Diva Royale
Jeff Daniels lives in Chelsea and commutes to work on both coasts. While appearing on Broadway, an...
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2023 October
Power Down
After a windstorm in July, we’d been without power for nearly 70 hours when my wife got a text...
Read MoreAloha Hawaiian BBQ and a Sweetwaters Kiosk Open on the South Side
Without any advertising or even a permanent sign, Aloha Hawaiian BBQ seemed to be attracting a following in its early weeks, if online reviews are any indication. The independent counter-service restaurant with several booths...
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Out: Cigars / In: Detroit Pizza
Deep-pan pizza into the wee hours might just be the recipe for success at a downtown location...
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Mental Health Matters
Note: This article includes details about individuals who have taken their own lives. If you or...
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A New Food Culture at Packard and Platt
From ancestral farmland in Yemen to a refreshed space in a Packard St. strip mall, Socotra Coffee...
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Magazine to Micro Rebar
The Observer staff has been working remotely since the start of the pandemic. Now a company that’s...
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Spiedo Opens at Last
“I guess I wasn’t done wanting to open a restaurant in this town,” says Brad Greenhill, the...
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Virtual Roundabout
“Messy and confused” is Xintao Yan’s summation of the two-lane roundabout just south of I-94. The...
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Fresh Start
Following a rocky post-pandemic recovery, the Fresh Start clubhouse for adults dealing with mental...
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Ten and Done
The Ann Arbor Board of Education voted 5–2 on September 13 to accept superintendent Jeanice Swift’s resignation.
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Poverty-Stricken Artists Sale
Arleen Elkins was bursting with pride at finding the ad. “I can’t believe I found one!!!!!” she wrote.
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Tony Quiroga
In June 1981, six-year-old Tony Quiroga was grocery shopping with his mom in West Bloomfield when...
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Dokebi Mural
“The artist Dokebi (aka Chris Sammons) used a reference to dokkaebi, a creature from Korean mythology for the mural,” says Barb Tester.
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The Art of Tailgating
In 1959, when I was twelve years old, my best friend’s Uncle Bobby purchased a new Edsel station...
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Living with the Bomb
Recently, when I was doing household chores, I heard the name “Oppenheimer” coming from the TV. I...
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Cancer Prescription
“We don’t have a crystal ball for any one patient,” says U-M oncologist Greg Kalemkerian. “That’s...
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Dr. David Gary Bjoraker
Dr. David Gary Bjoraker, age 77, of Gainesville, Florida, passed away on September 4, 2023, at...
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