Learning in Limbo
For the first time since 1994, Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) teachers are working with expired contracts.
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Lisa Brush and Jim Frey
Brush and Frey fell in love nearly twenty years ago. They first met less than a mile from the Longshore building, while collaborating on Leslie Science & Nature Center’s shift to an independent nonprofit.
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It’s All in the Name
A new restaurant on S. Main sounds like a not-so-subtle imperative: Eat Thai Ann Arbor. The name was chosen to be simple, but the story of its chef and owner, Teerawat Pho-On, is anything but.
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Syverud Steps Up
Kent Syverud, chancellor and president of Syracuse University, was unanimously elected by the Board of Regents January 12 as the University of Michigan’s sixteenth president.
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Tree Town, a Truck Town?
“Most people explore the outdoors on four wheels,” says RealTruck’s chief growth officer Tony Ambroza.
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The Wallenberg House
“I Spy: the Wallenberg House,” writes first-time entrant Marley Kalt.
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After the Fall
Sherrone Moore’s tenure ended in jail.
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Townie Homes
The Zillow listings seem too good to be true: A 2-bed, 2-bath, 800-square-foot house on S. Maple for $125,000. A 3-bed, 3-bath 1,372-square-foot townhome on S. Wagner for $225,000. A 3-bed, 2-bath, 1,232-square-foot home on Jewett for $325,000.
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Norma June (Johnson) Crouch
Affectionately referred to as “Mimi Norm,” she was unwavering in her support of her seven grandchildren. She rarely missed a game or concert, spending countless hours cheering them on.
Read MoreAn Expansion for Taq
Taq, the taco-based eatery, moved two doors down and more than quadrupled its seating capacity.
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Build Up
A dispirited Praveena Ramaswami sits behind her steering wheel offering, yet again, her arguments against the placement of the new Thurston Elementary School. It required the destruction of key ecological features of the beloved Thurston Nature Center (TNC); it’s being built on soft peat; it all happened without adequate notice to, input from, or consideration of the neighborhood.
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Live to Tell
Public speaking consistently ranks as people’s number one fear. It comes before spiders, the dark, nuclear war, death. Death? Yes, before death.
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A Taste of New York
Steven Kovanda makes authentic, New York–style bagels in Washtenaw County.
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Proof Rock
“While I’m sure their musicians are very talented, I’d much prefer my love to sing it for me themselves,” writes Savannah Van Buren.
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Weathering ICE
“You see vehicles that look suspicious with dark windows and [when] you look inside you see [people] in bullet-proof vests and you know, it’s them: its ICE,” says a community advocate who wishes to remain anonymous. “It’s happening in our lovely county. It’s here.”
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Creative Meetups for Creative People
“I know Ann Arbor is teeming with brilliant creatives, but I can’t find the place where they connect and support one another. Are there any regular gatherings in town where artists, writers, or designers meet consistently just to talk shop and get plugged into the scene?”
Read MoreMarketplace Closings, February 2026
Cinnaholic, Graham’s Upscale Liquidation Store, Gilbert Chocolates, Noodles & Co., GameStop, and Torrid all close.
Read MoreIn the Works, Marketplace Changes February 2026
A new brewery slated for the former Wolverine State Brewing Co., new concepts for Lo-Fi and Carson’s, and L.L. Bean at Briarwood.
Read MoreBoots and Beyond
Boot Barn—the nation’s largest retailer of Western-related footwear, apparel, and accessories—comes to Arborland.
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