2023 March Archives - Ann Arbor Observer

The Ascent of Planet Rock

Feb 23, 2023 | Featured, Health |

If you live in Michigan and want to go rock climbing, there’s really only one good option: Leave...

Should We Divorce DTE?

Feb 23, 2023 | Business, Environment, Featured |

The storm with up to seventy-five miles-per-hour mph winds that swept across Michigan last August,...

Scott Carter

Feb 23, 2023 | Community, Health, Profiles |

Yoga instructor Scott Carter sits by the front window of TeaHaus on a recent winter afternoon with...

Ken Fischer’s Second Act

Feb 23, 2023 | Culture, Featured, Profiles |

On a Sunday morning in July 2020, Ken Fischer woke up in Tom and Debby McMullen’s cottage on Elk...

Sports Chef

Feb 23, 2023 | Culture, Sports |

Aided by a skeleton crew of thirteen—from dishwashers to cooks—Bouldin is responsible year-round...

“Heaven on Earth”

Feb 23, 2023 | Government, News, Nonprofits |

“When the bill was about to pass, she actually called and told us,” says cofounder Scott Halpert....

Where’s the Turnout?

Feb 23, 2023 | Government |

At the Ann Arbor Democratic Party’s first meeting after the November 2020 election, program chair...

Union Rec

Feb 23, 2023 | Fake Ad and I Spy |

“This is a picture of a Fingerle Lumber Co building that has been ‘reimagined’ as the Union Rec restaurant,” writes David Karl.

Misty’s Handmade Boutique & Crystals Brings Regional-Maker Consignment to N. Zeeb

Feb 23, 2023 | Marketplace |

A new consignment shop, Misty Handmade Boutique & Crystals, opened in January in the Zeeb Rd. plaza shared with Metzger’s and Grand Traverse Pie Company. Wares from more than fifty-five local and regional makers are like...

Louis M. Callaway Jr.

Feb 23, 2023 | Memorials / Obituaries |

Louis M. Callaway Jr. (Lou) passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023. After an extended battle...

Fat Daddy’s Hot Chicken & Waffles Brings Nashville-style Comfort Food to A2

Feb 23, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |

Fat Daddy’s Hot Chicken & Waffles brought its over-the-top Nashville-style comfort food to Ann Arbor in October, and it’s already the top-grossing of its three locations. The playful, youth-oriented brand is the brainchild...

Peter Jon Nagourney

Feb 23, 2023 | Memorials / Obituaries |

Peter Jon Nagourney, 82, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died on January 20, 2023. Dear husband and life...

Third Alarm

Feb 23, 2023 | Government, News |

The end of January was huge for the AAFD: They arranged to take delivery of their first ambulance,...

Sweetgreen Opens on S. State

Feb 23, 2023 | Dine, Marketplace |

Students lined up in advance on opening day at Sweetgreen, a fast-casual restaurant chain focused on salads. Corporate spokesperson Grace Demeritt thinks it’s a sign of the brand’s surging popularity—and also possibly the impact...