March 2024 Home Sales
At press time, the state’s database showed no March home sales in Pittsfield, Ann Arbor, or Superior townships; Scio Twp. reported sales for only half the month.
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This Old House
Residences designed by renowned Detroit architect Albert Kahn are rare—there are just six in Ann Arbor. But, Barbara Copi confides, she really wanted Noah and Lizzie Hurwitz and their three boys, to bring new life to its ornate spaces.
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Seniors Betrayed
With great wealth come great opportunities for financial exploitation. According to a 2023 report from the Justice Department’s Office of Victims of Crime, senior-service agencies that the office funds report that 14 percent of the people seeking their help are victims of financial crimes.
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Bill Knapp’s Lands in Airport Plaza
Bill Knapp’s Bakery Outlet is slated to open in early May in the business park off Airport Blvd. and W. Ellsworth Rd.
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Changes in and around Kerrytown
Mackenzie Schuch calls her secondhand boutique, Nuuyuu Collective, “a modern version of consignment.”
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Aroma Vanishes and Misty Moves Online
Misty Handmade Boutique & Crystals, a consigner of handcrafted wares from local artisans, has closed after one year. Aroma Indian Cuisine recently closed after three years.
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Marvin G. Parnes
Marvin G. Parnes, 74, died at home on March 13, 2024 after a prolonged illness. Born on June 3,...
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Abbud Bishar “Bud”
Abbud, “Bud,” beloved father, grandfather, brother, husband, and friend, passed away peacefully...
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Jay Stielstra Memorial Celebration
Jay died peacefully at home on March 1. His friends and family will hold a memorial celebration of...
Read MoreAnne Sundquist
To my beloved Anne. You were the light of my life and your love still shines bright. Our memories comfort me every day.
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Phillip Warren Carpenter
Phillip Warren Carpenter, 81, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away on April 1, 2024 due to...
Read MoreMark Hildebrandt
Lifelong resident of Ann Arbor, (Henry) Mark Hildebrandt died on February 12, 2024 at the Brecon Village Memory Care Center in Saline. He was 97 years old. Mark was born to Dora Ware and Theophil Hildebrandt on October 23, 1926;...
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I Spy Update | May 2024
“[April’s] I Spy is the Jolly Pumpkin Brewery and Cafe at 311 S. Main Street,” writes Silvia Ruiz.
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Camperships
“Sending kids to camp is an investment in our communities,” says Sally Lamkin, director emeritus of what’s now Washtenaw Camp Placement (WCP).
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Turkeys in Traffic
Ask most Michiganders about the hazards of driving in a state full of wildlife and you’re likely to hear about run-ins with deer. But on a recent Saturday afternoon, a different kind of traffic hazard asserted itself.
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Fake Ad Update | May 2024
First, the facts: We received 156 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for Boundaries Books on page 68 of the April issue.
Read MoreQuestion Corner | May 2024
Q. Why aren’t the wood planks used in the Argo boardwalk and elsewhere in our parks ever painted? Wouldn’t that help them last longer? And what about using composite materials? A. “We used treated pine boards in our boardwalks,”...
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Over the Cliff
At a special meeting in early April, the school board voted 4–3 to have superintendent Jazz Parks warn most of the district’s unions of impending layoffs. They did so, president Torchio Feaster says, because they needed “to send a realistic plan to the state” for how to address a $25 million shortfall.
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Big Hearts
When public health prof Vic Strecher was asked to emcee the Big Hearts for Seniors fundraiser in 2018, “I didn’t know all that much about it,” he admits.
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Medical Thriller
Marschall Runge didn’t realize how many physicians wanted to write fiction until he signed up for a “Writing for Doctors” workshop—and found 300 others in attendance.
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