2024 March Archives - Ann Arbor Observer

Daniel T. Longone

Feb 23, 2024 | Memorials / Obituaries |

September 16, 1932 – January 28, 2024 Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan. Noted Wine...

Virginia Mae Romaker

Feb 23, 2024 | Memorials / Obituaries |

JAN 13, 1930 – JAN 19, 2024 Virginia Mae “Ginni” Romaker, age 94, died peacefully in her...

Wondella Devers

Feb 23, 2024 | Memorials / Obituaries |

Wondella Devers, age 71, of Ann Arbor, passed away peacefully at home with loved ones by her side...

From Shoe Business to Show Business

Feb 23, 2024 | My Town |

In the beginning, long before Mast Shoes consolidated its downtown locations and relocated to its...

Good-bye to Crepes, Pizza, Smoothies, and Scrubs

Feb 23, 2024 | Marketplace |

Crepe Nation has permanently closed its fast-casual eatery on Jackson Rd. in Scio Twp., according to Steve Angerman, landlord for the multi-tenant building anchored by Fleet Feet. It had moved there last May from a smaller spot...

Lai Lai Reopens

Feb 23, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |

Feng Ye has reopened Lai Lai, his Chinese restaurant in the Arbor Square Plaza at Carpenter and Ellsworth, after rebuilding from a January 2023 kitchen fire that he says caused about $100,000 in losses. From his freshly...

A Briarwood Pop-Up Gets a Place of Its Own

Feb 23, 2024 | Marketplace |

Go! Calendars, Games & Toys, which previously sold its calendars outside Macy’s on a pop-up basis, now has a roomy storefront of its own with a full product line geared toward gift shoppers. The private company based in...

Base Camp Opens on Jackson Rd.

Feb 23, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |

A mountainscape mural and symbolic wall paintings commissioned from Tibetan Buddhist monk artisans adorn Base Camp Restaurant in the former Fresh Forage in Scio Twp. Like the name, they reference owner Tasi Sherpa’s first career...

Last Call at the Cottage Inn

Feb 23, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |

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At Playa Bowls, Healthy Fare with a Tropical Feel

Feb 23, 2024 | Dine, Marketplace |

As college students return from spring break early in March, they’ll find a new campus-area food...

A New Era at Briarwood

Feb 23, 2024 | Marketplace |

An “experiential” upscale grocer is the first confirmed tenant for the retail and residential...

Knights of the Blind

Feb 23, 2024 | Community Services/Resources |

It’s a recurring post on nextdoor.com: people asking what to do with their old eyeglasses...

Books and Beyond

Feb 23, 2024 | Community Services/Resources |

“It’s timeless, it’s beautiful!” says Sara Wedell, explaining why Vincent...

Helen’s Lot

Feb 23, 2024 | Community |

Despite the withdrawal of plans for a Sports Illustrated resort, someday something will get built...

Question Corner | March 2024

Feb 23, 2024 | Education, Government |

Q. The U-M is always growing, and when it purchases property in the city, it is removed from the city’s tax rolls. Does the U-M make any payments to the city for services such as police and fire protection, road maintenance,...