2023 August Archives - Ann Arbor Observer

The Longest Yard Sod Farm

Jul 25, 2023 | Fake Ad and I Spy |

“When you can’t see the forest for the trees … you can’t see the ‘sills’ among the weeds (or blades of grass)!” wrote Eileen Hoekstra. “Very clover—I mean clever!”

Marjorie E. Zybach Monaghan

Jul 25, 2023 | Memorials / Obituaries |

Marjorie E. Zybach Monaghan of Ann Arbor, Michigan passed away peacefully in her home on Monday,...

Eric A. Bermann

Jul 25, 2023 | Memorials / Obituaries |

1935–2023 Born in Queens, New York, Eric graduated from PS144 high school in 1952 at age 16 and...

Dropping in at the Kiwanis Thrift Sale

Jul 25, 2023 | My Town, Nonprofits |

“This is a gigantic beehive of activity,” says a volunteer proudly as she scurries through the...

A Jukebox for the Algonquin

Jul 25, 2023 | Culture, Event Reviews |

The Purple Rose bills A Jukebox for the Algonquin as a “serious comedy about sex, drugs, and...

Vape City, one of two businesses destroyed by a January 20 fire on Maynard St., reopened in May on South University. The retailer, offering e-cigarettes, cigars, hookahs, and accessories, maintains its original location in...

Scrubs Boutique Opens

Jul 25, 2023 | Marketplace |

A browsable assortment of uniforms and accessories for health care workers can be found at Scrubs Boutique and More, which opened in Briarwood mall in June. It’s the twelfth retail location for the San Antonio, Texas–based...

Ypbor Yan Heads East

Jul 25, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |

Frank Zhong’s Ypbor Yan, featuring a rather exotic menu centered around Sichuan cuisine, has moved a bit farther east on Washtenaw Ave. into a building long home to a Big Boy and, most recently, Crazy Crab. He also tweaked the...

Elmo’s Big Move

Jul 25, 2023 | Marketplace |

Elmo Morales, seventy-seven, grew up in Manhattan’s Washington Heights, arrived in Ann Arbor...

A “Marriage of Families” on Washtenaw

Jul 25, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |

Thirty-nine years ago, Michael and Bridget Roddy held a contest to name their new Italian...

Chasing Volts

Jul 25, 2023 | Business, Environment |

Katherine lives in Dexter and always charges her electric Chevy Bolt EUV at home. It has an...

Uber Eats Meets Domino’s

Jul 25, 2023 | Business, News |

On July 12, the Wall Street Journal declared Ann Arbor–based Domino’s Pizza “today’s hottest...

After Affirmative Action

Jul 25, 2023 | Education, Government, News |

After Affirmative Action: At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative...

Question Corner | Aug. 2023

Jul 25, 2023 | Environment |

Q. Are hazardous materials transported by rail through Ann Arbor? A. Railroads are required to provide notification of a hazardous shipment only when a train is carrying hazardous materials in either twenty consecutive cars or...