Ypsi’s Hyperion Coffee Comes to Ann Arbor
Eric Mullins, Dan Kubera, and Alex Merz had only one goal when they founded Hyperion Coffee Co. on...
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2021 November
Kerrytown Gets a New Kitchen Store
Cooks have a haven again in the Kerrytown Market & Shops. In late October, retailing veteran...
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Emmanuel Mann’s Country Home
In October, Ann Arbor fire chief Mike Kennedy presented commendations to five people who’d...
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Nefesh Mountain: Bluegrassish
In the early 1970s, Henry Sapoznik, a young New York musicologist and budding banjo player, was...
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Remembering John Mendler
John Mendler, the long-time owner of the Marathon station in the vee of Jackson and Dexter roads, died recently. I was a customer of his ever since he bought the station in 1976. In 2013 I interviewed John and wrote a brief...
Read MoreOld Siam by Siam Kitchen
The Old Siam by Siam Kitchen was about to close as the Observer went to press.Ann Arbor’s first Thai restaurant opened in Westgate in 1981. The Dhitirojana family’s aim was to offer local diners authentic versions of...
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Mickey Mouse Faces on the Sidewalk?
Q. Remember the Mickey Mouse faces a local artist painted on the sidewalk by parking meters? Who...
Read MoreThe Grange Kitchen Closes
The Grange Kitchen & Bar on W. Liberty, which emphasized local produce and ingredients, closed in mid-October after twelve years in business. “Grange opened during a global recession, and it seems fitting that we...
Read MoreAnother Global Boba Player
There’s another newcomer in an empty Espresso Royale Space, this time on Plymouth Rd. Moege Tee opened in late September, with a streamlined appearance, K-pop songs on its playlist, and a menu focused on tea drinks. Moege...
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Ann Arbor Running Company Expands
Ann Arbor Running Company’s move from Fourth Ave. to the former Vie Fitness & Spa location on S. Ashley is just one of two big developments for the company. It’s also opened a new store–its third–in...
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Tyrone Hicks
“It was probably the hardest coaching year of my life,” says Pioneer High girls’...
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Total Wine Arrives
When I arrived in Phoenix in 2014 as a visiting professor at Arizona State, I asked my colleagues...
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The Write Touch Moves
Ann Arbor lost its beloved Red Shoes gift shop in Lamp Post Plaza on E. Stadium earlier this year,...
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ER Traffic Jam
“Code Blue! Code Blue!” A middle-aged woman with severe chest and back pains had been...
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Dangerous Dogs
So says city councilmember Jen Eyer, who spearheaded a September amendment to Ann Arbor’s...
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The Tiny Target Is Already a Hot Spot
The new Target on State St. has been open only a month, but it already has a nickname among...
Read MoreMillion-dollar Sales Continue
Million-dollar sales just keep coming, with eight on this month’s map. In Ann Arbor Hills, 2997 Devonshire—which includes an adjacent lot on Hickory—tops the list at $1.8 million; it led 2106 Londonderry, a few blocks...
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Schlissel’s Deadline
“Everybody was surprised” at the announcement, says a veteran professor—who, like many...
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