A Big Year for Small Farms
Ann Arborites were early converts to the locavore movement. Ann Arbor Farmers Market manager...
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2021 May
Barnacled!
A local musician says he’s parked for years in the lots at First Baptist and First United...
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The Water Lawsuit
Can Ann Arbor raise water rates now to pay for a new treatment plant it hasn’t started...
Read MorePond Depths?
Q. How deep are Barton Pond, Argo Pond, and Geddes Pond?A. All three are impoundments, with water levels controlled by dams. According to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), the dam heights at...
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B-school Breakfast
Sun is speaking about the cauliflower-oatmeal combo she and fellow U-M Ross business school grad...
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Turtle Security
Turtles start to nest this month, which means that city Natural Area Preservation staff will soon...
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Closing the Broadband Gap
“Eeeeven the speed test is slo-o-ow!” laughs Barb Fuller, her audio delayed and video...
Read MoreScrabble Heaven
Chuck Armstrong is a polite, soft-spoken, and engaging man. You’d never guess he is a barracuda at Scrabble. Did you know there are competitive Scrabble tournaments? I certainly didn’t when I first started...
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Convalescent Plasma
Durand, who co-owns the Mix ladies’ boutiques in Nickels Arcade and Ypsilanti, says she...
Read MoreRed Shoes Has Closed
Red Shoes, the beloved gift shop that sold artwork, vintage items, and unusual objects, closed following the death in December of owner Catherine Thursby, who died of complications that followed surgery, according to her...
Read MoreHope Clinic launches campaign to expand mental health and dental services
People battered by generational poverty, racism, substandard housing, and inadequate healthcare often suffer from poor nutrition and a myriad of physical, mental, and behavioral health problems. Pandemic-related financial...
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Ryan Padgett
For several years, early on any Saturday morning between April and November, Ryan Padgett could be...
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Pandemic Pizza
With dining rooms closed for much of the year and hungry consumers sheltering in place,...
Read MoreDetroit Cookie Co.
Lauren Roumayah has opened her second Detroit Cookie Company location at 609 E. William, previously Hunter House Hamburgers. Though she got her degree from Wayne State in fashion merchandising, the lifelong baker says she...
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My Grandfather’s Pandemic
Petoskey rests among the hills on Little Traverse Bay near the tip of the Lower Peninsula....
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Vaccine Hunt
Blair Carlson didn’t even leave his car to get his Covid shot in March. He pulled into the...
Read MoreKanbu Sushi Downtown
In December 2015, Nick Ma opened Nagomi Sushi Downtown, an offshoot of the original Nagomi Sushi on Plymouth Rd. (Observer, March 2016).This past December, the lease came up for renewal, giving Ma’s cousin, Tiffany Kim, a...
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Dining Dilemma
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s April recommendation that restaurants pause indoor dining for...
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Phantom Assaults
“I got a call today from an irate citizen talking about the three sexual assaults in one...
Read MoreFlash Food
After recently deciding to increase my recycling efforts at home, I wondered what I could do to reduce food waste. A family member reminded me that they’d seen a Flash Food cooler at a local Meijer. That led me to the...
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