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Ann Arbor Observer, December 1997

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Ann Arbor Observer,
1976-current

Publisher: Ann Arbor Observer Company

Date: December 1997

The following articles appeared in the December 1997 issue of the Ann Arbor Observer:

  • New Libraries [Inside Ann Arbor], page 11

    • Subjects:

    • Ann Arbor District Library

    Keywords:

    • Branch Libraries
    • Loving Branch
    • Mary Anne Hodel
    • Don Dely


  • Vote Update [Inside Ann Arbor], page 11

    • Subjects:

    • Parks - Ann Arbor

    Keywords:

    • Leslie Science Center


  • Critical Mass [Inside Ann Arbor], page 11-12

    • Subjects:

    • Demonstrations / Protests

    Keywords:

    • Bicycles


  • Calling 734 [Inside Ann Arbor], page 12

    • Keywords:

    • Area Codes
    • Answering Service, Inc.
    • Ameritech
    • Barbara Sprandel
    • Jim Robinson
    • jack Roettenberger
    • Harry Semerjian


  • Gene Dreams [Inside Ann Arbor], page 12-13

    • Subjects:

    • University of Michigan

    Keywords:

    • Patents
    • Bill Kelley
    • DNA
    • Gene
    • Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
    • Anne DiSante


  • Sports Pinch [Inside Ann Arbor], page 12-13

    • Subjects:

    • Huron High School
    • Pioneer High School
    • Sports

    Keywords:

    • Lorin Cartwright
    • Jane Bennett


  • New Money [Inside Ann Arbor], page 13

    • Subjects:

    • The Ark

    Keywords:

    • Benefits
    • Fund-Raising
    • Judy Dow Rumelhart
    • Marianne James
    • Dave Siglin


  • From Church to B&B [Inside Ann Arbor], page 14-15

    • Subjects:

    • Bed & Breakfast Inns
    • Churches
    • Architects

    Keywords:

    • Unitarian Church
    • Kurtz and Weinburg
    • Rockham Corporation
    • Dean Myers
    • George Brigham
    • Ken Phifer
    • Christian Constantinov
    • Damien Farrell


  • Bagatelle [Inside Ann Arbor], page 16-17

    • Keywords:

    • Florida Keys
    • Buckheim and Rowland
    • BK&M
    • Dick Buckheim
    • Dick Rowland
    • Rom O'Brien
    • Greg Sobran


  • CD Tree [Inside Ann Arbor], page 17

    • Keywords:

    • Andy Fritsch
    • Janet Fritsch
    • David Fritsch


  • October, 1997 [Crime Map], page 18

    • Subjects:

    • Crime & Criminals


  • GriefNet's Community of Loss [Community Update], by Mary Jean Babie, page 23

    • Subjects:

    • Death & Dying

    Keywords:

    • Bereavement
    • Rivendell, Resources
    • Cendra Lynn
    • Kathleen Kilburn
    • Linda Gleason Ritchie
    • Howard Gorle


  • Athens Press on Main Street [Then & Now], by Grace Shackman, page 23

    • Subjects:

    • Printing - Typesetting & Book Manufacturing

    Keywords:

    • Goetzcraft
    • Mayer-Schairer
    • Larry Goetz
    • Adam Goetz>
    • Clyde Kerr
    • Alfred Schairer


  • Joan and Will Weber [Ann Arborites], by Debbie Merion Eisenberg, page 25

    • Subjects:

    • Travel Agencies

    Keywords:

    • Journeys
    • Global Expedition Catalog


  • Thirty-Eight Years of Haircuts [Around Town], page 26

    • Subjects:

    • Banners

    Keywords:

    • Leonard Barbers
    • Grammatico, Fedele
    • Will Leonard
    • Barry Kalellis
    • Judy Anderson
    • Bob Barnes
    • Jerry Haeussler


  • Stillness of Thanksgiving [Around Town], page 27-29


  • Shutter [Around Town], page 29-30

    • Subjects:

    • Architecture
    • Old West Side


  • Crossbows of Christmas [Around Town], page 30-31

    • Keywords:

    • Christmas Decorations
    • Monsignor Bradley


  • Irreconcilable Differences: The Showdown between Tom Goss and Steve Fisher, by Ami Walsh and John Hilton, page 35-39

    • Subjects:

    • University of Michigan - Athletics
    • Lee Bollinger

    Keywords:

    • Basketball
    • Fab Five
    • Louis Bullock
    • Travis Conlan
    • Maceo Baston


  • Season in Limbo, by Steve Rubin, page 39

    • Subjects:

    • University of Michigan - Athletics

    Keywords:

    • Basketball
    • NIT
    • Jeron Ward
    • Robert "Tractor" Traylor
    • Louis Bullock
    • Travis Conlan
    • Maceo Baston


  • City Beneath the City, by John Lofy, page 41-49

    • Subjects:

    • Sewers & Sewage
    • Barton Pond
    • Water Supply

    Keywords:

    • Douglas, Walt
    • Selvig, Steve
    • Nastos, Mark
    • Bill Alber
    • Don Lucas
    • John Bellows
    • Denny Zink


  • Dr. Samson's Hurricane Watch, by Michael Betzhold, page 55

    • Subjects:

    • Weather
    • University of Michigan

    Keywords:

    • Kids As Global Scientists
    • One Sky, Many Voices
    • Perry Samson
    • Jeff Masters
    • Nancy Songer
    • John Freeman


  • Ann Arbor's "Other" Railroad, by Grace Shackman, page 57-61

    • Subjects:

    • Accidents

    Keywords:

    • Ann Arbor Railroad
    • Michigan Central Railroad
    • Doughty-Law Montessori School


  • AATA on the Annie?, by Jon Hall, page 61

    • Subjects:

    • Ingrid Sheldon
    • Downtown Development Authority
    • Ann Arbor Transportation Authority

    Keywords:

    • McKeen Motor Cars
    • Ann Arbor Railroad
    • Cook, Greg
    • E. O. Erickson
    • Neal Berlin
    • Jared Becker
    • Trains


  • Tribute [Restaurants], by David C. Bloom [author], page 63-65

    • Subjects:

    • Restaurants - Reviews

      • Keywords:

      • Mickey Bakst
      • Takashi Yagihashi


    • Holiday Displays Downtown [Christmas Past], by Grace Shackman, page 71

      • Subjects:

      • Department Stores
      • Holidays

      Keywords:

      • Mack and Company
      • Muehlig and Lanphear
      • Goodyear's
      • Bertha Muehlig
      • Mabel Sager
      • Edith Staebler Kempft
      • Helen Schmid


    • Harlem Nutcracker [Holiday Events], by Mary Matthews, page 73

      • Subjects:

      • Dance

      Keywords:

      • Ballet


    • Toy Store Tour, by Conner Manheim [author], page 75

      • Subjects:

      • Retail Trade

      Keywords:

      • Generations
      • Campus Bike and Toy
      • Kay-Bee toy & Hobby Shop
      • Magic Carpet Books and Wonders
      • Toys R Us
      • White Rabbit Toys
      • Mudpuddles


    • Shopper's Holiday in Ann Arbor, page 75-87

      • Subjects:

      • Holidays
      • Toys & Games - Retail
      • Kerrytown
      • Main Street Area Association

      Keywords:

      • Toys
      • Kitchen Port
      • Selo/Shevel
      • Farah Rose Creations
      • Kaleidoscope
      • Jules
      • Middle Earth


    • Christmas Tree Farms, by , page 89

      • Subjects:

      • Holidays

      Keywords:

      • Arend Tree Farms
      • Charlie Braun Christmas Trees
      • Feldkamp Tree Farm
      • Burnett's Christmas Tree Farm
      • Jenny's Market
      • Hoppe's Christmas Tree Farm
      • Heise's Tree Farm
      • Frey's Tree Farm


    • Lucrative Sale of Merchant of Vino [Marketplace Changes], by Laura McReynolds, page 91-93

      • Subjects:

      • Retail Trade

      Keywords:

      • Whole Foods Market
      • Wild Oats
      • Produce Station
      • Rick Peshkin
      • Matt Jonna
      • Ed Jonna
      • Marguerite Oliver


    • Dealership Upheaval [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Seymour, page 93-95

      • Subjects:

      • Retail Trade
      • Automobile Dealers

      Keywords:

      • Ann Arbor Buick
      • Jennings Motors
      • Jim Bradley Pontiac Buick GMC
      • Goodman Oldsmobile
      • Walter Prochnow
      • Ann Arbor Suzuki
      • Ann Arbor Service Company


    • From Blue Corn to Organic Cotton [Marketplace Changes], page 95-96

      • Subjects:

      • Retail Trade

      Keywords:

      • Maggie's Organics/Clean Clothes
      • Bena Burda
      • Bill Knudson


    • Lily's Garden Plants and Flowers [Briefly Noted], page 97

      • Subjects:

      • Retail Trade

      Keywords:

      • Sweet Spot
      • Lily Kittle
      • Tim Kittle
      • Dan Huntsbarger


    • B1 [Briefly Noted], page 97-98

      • Subjects:

      • Retail Trade
      • Briarwood Mall

      Keywords:

      • Basics One
      • Tableware
      • Kate Smith
      • Jim Monahan
      • Suzanne Maurer


  • Babbages Software [Briefly Noted], page 98

    • Subjects:

    • Retail Trade
    • Briarwood Mall

    Keywords:

    • EB
    • Spencer Gifts
    • Day by Day Calendar Co.


  • National Tire and Battery [Briefly Noted], page 98-99

    • Subjects:

    • Retail Trade

    Keywords:

    • Sears Auto Centers
    • Bob McHenry


  • Minnesota Fabrics [Briefly Noted], page 99

    • Subjects:

    • Retail Trade
    • Maple Village

    Keywords:

    • Diane Schenk
    • New Plan Realty
    • Martin Liles


  • Record Exchange [Briefly Noted], page 99-101

    • Subjects:

    • Retail Trade
    • Resale (Second-Hand Merchandise) - Retail

    Keywords:

    • Todd Pokorny


  • Closings [Marketplace Changes], page 101

    • Subjects:

    • Business - Closings

    Keywords:

    • Maple Ridge Antiques
    • Kroger


  • Dan Minock [Nonfiction], by Keith Taylor, page 109

    • Subjects:

    • Authors

    Keywords:

    • Thistle Journal and Other Essays
    • Nature


  • Beausoleil [Cajun Music], by James M. Manheim, page 115

    • Keywords:

    • Coteau
    • Michael Doucet


  • "Fifteen Visions" [Gallery Review], by Susan Kevorkian, page 119

    • Subjects:

    • Art & Artists

    Keywords:

    • Dolph Smith
    • Martha Littl
    • Spitzmueller, Pamela
    • John Balkwill
    • Gary Snyder
    • Lynne Avadenka
    • Barbara Tetenbaum


  • Incredible Boris [Comedy], by Kate Conner-Ruben, page 122

    • Keywords:

    • Hypnosis


  • Francesco Rosi's The Truce [Film], by Frank Beaver, page 129

    • Subjects:

    • Cinema

    Keywords:

    • Holocaust
    • Auschwitz
    • John Turturro
    • Primo Levi


  • Jo Serrapere [Nightspots], by Alan Goldsmith, page 137

    • Subjects:

    • Music

    Keywords:

    • WCBN
    • Chris Buhalis


  • October, 1997 [Home Sales], by Kevin Duke, page 153

    • Subjects:

    • Houses - Cost of
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