their recovery from substance abuse disorder are advised to avoid stress and isolation as much as possible, says Dawn Farm communications director Olivia Vigiletti. Yet public safety...
Read MoreOct 20, 2020 | Event Reviews, Uncategorized |
Like the field mouse whose nest was accidentally destroyed by Scottish farmer and poet Robert...
Read MoreOct 19, 2020 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |
Just after noon on a Saturday, Sherry Stephens of Ann Arbor tried the door at MD Bagel Fragel at 3500 Washtenaw Ave. It was locked, even though the store’s regular hours are 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.A sign on the door read,...
Read MoreOct 18, 2020 | Community |
The Mediterranean-blue, lime-green trimmed house on Yost St. is eye-catching, but what brings...
Read MoreOct 16, 2020 | News |
The coughs, troubled breathing, sweats, and fevers didn’t test as any kind of influenza that...
Read MoreWhat would motivate a successful, techy sort of businesswoman to throw over money, power, and...
Read MoreOct 13, 2020 | Uncategorized |
In September, pedestrians stopped in their tracks at the corner of Catherine and Detroit streets...
Read MoreExtraordinary timing, great good luck, creative financing, and two fortuitous phone calls combined...
Read MoreOct 10, 2020 | Dine, Marketplace, Restaurant Reviews |
I bet you could use some fun, most any fun. How about batons of fresh fruit sprinkled with lime...
Read MoreOct 9, 2020 | Uncategorized |
Even after the U-M shut down last spring, the University Musical Society held out hopes for an...
Read MoreOct 9, 2020 | Marketplace |
Pre-pandemic, a counseling session at the Women’s Center of Southeastern Michigan gave many clients a break—from “their kids, a messy house, a messy relationship,” says therapist and executive director Marnie...
Read MoreOct 8, 2020 | News |
According to the Washington Post, “six in 10 registered voters nationwide say they want to cast their ballots before Election Day.” Ed Golembiewski, Washtenaw County’s chief deputy clerk and director of...
Read MoreOct 8, 2020 | Community |
When Debby Rossman Retzer left Mott Children’s Hospital where she works as a clinical care coordinator, she discovered that her bicycle had been stolen. She was devastated, because it meant she would not be able to...
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