South-side stalwart Mediterranean Market has been under new ownership since November, when longtime owners Feras and Nariman Al Shobaki sold the Middle Eastern grocery to Emad Alkhateeb and Mohammad Hassan, Alkhateeb tells the...
Read MoreAn independent pizza and sub shop has replaced a recently closed Little Caesars in the Plymouth Road Mall. Fred Ansari opened La Piazza Pizza & Subs on January 9 with hot pepperoni slices at the ready, even as some kitchen...
Read MoreA retired security aide at the Center For Forensic Psychiatry in York Township has opened African & Caribbean Food Market on Carpenter Rd. just north of Packard. Roromu Samu, a Nigerian who emigrated here in his late...
Read MorePrince Charles and Princess Diana embrace, surrounded by festive bunting, bouquets of flowers, and even cherubs, in a painting celebrating their wedding. It’s like a message from a forgotten time, before their divorce, the...
Read MoreQ: The federal government recently provided funding to plug “orphan” oil and gas wells to prevent groundwater pollution. Are there any near Ann Arbor? A: A well is considered an “orphan” if it is inactive, unplugged, and...
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There’s something wonderful about people in Ann Arbor wanting to share everything they know—unless you’re at a cocktail party, of course. Our contest is no cocktail party.
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“The picture in the January issue is part of the old fire house,” writes first-time entrant Amy Saalberg. Also known as the Engine House, says Justine Geidosch, it “is now part of the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum.”
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Last month’s Observer included my illustrated article about a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond, where...
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It was 1944, and my father had just arrived for Army duty in Hawaii. An attorney by trade, he was...
Read MoreEverything’s on clearance and all sales are final at Bed Bath & Beyond, as the once-mighty home furnishings chain prepares to bow out of Arborland. The troubled retailer announced in August that it would be closing about 150...
Read MoreBusy people in charge of feeding themselves, which is most of them, generally seek to maximize nutrition and enjoyment while keeping down the cost and hassle. Primealete Nutrition, a new meal-prep service on South University, is...
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It all began with engineer Jim Summers, frustrated by his daily commute, figuring out how to...
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Northern Chinese street food has hit N. Main St. in the form of the steamed, stuffed buns known as...
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Ann Arbor is rich with artists and craftsmen but poor in places for them to sell their work. Now a...
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That’s what people call the scene happening at the Live nightclub from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Fridays....
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“What we’re working on, I swear you can’t make this up, is a ban on the ban on the ban,” says...
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David’s twin brother, Paul, was arrested in Moscow in December 2018, on what his family and the...
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Adopting climate-friendly practices is financially risky for small diversified farms because...
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CAN executive director Derrick Miller says their goal is for everyone in the area around Bryant...
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Kyle and Megan Mazurek’s romance began in 2008, when both worked at the Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional...
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