Starbucks says its October 28 closure at S. Main and E. Liberty has nothing to do with the store’s union status. But the worker who spearheaded labor organizing there—and who was reinstated this May after her 2022 firing was...
Read MoreThe former Wendy’s at 1655 Plymouth Rd. in the parking lot of the Courtyard Shops was built in 1987 and has stood vacant since 2019. But not everyone is happy that it will be replaced next year by a new Taco Bell. Ann Arbor is...
Read MoreThe playful downtown gift shop Rock Paper Scissors has nearly doubled its floor space after the recent departure of the neighboring Laurel & Jack clothing boutique. The expansion allows for additional inventory display,...
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On a late summer night in West Park, a young basketball player one-arms a pass to a teammate for...
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“Africa has tried to kill me twice, but I’m happy to say it hasn’t succeeded,” Jeff Punch says...
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United Way of Washtenaw County executive director Pam Smith was speaking to 250 supporters packed...
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We received 150 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for Fuentes Vodka Sauce on page 87 of the October issue. That page just happened to be the same one as the Back Page update.
Read More“I’ve been at Ann Arbor PD since I was a twenty-two-year-old kid,” explains Metzer, who retired as the department’s interim chief in October. “This has just felt like a home to me.” But, she adds, “sometimes an opportunity...
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“What at first appears to be a modern geometric abstract reveals itself to read—and demand—Dissent Until Nine,” writes Amy Barnett. “Nice tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” says Ginny Weingate.
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“Since 2020, food banks and low-income families have been fraught with uncertainty,” says Markell...
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The Ann Arbor Model Railroad Club’s headquarters, contrary to its name, is located in Dexter. Next...
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In October, city council authorized the purchase of two electric refuse trucks. “It’s...
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“We are fiercely against declaw,” emails Tanya Hilgendorf, president and CEO of the Humane Society...
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Esam Almulaiki returned to his home state to bring a New York–style bodega to U-M’s Central Campus...
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What would you get if you combined elements of Ann Arbor’s highest-ranked restaurant on Trip...
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The U-M’s enrollment fell less than 1 percent during the pandemic and it’s been rising ever since.
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The Detroit Free Press called it an “historic power shift.” Empowered by a citizen-led...
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Michael Joseph Longo, Professor Emeritus University of Michigan Department of High Energy Physics,...
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In Loving Memory of Renu Sophat Malhotra. July 11, 1945–September 14, 2023 Renu Sophat Malhotra,...
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Few local businesses have lasted as long—or engendered as much fond sentiment—as Angelo’s, the...
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