Welcome to Commie High
Welcome to Commie High was aired last month on PBS stations throughout Michigan and thirteen more...
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2022 June
Unemployment Hell
Jennifer Larke’s descent into unemployment hell started in April 2020. Not just because she lost...
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Back to the Garden
Scott Richardson tries to get to Nelson Meade County Farm Park by 6:30 or 7 a.m. He leaves his...
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Ivorybills and Iggy Pop
It is not often that Iggy Pop, Pete Seeger, and the ivory-billed woodpecker can all be considered...
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Molly Dobson
“I’m not going to tell you any secrets,” says Molly Dobson with a smile, as I ask if it’s okay to...
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Question Corner: June 2022
Q: Craning our necks as we passed the corner of Huron and Fourth Ave. the other day, my spouse and...
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Unseen Worlds
Who else but Jim Cogswell, the Stamps School prof who previously enlivened the U-M Museum of Art...
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Leveling the Reading Field
“Ordinarily, second- and third-graders will be expected to read chapter books,” says Nathans, a...
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Lonely Dogs
“It was a good time to be a homeless animal,” says Huron Valley Humane Society director Tanya...
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Prisoner of Putin
Trevor Reed, a former Marine and prisoner held in Russia, like their son, Paul, walked off a plane...
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Abortion after Roe
Briere, now retired to California, is speaking of the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that...
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Broadway Block
Northside Grill owner Jim Koli has seen a lot of changes in his neighborhood since he opened...
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St. Joe’s Rebrands
In April, St. Joe’s parent, Trinity Health Michigan, announced that it would consolidate branding...
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Fatal Flirtation
Former U-M president Mark Schlissel’s separation from the university is complete: according to a...
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The African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County Portico
“This portico is on a new trail,” says Deirdre Spencer, citing May’s clue. The “detail is on the African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County, 1528 Pontiac Trail.” David Karl adds that it was “built by Albert Polhemus in 1848” at 411 E. Washington.
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Susan Contratto
(1943–2022) Susan Contratto was born on June 20, 1943, in Boston, MA; her parents were Andrew...
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Joan Schneider
6/10/31–4/9/22 Joan Schneider passed away peacefully the morning of April 9th, 2022. Joan had been...
Read MoreBling and Blue
Like many businesses affected by the pandemic, the long-awaited overhaul at Sava Farah’s namesake restaurant took longer than planned. Farah originally hoped to begin remodeling after Michigan’s commencement in 2020. But Covid...
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