Corgis Race at the Farm Council Groups
When Phoebe, a black-headed tricolor beauty from Ann Arbor, advances to the starting line at the...
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2023 July
Women Take Charge at the Ann Arbor Club.
Attorney Maya Curtis has her office in the Fritz Building on the corner of Main and Liberty. Her...
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On the Road with A2Go
Ann Arbor–based May Mobility has landed $18 million in new investment to expand its Ann Arbor...
Read MoreQuestion Corner | July 2023
Q. Where is the nearest old-growth forest? A. The Old-Growth Forest Network maintains a list of the country’s oldest protected forests, and Witherell Woods in Detroit’s Palmer Park is the closest. Located forty miles from Ann...
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West Michigan Office Space
“Well, you almost had me this month,” wrote Stacy Mero. “I searched and searched, with no luck finding an ad that caught my attention as fake, and no clear mention of the past winner’s name. And then, just as I was about to give up, I spotted it: ‘Varnum,’ barely visible on the building in the ad on page 72 for waterfront office space in west Michigan. Very well done!”
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Quartet Sculpture
“‘Quartet’ by Jens Zorn,” writes Amy Barnett, was “donated in 2017 by the FWC (Faculty Women’s Club of the University of Michigan—now going by the initials since club is open to all genders).” Designed by physics prof Jens Zorn, says Barb Tester, it was fabricated “by the very skilled technician Joshua Blackmon of the university’s Sheet Metal Shop.”
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Treat Truck
The soft-serve frozen treat was developed by the Dole corporation in 1984, but until a couple of...
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Elwood Josiah Holman, a.k.a. Woody
Woody was a sailor, a skier, a builder. He constructed furniture, a yurt, and four houses, and...
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The Rise and Fall of Westside Barbecue
On a fall afternoon in 2015, Petra Bartosiewicz was walking her daughter to the pool when her nose...
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Lisa Rochel Ginsberg-Evans
Lisa Rochel Ginsberg-Evans, a wholeheartedly remarkable woman, cherished life’s simple pleasures:...
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Beet Jerky Bros
Best friends since they met at Clague Middle School in 2007, Theo Mourad and Aaron Brodkey grew up...
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The Wetlands
Our property does not quite aspire to having a waterfront, but it is fronted by wetlands. This...
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Josh Gordon
Josh Gordon can’t remember the first time he broke into song while working the checkout counter at...
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Pro Wrestling Takedown
The air in Building G at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds was chilly but abuzz with energy in...
Read MoreMore Boba at Briarwood
Briarwood mall shoppers in search of boba now have two options with the May opening of Totally Tea in Center Court. With tapioca pearls of strawberry, kiwi, and mango available among the dozens of drink choices, the chain is an...
Read MoreDrive-thrus Prompt Panera Moves
Customers of Panera Bread are increasingly on the move, so the fast-casual bakery/café chain is upshifting with moves of its own. Its two new local restaurants offer drive-thru ordering and preorder pickup, each replacing nearby...
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Riverfront Conservancy
The fourteen acres wedged between the river, the Broadway bridges, and the Amtrak railroad were...
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Art Is Life
“All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life.” —Potter and painter M.C....
Read MoreThe One and Only Crepe Nation
It’s called Crepe Nation, though it’s actually a locally owned breakfast and brunch concept of young restaurateur Complete Chijioki. He moved in late May to Jackson Rd. west of Zeeb, upgrading from a smaller spot on Golfside Rd....
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Craft and Art and Culture on Ellsworth
Cofounder Noah Kaplan has high hopes for Mothfire Brewing Co.’s relocated and upgraded Ann Arbor...
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