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For the previous five winters, Cultivate, the Ypsilanti coffeehouse and tap room, set up a tent over its beer garden to protect guests from the elements. But as the winter of 2022 approached, Cultivate hadn't received approval from the city to erect the tent again.Without the permit, Cultivate ..read more
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In late January, Grizzly Peak Brewing Co. announced with fanfare its return from extensive renovations, alerting customers to its revised menu and lineup of craft beers.But after reading through the new items, which included a cheesesteak, ale-battered corn fritters, and a chocolate cake sundae, an ..read more
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Growing up in Ann Arbor, Wiseman listened to Detroit Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell religiously. "It was the soundtrack of summer," he says. "I'd always idolized people who did play-by-play," explains Wiseman, forty-seven, who's also a lifelong Red Wings hockey and Michigan football fan. He dreamed ..read more
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"Sadly," says Miki Doan, "I know February's I Spy ... thank you for drawing attention to this matter." The image shows former U-M football player Jon Vaughn's "trailer in front of the U of Michigan President's house--at 815 S. University Ave," adds Melodie Marske. "Hence the 815-1/2 sign," adds ..read more
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We received 219 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for "Le Mot Juste" on page 35 of the February issue.Ann Whiting.wrote, "You channeled the 'Wordle' game. 'Schlotfeldt' was a serious challenge to hide ... but not impossible to find." Our winner, Ed Kimball, wrote, "The previous winner's ..read more
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"Make no little plans," Chicago architect Daniel Burnham was known for saying. "Make big plans; aim high in hope and work." Louis Maldonado is certainly listening. On Valentine's Day weekend, Maldonado launched regular service at Dixboro House, the ambitious restaurant in the multimillion-dollar ..read more
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According to Realtor.com, 4533 Carpenter Rd. was on the market for more than four years. From the description, it did seem overpriced: a two-bedroom, two-bathroom home for $1,185,000. But according to the Realtors, the property just south of I-94 is now under contract. A January MLive article ..read more
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HVA saw its staffing fall more than 20 percent during the pandemic ("Paramedics Needed," January). Now the Ann Arbor Fire Department wants to deploy a "safety net": an HVA ambulance staffed by firefighters.According to the department's latest annual report, its crews spend just 4 percent of their ..read more
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Last April, city council voted unanimously to develop an unarmed safety response program. Mayor Christopher Taylor drafted the resolution personally against the background of the Black Lives Matter movement nationally and, locally, simmering anger over the 2014 killing of a knife-wielding woman by ..read more
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"I think that this is the most audacious plan out there," says Steve Forrest, co-chair of the U-M President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality. Created in 2019, the commission was directed by then-president Mark Schlissel to recommend a plan for U-M to reach carbon neutrality--to remove the same ..read more