• Three and Out [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Elections - Michigan
• Michigan Legislature
• Democratic Party
• Republican Party

People:

• Jeff Irwin
• John Spisak
• Dian Slavens
• Rebekah Warren




• (Not) A Burning Issue [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Fire Department
• Ann Arbor City Council
• Ann Arbor - City Government Departments
• Affion Consultants
• Labor Unions

People:

• Chuck Hubbard
• John Seto
• Steve Powers
• John Hieftje




• Suck It Up [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor - City Government Departments
• Compost
• Leaf Collection
• Evergreen Lawn & Snow

People:

• Cory Benoit




• Juuust Right [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Michigan Theater
• Volunteers & Volunteering
• State Theater
• Hill Auditorium
• Urban Outfitters

People:

• Karen Epstein
• Russ Collins

Places:

• 603 E Liberty St




• New Balance [Inside Ann Arbor], page 11

Keywords:

• Elections - Ann Arbor
• Democratic Party
• Ann Arbor City Council
• Ann Arbor - Mayor

People:

• Christopher Taylor
• Sabra Briere
• Steve Kunselman
• Sally Hart Petersen
• Bryan Kelly
• John Hieftje
• Lawrence Kestenbaum
• Mike Anglin
• Jack Eaton
• Sumi Kailasapathy
• Jane Lumm
• Kirk Westphal
• Julie Grand




• Green Zone [Inside Ann Arbor], page 11 - 13

Keywords:

• Medical Marijuana
• Laws & Legislation
• National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
• Courts - Michigan
• Michigan Legislature
• Gro Blue
• Hydroponics
• Medical Marijuana Dispensary

People:

• Matthew Abel
• Dennis Hayes
• Chuck Ream
• Kriss Pullen




• Stumping The Erudites [Inside Ann Arbor], page 13 - 15

Keywords:

• Ford Motor Company
• Statistics
• Television Programs
• Contests

People:

• Vasiliy Krivtsov




• Real Music [Inside Ann Arbor], page 15 - 17

Keywords:

• Musicians

People:

• Laith Al-Saadi
• George Jones
• Jeffrey Weber




• Tree Watching [Outside], by Bob Feldman, Jorja Feldman, page 21

Keywords:

• Trees
• Nature
• Recreation
• Birds & Birding




• Crime Map, page 23

Keywords:

• Crime & Criminals
• Ann Arbor Police Department
• Statistics




• Arie Lipsky: A Traveling Conductor Puts Down Roots [Ann Arborites], by Sandor Slomovits, page 25

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
• Conductors
• Musicians

People:

• Arie Lipsky
• Mary Steffek Blaske
• Rachel Lipsky
• Inbal Lipsky
• Gilad Lipsky




• Post-Party Politics: The Activist Coalition vs. the Back-to-Basics Caucus, by James Leonard, page 27 - 29

Keywords:

• Elections - Ann Arbor
• Ann Arbor City Council
• Ann Arbor - Mayor
• Democratic Party
• Republican Party
• Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners
• Real Estate Development - Ann Arbor
• Ann Arbor - City Government Departments
• Public Safety
• Taxation - Ann Arbor & Washtenaw County

People:

• Kirk Westphal
• Chuck Gelman
• Jane Lumm
• Janis Bobrin
• Jack Eaton
• Mike Henry
• John Hieftje
• Stephen Rapundalo
• Marcia Higgins
• Lawrence Kestenbaum
• Christopher Taylor
• John Floyd
• Conan Smith
• Dave Parker
• Margie Teall
• Sumi Kailasapathy
• Chuck Warpehoski
• Mike Anglin
• Bryan Kelly




• The Trials Of U-M Football, by Craig Ross, page 31 - 35

Keywords:

• University of Michigan - Athletics
• Michigan Wolverines
• Sports
• Football
• Coaches
• Big Ten Conference

People:

• Rich Rodriguez
• Brady Hoke
• David Brandon
• Devin Gardner
• Al Borges
• Lloyd Carr
• Bo Schembechler
• Gary Moeller
• Denard Robinson
• Fitz Touissant
• Brian Cook
• Taylor Lewan
• Michael Schofield
• Doug Nussmeier
• Jeremy Gallon
• Drew Dileo
• Devin Funchess
• Jehu Chesson
• Amara Darboh
• Greg Mattison
• Jake Ryan
• Desmond Morgan
• James Ross
• Ben Gedeon
• Royce Jenkins-Stone
• Willie Henry
• Ondre Pipkins
• Maurice Hurst
• Matt Godin
• Ryan Glasgow
• Frank Clark
• Mario Ojemudia
• Taco Charlton
• Tom Strobel
• Chris Wormley
• Brennan Beyer
• Lamar Woodley
• Alan Branch
• Jarrod Wilson
• Dymonte Thomas
• Delano Hill
• Jeremy Clark
• Blake Countess
• Jabrill Peppers
• Charles Woodson
• Marcus Ray
• Andre Weathers




• Shades of 1973: Mapping Ann Arbor's Hippie Era, by Dale DeVoss, page 37

Keywords:

• Local History
• Ann Arbor - History
• Musicians
• Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival
• Rainbow People's Party
• Mr. Flood's Party
• Del Rio Bar
• DeLong's BBQ
• Star Lounge
• Cracked Crab Restaurant
• Round Table Restaurant
• Fleetwood Diner
• Blind Pig
• Old Town Nightclub

People:

• John Sinclair
• Chris Frayne
• George Frayne
• Joe Tiboni
• Evelyn York




• Damas: Syria In Exile [Restaurant Reviews], by Lee Lawrence, page 39

Keywords:

• Restaurants - Reviews
• Damas Restaurant
• Woodland Plaza

People:

• Lamas Barawi
• Jawad Seif
• Riad Seif

Places:

• 2276 S Main




• Old Carolina Barbecue Company: Folksy Franchise [Restaurant Reviews], by M. B. Lewis, page 39 - 41

Keywords:

• Restaurants - Reviews
• Old Carolina Barbeque Company
• Cranbrook Village
• Franchises
• Mark's Carts

Places:

• 900 Eisenhower Pkwy




• Table Talk, by Cindy Samoray, page 40

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Paesano Restaurant
• Arborland
• Bimbo's On The Hill
• Bigalora
• Zola Bistro
• Arbor Hills Crossing

People:

• Mike Roddy
• Bridget Roddy

Places:

• 411 Washtenaw Ave




• Campus Renewal: New Eateries Welcome Students - Au Bon Pain [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 43

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• University of Michigan - Students
• Au Bon Pain Cafe
• University Club
• Michigan Union

People:

• Laura Seagram
• Tony Campeau

Places:

• 530 S State




• Campus Renewal: New Eateries Welcome Students - Menna's [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 43

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Menna's Joint
• White Market

People:

• Gus Brush
• Hank Andres Jr.
• Gary Adam

Places:

• 607 E William




• Campus Renewal: New Eateries Welcome Students - Miya [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 43 - 44

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Miya Restaurant
• Sushi.com Restaurant

People:

• Don Kim
• Mi Hea

Places:

• 715 N University




• Campus Renewal: New Eateries Welcome Students - Sweetwaters [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 44 - 45

Keywords:

• Coffee Shops
• Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea
• Franchises
• Green Bright Design Build

People:

• Lisa Bee
• Wei Bee
• Sheila Li
• Roy Xu

Places:

• 604 E Liberty




• Campus Renewal: New Eateries Welcome Students - Still More Places [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 45

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Salads Up
• HopCat
• Hunter House
• Mezes Greek Grill
• aMa Bistro
• Grillcheezerie Sandwich Shoppe

People:

• Sam Roumanis
• Nina Mistiu




• iT Boutique Comes Downtown [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 45

Keywords:

• Gift Shops
• Chocolate House
• Lovin' Spoonful
• Ionnia Gifts
• Art & Artists
• Selo/Shevel

People:

• Nicki Wilson
• Ilkim Erturk
• Beth Wilson
• Darren Brode
• Jan Gjaltema
• Paul Hickman
• Signe Lawson
• Sue Wedemeyer
• Frank Wilson

Places:

• 33 S Main St




• Fireside Cafe [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 45 - 47

Keywords:

• Fireside Cafe
• Commons Cafe
• Business - Closings
• Pierpont Commons
• University of Michigan - Campus
• Beanster's Cafe
• Panda Express
• Quiznos
• Leonardo's
• Ahmo's
• Jamaican Jerk Pit
• Earthen Jar

People:

• Laura Seagram
• Rachel Limb

Places:

• 2101 Bonisteel Blvd




• Dancer's Boutique, Little Seedlings [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 47

Keywords:

• Scio Town Center
• Boulevard Plaza
• Dancer's Boutique
• Little Seedlings
• Diaper Services

People:

• Michelle Kulcsar
• Roxanne Blaess
• Sarah Martens

Places:

• 355 S Zeeb
• 2121 W Stadium Blvd




• Ann Arbor Running Company [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 47

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Running Company
• Sporting Goods - Retail
• University of Michigan - Alumnus
• Running Fit

People:

• Nick Stanko
• Ian Forsyth
• Randy Step
• Steve Angerman

Places:

• 2755 Oak Valley Dr




• Stadium Store Inc. (Marahton) [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 47

Keywords:

• Gas Stations
• Vacuums
• Toys & Games - Retail

People:

• Zeke Kaji

Places:

• 2445 W Stadium Blvd




• Fourth Ave Birkenstock [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 47 - 49

Keywords:

• Shoes - Retail & Repair
• 4th Ave Birkenstock
• Clothing - Retail
• Water Hill Music Festival

People:

• Claire Tinkerhess
• Paul Tinkerhess
• Helaine Hunscher

Places:

• 209 N Fourth Ave




• Downtown Home and Garden [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 49

Keywords:

• Downtown Home and Garden
• Clothing - Retail
• Top of the Lamp
• Crown House of Gifts

People:

• Mark Hodesh




• In The Works [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 49

Keywords:

• All About Blue
• Business - Closings
• Verbena
• Middle Kingdom Restaurant

People:

• Kate Duerksen
• Ilkim Erturk




• Closings [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 49

Keywords:

• Business - Closings
• Quiznos

People:

• Chris Hutton

Places:

• 3584 Plymouth Rd




• The Crane Wives: Further Than Folk [Folk-Rock], by Patrick Dunn, page 50

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Crane Wives (Musical Group)
• The Ark

People:

• Emilee Petersmark
• Kate Pillsbury
• Tom Gunnels
• Dan Rickabus
• Ben Zito

Places:

• 316 S Main St




• Mandolin Orange: Classic American Style [Americana], by James M. Manheim, page 59

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Mandolin Orange (Musical Group)
• The Ark

People:

• Emily Frantz
• Andrew Marlin

Places:

• 316 S Main St




• Sarah Jarosz - Wunderkind [Acoustic Music], by Sandor Slomovits, page 61

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• The Ark

People:

• Sarah Jarosz

Places:

• 316 S Main St




• An Evening of Beethoven: Two Fifths and an Overture [Symphony Orchestra], by Arwulf Arwulf, page 67

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
• Hill Auditorium

People:

• Arie Lipsky
• Andre Watts

Places:

• 825 N University Ave




• The Many Flavors of the Jazz Guitar: Mary Halvorson, Michele Ramo, and Howard Alden [Jazz], by Piotr Michalowski, page 68

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Kerrytown Concert House

People:

• Mary Halvorson
• Michele Ramo
• Howard Alden
• Michael Formanek
• Tomas Fujiwara
• Jessica Pavone

Places:

• 415 N 4th Ave




• Chad Harbach: Making It Look Easy [Fiction], by Michael Betzold, page 75

Keywords:

• Books - Reviews
• Authors
• University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

People:

• Chad Harbach

Places:

• 525 S State St




• Old West Side Home Tour: The Seinfeld of Historic Neighborhoods [Tours], by Sally Mitani, page 79

Keywords:

• Old West Side Association
• Tours
• Historic Buildings
• Neighborhoods
• Local History
• St. Paul Lutheran Church
• Blank Slate Creamery




• Lolita Hernandez: Another World in the D [Short Stories], by Keith Taylor, page 83

Keywords:

• Books - Reviews
• Authors
• University of Michigan - Residential College

People:

• Lolita Hernandez

Places:

• 701 E University




• July 2014 Home Sales, by Kevin Duke, page 92

Keywords:

• Real Estate - Ann Arbor
• Houses - Cost of
• Statistics




• I Spy [Back Page], by Sally Bjork, page 95

Keywords:

• University of Michigan - Campus
• Sculpture
• Contests
• Common Grill

People:

• Johanna Grum
• David Karl
• Jim Dine
• Dave Bicknell
• Lisa Vogel
• Michele Forbes
• Duane Keahl

• Save or Spend [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Washtenaw County - Government
• Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners
• Taxation - Ann Arbor & Washtenaw County
• Washtenaw County - Budget
• Social Services

People:

• Conan Smith
• Verna McDaniel
• Andy LaBarre




• Instameet [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• World Wide Web
• Downtown Ann Arbor
• University of Michigan - Campus

People:

• Leigh Ann Koepp
• Natalie Tabacchi
• Megan Snow




• Helping Hands [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Food Gatherers
• University of Michigan - Alumnus
• Social Services
• Volunteers & Volunteering
• Community Action Network
• Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)

People:

• Priya Khangura
• Eileen Spring
• Joan Doughty
• Tyder Comstock
• Alex Gossage




• Fairy Gardeners [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Gardens & Gardening
• Downtown Home and Garden
• Bead Gallery

People:

• Jessica Yaeger
• Elaine Anderson




• Moving Up [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• International Samaritan
• Donations
• Pulte Homes Inc.
• Nonprofits

People:

• Don Vettese
• Bill Pulte
• Karen Pulte

Places:

• 803 N Main




• Restored Habitats [Inside Ann Arbor], page 11

Keywords:

• Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley
• Affordable Housing
• Homelessness
• Economic Conditions - Michigan
• Foreclosures

People:

• Maggie Porter Kratz




• Learning Curve [Inside Ann Arbor], page 11 -12

Keywords:

• Traffic
• Streets & Roads
• Ann Arbor - City Government Departments
• Ann Arbor Police Department
• Washtenaw County Road Commission
• Roundabouts
• Accidents - Automobile

People:

• John Seto
• Les Sipowski
• Jamie Adkins




• Feral Fish [Inside Ann Arbor], page 12

Keywords:

• Parks - Ann Arbor
• West Park
• Allen Creek
• Wildlife
• Animal Control

People:

• Amy Kuras

Places:

• 215 Chapin St




• Passing the Torch [Inside Ann Arbor], page 12 - 14

Keywords:

• Local History
• Historic Buildings
• Architecture
• Authors
• Ann Arbor - History
• University of Michigan - Alumnus
• A2 Modern

People:

• Susan Wineberg
• Patrick McCauley
• Marjorie Reade
• Nancy Deromedi
• George Brigham
• Bob Metcalf




• Looking Out for Monarchs [Outside], by Bob Feldman, Jorja Feldman , page 19

Keywords:

• Nature
• Wildlife
• Conservation
• Environment
• Endangered Species
• Leslie Science and Nature Center
• Matthaei Botanical Gardens
• Nichols Arborteum
• Ann Arbor - City Government Departments
• Land Preservation
• Parks - Washtenaw County

People:

• David Clipner
• Michael Palmer
• Michael Hahn
• Shawn Severance




• Crime Map, page 21

Keywords:

• Crime & Criminals
• Ann Arbor Police Department
• Statistics




• Dave Lamkin: Teaching Teens to Drive [Ann Arborites], by Shelley Daily, page 23

Keywords:

• Classes & Instruction
• Drivers Education
• All Star Driver Education
• Ann Arbor Public Schools
• Slauson Middle School

People:

• Dave Lamkin
• Burton Lamkin
• Sally Ann Lamkin
• Linda Grieshaber
• Lynn Suits-Lamkin

Places:

• 1011 S Main St




• Easy Livin;: A Girlhood at Zukey Lake [My Town], by Val Lauder, page 25

Keywords:

• Human Interest
• Children
• Recreation
• Zukey Lake

People:

• Val Lauder




• Keeping Peace: Old Friends Remember Rose Martin's Inspiration [My Town], by Mary Jean Babic, page 25 - 27

Keywords:

• Social Services
• Peace Neighborhood Center
• Reunions
• University of Michigan - Alumnus

People:

• Larry Wahlberg
• Bonnie Billups
• Nondi Orazi
• Nancy Workman
• Rose Martin




• Four For Mayor, by James Leonard, page 29 - 30

Keywords:

• Elections - Ann Arbor
• Ann Arbor - Mayor
• Ann Arbor City Council
• Democratic Party
• Ann Arbor - Budget
• Public Safety
• Real Estate Development - Ann Arbor
• Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AAATA)
• Millages
• Mass Transit
• Ann Arbor District Library - Board of Trustees

People:

• John Heiftje
• Sabre Briere
• Christopher Taylor
• Sally Hart Petersen
• Steve Kunselman
• Jane Lumm
• Margie Teall
• Chuck Warpehoski
• Jack Eaton
• Mike Anglin
• Sumi Kailasapathy
• Tony Derezinski
• Jean Carlberg
• Carsten Hohnke
• Roger Hewitt
• Maura Thompson
• Dennis Dahlmann




• Three Critical Council Races: Mayoral Ambitions Put Seats In Play, by James Leonard, page 33 -35

Keywords:

• Elections - Ann Arbor
• Ann Arbor City Council
• Democratic Party
• Courts - Federal
• Laws & Legislation
• Lawsuits
• Road Construction
• Streets & Roads
• Millages
• Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AAATA)
• Public Safety
• Mass Transit
• Real Estate Development - Ann Arbor
• Ann Arbor District Library - Board of Trustees
• Ann Arbor Parks Advisory Commission
• University of Michigan - Students

People:

• Kirk Westphal
• Nancy Kaplan
• Sumi Kailasapathy
• Don Adams
• Bob Dascola
• Julie Grand
• Sam McMullen
• John Heiftje
• Leon Bryson
• Graydon Krapohl
• Chuck Warpehoski
• Sally Hart Petersen
• Jane Lumm
• Rita Mitchell
• Ann Schriber
• Christopher Taylor
• Tom Weider
• Stephen Postema
• Sam DeVarti




• Backstage Drama: What Happened at the Performance Network Theatre?, by Davi Napoleon, page 37

Keywords:

• Theater
• Performance Network Theatre
• Fundraising
• Pfizer

People:

• Erin Sabo
• David Wolber
• Carla Milarch
• Marissa Ann Kurtzhals
• Keith Paul Medelis
• Gene Dickirson
• Dan Walker
• John Manfredi
• Suzi Regan
• Joseph Zettelmaier
• Annie Martin

Places:

• 120 E Huron St




• No Confidence: WCC's Faculty Battle Its President, by James Leonard, page 39 - 41

Keywords:

• Washtenaw Community College - Faculty & Staff
• Washtenaw Community College - Board of Trustees
• Washtenaw Community College - President
• Labor Unions
• Millages
• Michigan Higher Learning Commission
• Elections - Washtenaw County

People:

• Rosa Bellanca
• Maryam Barrie
• Julie Kissel
• Mike Duff
• Rich Landau
• Steve Hardy
• Stuart Blacklaw
• Wendy Lawson
• Jim Egan
• Rosemary Wilson
• Marty Showalter
• Bryan Freeman
• Ruth Hatcher
• Anne M. Williams

Places:

• 4800 E Huron River Dr




• What A Ride!, by Shelley Daily, page 43

Keywords:

• Human Interest
• Amusement Parks
• Irvine Ondrey Engineering
• Eastern Michigan University - Alumnus
• Cedar Point

People:

• Anne Irvine
• Brian Ondrey




• Triple Delight: New Asian Place on Liberty - Tomukun Korean BBQ [Restaurant Reviews], by M. B. Lewis, page 45 -46

Keywords:

• Restaurants - Reviews
• Tomukun Korean BBQ
• Art & Artists

People:

• David Zinn

Places:

• 505 E Liberty




• Triple Delight: New Asian Place on Liberty - Slurping Turtle, by Lee Lawrence, page 46 - 48

Keywords:

• Restaurants - Reviews
• Slurping Turtle

Places:

• 608 E Liberty




• Triple Delight: New Asian Place on Liberty - Ginger Deli, by Lee Lawrence, page 48

Keywords:

• Restaurants - Reviews
• Ginger Deli

Places:

• 303 S Division




• Blank Slate Creamery: Summer From an Earlier Era [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 51

Keywords:

• Ice Cream & Yogurt Parlors
• University of Michigan - Faculty & Staff
• University of Michigan Alumni Association

People:

• Janice Sigler
• Chris Munson
• Nate Nuttle
• Jerry Sigler
• Tanya Leonello

Places:

• 300 W Liberty




• Mainstreet's Mezzevino: Dennis Serras Returns To His Roots [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 51 -52

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Mainstreet Ventures
• Mezzevino Restaurant
• Pretzel Bell
• Champion House

People:

• Dennis Serras
• Nikki Leibold
• Ed Shaffran
• Dexter Dakins

Places:

• 120 E Liberty




• Mix's Wearable Art: From Ypsi to the Arcade [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani , page 52

Keywords:

• Clothing - Retail
• Art & Artists
• Mix
• Nickels Arcade

People:

• Leslie Leland
• Bonnie Penet

Places:

• 2 Nickels Arcade




• Nicola's Books [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 52

Keywords:

• Bookstores
• Nicola's Books
• Schuler Books

People:

• Bill Fehsenfeld
• Cecile Fehsenfeld
• Nicole Rooney
• Emily Stavrou

Places:

• 2513 Jackson Ave




• Briarwood Mall [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 52 - 53

Keywords:

• Briarwood Mall
• Forever 21
• Justice
• Brothers
• Bath and Bodyworks
• Coldwater Creek
• S2
• Chimney Cakes

People:

• Denise Murray




• Jersey Mike's [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 53

Keywords:

• Jersey Mike's Sub Shop
• Restaurants
• Franchises

People:

• Mike Wagner
• Peter Shipman

Places:

• 2561 Jackson




• Chela's and El Ranchito [In The Works], by Sally Mitani, page 53

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Chela's Restaurant and Taquería
• El Ranchito Restaurant

People:

• Adrian Iraola
• Lori Iraola
• Guillermo Lopez

Places:

• 693 S Maple Rd




• La Belle Maison [In The Works] , by Sally Mitani, page 53

Keywords:

• Business - Closings
• Home Furnishings
• La Belle Maison
• Bed & Butter
• Rock Papers Scissors

People:

• Maureen Hawley
• Lisa Roberts

Places:

• 333 S Main St




• Big M Car Wash [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 53

Keywords:

• Big M Car Wash
• Car Washes
• Business - Closings

People:

• Chuck Gallup
• Steve Scovel

Places:

• 2151 W Stadium Blvd




• Closings [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 53

Keywords:

• Business - Closings
• Copernicus Restaurant
• Mattress & Futon Shoppe

People:

• Teresa Chajec
• Lee Lawrence

Places:

• 617 S Main St
• 4563 Washtenaw Ave




• That 1990s Spirit: Alejandra O'Leary and the Champions of the West [Alt-Rock], by Patrick Dunn, page 54

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Champions of the West (Musical Group)
• Crazy Wisdom Tea Room

People:

• Alejandra O'Leary
• Jimmy Sindelar
• Jamie Church
• Martin Maginity

Places:

• 114 S Main St,




• Bill Morris: Motor City Burning [Fiction], by Keith Taylor, page 69

Keywords:

• Books & Reading
• Books - Reviews
• Authors
• Nicola's Books

People:

• Bill Morris

Places:

• 2513 Jackson Ave,




• Barbara Morrison: A New Queen of Jazz and Blues [Singers], by Piotr Michalowski, page 72

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Kerrytown Concert House

People:

• Barbara Morrison
• Tad Weed

Places:

• 415 N 4th Ave,




• Louise Penny: Inspector Gamache's Odyssey [Whodunit], by Sandor Slomovits, page 75

Keywords:

• Books - Reviews
• Books & Reading
• Authors
• Washtenaw Community College
• Aunt Agatha's Bookstore

People:

• Louise Penney
• Robin Agnew




• Dancing In the Streets: Callin' Out Around the World [Festivals], by Patti Smith, page 76

Keywords:

• Fairs & Festivals
• Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance (AACTMAD)
• Downtown Ann Arbor




• June 2014 Home Sales, by Kevin Duke, page 84

Keywords:

• Real Estate - Ann Arbor
• Houses - Cost of
• Statistics




• I Spy [Back Page], by Sally Bjork, page 87

Keywords:

• Art & Artists
• Sculpture
• University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)
• Contests
• Grizzly Peak Restaurant

People:

• Pam Sinclair
• Michele Forbes
• Todd Forbes
• Noah Forbes
• Levi Forbes
• Emmet Forbes
• Bob DeBona
• Matthew DeBona
• Jack DeBona
• Erwin Binder
• Christoper Alexander
• Amy Thomas

Places:

• 525 S State St

• Fake Evangelists [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Panhandling
• Ann Arbor Police Department

People:

• Ed Dreslinski




• More Smarter Cars [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Information Technology
• Automobiles
• University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

People:

• Francine Romine




• Heavy Metal Bug [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Automobiles
• Advertising
• Art & Artists
• Fairs & Festivals
• Rolling Sculpture Car Show

People:

• Scott Lankton




• One Hundred Years Ago This Month [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Local History
• World War I
• Ann Arbor News

People:

• Fred Schaible




• Oil Scio? [Inside Ann Arbor], page 11 - 12

Keywords:

• Energy Resources
• Scio Township
• Lawsuits
• Environment
• West Bay Exploration
• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
• Laws & Legislation
• Water Pollution

People:

• Dagmar Moore
• Kevin Wing
• Spaulding Clark
• Pat Gibson
• Bob Elrod




• The Summer Game [Inside Ann Arbor], page 12 - 15

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor District Library
• Books & Reading
• Contests
• Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library
• Scott and Mary Westerman Fund

People:

• Souleyman Ribier
• Papillon Ribier
• Josie Parker
• Eli Neiburger
• Nieka Apell
• Cheryl Orosz




• Who's a Townie? [Inside Ann Arbor], page 15

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Skate Park
• Local History
• Ann Arbor Public Schools
• University of Michigan - Athletics

People:

• Trevor Staples
• Betty Hass
• Dave Skala
• Michael Jewett
• George H. Jewett I




• In Search of Muskrat: The Assistant Creator of the World [Outside], by Bob Feldman, Jorja Feldman, page 19

Keywords:

• Nature
• Wildlife
• Folklore
• Native Americans
• Leslie Science & Nature Center

People:

• Allison Morris

Places:

• 1831 Traver Rd




• Crime Map, page 21

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Police Department
• Crime & Criminals
• Statistics




• Hiawatha Bailey: Still Rocking [Ann Arborites], by Matt Thompson, page 23

Keywords:

• Musicians
• Blind Pig
• Cult Heros (Musical Group)
• White Panther Party
• People's Food Co-op
• Local History
• Hamburg Pub

People:

• Hiawatha Bailey
• David Sinclair
• John Sinclair
• Leni Sinclair
• James Conway Jr.
• Nikki Savage
• Terry Ivan




• Obit for the O Team: A Boomer's Lament For a Dying Game [My Town], by Michael Betzold, page 25 - 27

Keywords:

• Parks - Ann Arbor
• Sports
• University of Michigan - Campus
• Softball

People:

• Jeff Holden
• Valerie Laken
• Ken Garber
• Bob Wischmeyer
• John Hilton
• Mary Jean Babic
• Larry Dishman
• AJ Haduch




• Aviary Avocation [My Town], by Anita LeBlanc, page 27

Keywords:

• Birds & Birding
• Centanarians

People:

• Noel Roach
• Neoma Robinson
• Wilma Roach




• Is Bigger Better? Planting a Park on Library Lane, by James Leonard, page 29 - 31

Keywords:

• Parks - Ann Arbor
• Ann Arbor City Council
• Ann Arbor District Library
• Library Green Conservancy
• Ann Arbor Parks Advisory Commission
• Campus Inn
• Real Estate Development - Ann Arbor
• Liberty Plaza
• Homelessness
• Panhandling
• Crime & Criminals
• Drug Abuse
• Ann Arbor Police Department
• Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority

People:

• Mary Hathaway
• Will Hathaway
• Gwen Nystuen
• Eric Lipson
• Alan Haber
• Mike Anglin
• Jack Eaton
• Dennis Dahlmann
• John Hieftje
• Sandi Smith
• John Seto
• Josie Parker
• Steve Kunselman
• Christopher Taylor
• Ingrid Ault

Places:

• 319 S Fifth Ave




• Running For Judge: Two Winners Will Hold Court For Years To Come, by Jan Schlain, page 33 - 35

Keywords:

• Courts - Washtenaw County
• Courts - Michigan
• Michigan - Governor
• Washtenaw County Clerk

People:

• Julia Owdzieg
• Rick Synder
• Larry Kestenbaum
• Nancy Wheeler
• Constance Jones
• Tracy Van den Bergh
• Jane Bassett
• Tamara Garwood
• Don Shelton
• David Swartz
• Pat Conlin
• John Conlin
• Veronique Liem
• Dick Sobel
• Doug Shapiro
• Charles Pope
• Elaine Economou
• Carol Kuhnke
• Jeff Irwin
• John Hieftje
• Paul Schreiber
• Mike Woodyard
• Tim Connors




• The Hollywood Park Controversy, by David Swain, page 37 - 39

Keywords:

• Parks - Ann Arbor
• Land Preservation
• Ann Arbor Public Schools
• Haisley Elementary School
• Demonstrations & Protests
• Ann Arbor - City Government Departments
• Natural Area Preservation Program
• Hollywood Park
• Abbott Elementary School
• University of Michigan - Alumnus
• DDT
• Hazardous Substances
• Ann Arbor - Mayor
• Ann Arbor City Council

People:

• Victoria Swain
• Louise Ritsema
• Velma Coyne
• Eli Gallup
• Otto Haisley
• Sheldon Sproull
• Al Gallup
• Cecil Creal
• Ron Cordray
• Bill Browning
• Dave Borneman




• The Fine Art of Art Marketing, by David Stringer, page 41 - 47

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Art Fairs
• Art & Artists
• Fairs & Festivals
• University of Michigan - Alumnus
• Art Meets Business
• Chelsea Center for the Arts
• Chelsea District Library
• Arts Alliance
• Ann Arbor Art Center
• World Wide Web

People:

• Helen Gotlib
• Bruce Henry
• Jean Paul Slusser
• Nick Wroblewski
• Kim Krumrey
• Abram Kaplan
• Sandra Xenakis
• Idelle Hammond-Sass
• Carol Furtado
• Annette Baron
• Dylan Strzynski
• Chris Belleau
• Jessica Puleo-Hernandez




• Knight's Downtown: Mad Men Decor and Meat Galore [Restaurant Reviews], by M. B. Lewis, page 49 - 51

Keywords:

• Restaurants - Reviews
• Knight's Downtown Steakhouse

Places:

• 600 E Liberty




• Completing the Street: Great Lakes Cycling Takes Discount Tire's Spot [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 53

Keywords:

• Bicycles - Sales & Service
• Great Lakes Cycling
• University of Michigan - Alumnus
• Ace Barnes Hardware
• Discount Tire

People:

• Linday Bustos
• Oscar Bustos
• Jack Bustos
• Hank Bednarz

Places:

• 2270 W Stadium




• Get Some Burritos [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 53

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Get Some Burritos
• Oriental Express

People:

• Devon Bivens
• Dave Walden

Places:

• 707 Packard




• T-Mobile [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 53

Keywords:

• Mobile Phones - Sales & Service
• T-Mobile
• Wireless Toyz

People:

• Simon Kemennu
• Michale Kemennu

Places:

• 200 E Washington




• Blue Leprechaun and Study Hall Lounge [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 53 - 55

Keywords:

• Blue Leprechaun
• Study Hall Lounge
• Restaurants
• Bars
• Brown Jug

People:

• Perry Porikos

Places:

• 1220 S University




• Bubble Island [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 55

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Bubble Island
• Saigon Gardens
• A. F. Jonna Development & Management Co.

People:

• David Lord

Places:

• 1220 S University




• Westgate BP [In The Works], by Sally Mitani, page 55

Keywords:

• Business - Closings
• Gas Stations
• Moving & Storage
• Commercial Real Estate

People:

• Jim Chaconas

Places:

• 2625 Jackson Ave




• Closings [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 55

Keywords:

• Business - Closings
• Colton Bay Outfitters
• Bailiwicks
• Sporting Goods - Retail
• Mattress and Futon Shoppe
• Beds & Bedding
• Wise Guys
• Restaurants
• Real Baked Goods
• Roma Bakery
• Bakeries & Confectioners

People:

• John Davis
• Laura Kingsley
• Angelo Amante
• Earl Eiben
• Larry Rivetto
• Kerry Thompson
• Kasey Thompson
• Kris Thompson
• Sam Nemer

Places:

• 4844 Jackson Rd
• 2131 W Stadium Blvd
• 1232 Packard St
• 4837 Washtenaw Ave




• Anna Lee's Company: Well honed, With Horns [Folk-Rock], by Chriss Berggren, page 56

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Anna Lee's Company (Musical Group)
• Yellow Barn

People:

• Colin Murphy
• Adam Labeaux
• Rich Rickman
• Martin Maginity
• Daryl Bean
• Bill Kunz
• Alan Diez

Places:

• 416 W Huron St




• The Artist: Low-Tech Magic at Top of the Park [Film], by Michael Betzold, page 65

Keywords:

• Film
• Ann Arbor Summer Festival
• Top of the Park




• Man Meets Horn: The Sly Cornet of Taylor Ho Bynum [Jazz], by Piotr Michalowski, page 66

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Kerrytown Concert House

People:

• Taylor Ho Bynum
• Tomas Fujiwara

Places:

• 415 N 4th Ave




• Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3, by Stephanie Douglass, page 69

Keywords:

• Art - Reviews
• Exhibits
• University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)
• Native Americans
• Art & Artists

People:

• Ellen Taubman
• Kent Monkman
• David Hannan
• Samuel Thomas
• Dawn Walden
• KC Adams

Places:

• 525 S State St




• Everything I Never Told You: Treated Like a Stranger [Fiction], by Keith Taylor, page 73

Keywords:

• Books - Reviews
• Authors
• Literati Bookstore

People:

• Celeste Ng

Places:

• 124 E Washington St




• Billy Strings & Don Julin: Mutually Energizing Generations [Bluegrass], by James M. Manheim, page 75

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• The Ark
• Billy Strings & Don Julin (Musical Group)

People:

• William Apostol
• Don Julian

Places:

• 316 S Main St




• Week After Art Fair Song Fest: Now More Easily Accessible [Classical Music], by Arwulf Arwulf, page 77

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Art Fair Songfest
• Campus Chapel
• Kerrytown Concert House

People:

• Kevin Bylsma
• Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers
• Jesse Blumberg

Places:

• 415 N 4th Ave




• May 2014 Home Sales, by Kevin Duke, page 89

Keywords:

• Real Estate - Ann Arbor
• Houses - Cost of
• Statistics




• I Spy [Back Page], by Sally Bjork, page 91

Keywords:

• Contests
• Anderson Paints
• Wine Castle
• Dairy Queen
• Running Fit

People:

• Joshua Rabinowitz
• Pamela Kittel
• Rebecca Swinton
• Bob DeBona
• Tom Jameson
• Ann Heise
• Mike Syer

Places:

• 2386 W Stadium Blvd

Driving by the deserted, dilapidated one-story building at 2285 S. State, no one would ever guess it was the birthplace of the office cubicle, an invention that radically changed the American workplace. The much-maligned "cube farm" has been the butt of untold numbers of Dilbert cartoons. But like many new products grown commonplace, the panel systems were innovative in their time, giving workers formerly stationed in rows of open desks a semiprivate space of their own.

Action Office, the original "office system," was the invention of Bob Propst, a brilliant artist and inventor hired in 1958 to create new products for west Michiganbased Herman Miller. The man who hired Propst, Dirk Jan De Pree, had already turned a small Zeeland furniture company into a major design force by being an excellent spotter of talent.

When De Pree started working as a clerk at what was then the Michigan Star Furniture Company in 1910, the company was making household furniture that replicated historic styles. In 1923 De Pree and his father-in-law, Herman Miller, took over the business. And in 1930, De Pree turned the company 180 degrees by hiring Gilbert Rohde to design modem-style furniture- a daring move to stave off bankruptcy at the start of the Great Depression. The experiment paid off when Rohde's unique designs turned out to be big sellers. "He demonstrated that mass production had the potential to spread modernism to consumers in all regions of the country," explains Phyllis Ross, Rohde's biographer. When Rohde died in 1944, DePree again looked for a star designer, and after a yearlong search, hired George Nelson. Nelson in tum recruited other talented modernists to design products for Miller, among them Charles Eames, Isamu Noguchi, and textile designer Alexander Girard.

By the time DePree hired Propst in the late 1950s, the company's star designers were segueing into other pursuits. Herman Miller kept producing modem furniture, as it still does, but De Pree was looking for new projects. Since he didn't want to offend his existing talent, he originally stipulated that Propst should "find problems outside the furniture industry and to conceive solutions for them." As it turned out, Propst didn't stay out of furniture development but instead invented the company's next major product, office furniture systems.

Propst was born in 1921 on a cattle farm. Jack Propst's right-hand man and co-holder of twenty eight patents, thinks that was where he learned to make things work: "When you live on a farm, if something goes wrong, you're the only one to fix it."

Propst's college and work life was an unusual mix of the artistic and practical. He entered college to stw.dy chemical engineering but switched to fine arts. During World War II Propst was in charge of beachhead operations in the South Pacific, which he later said taught him to innovate. When he returned from the war, he taught art, started an architectural sculpture business, and worked as a freelance inventor.

The monumental meeting of De Pree and Propst was totally accidental, according to Clark Malcolm, Herman Miller writer and researcher. De Pree had a free afternoon while visiting his son, who was teaching math at the University of Colorado. A young architect recommended he go hear a lecture by an interesting researcher. "D.J. went to hear Propst, was impressed, and sent his son Hugh to meet Propst," Malcolm explains. "Hugh did, was impressed, and began the relationship that eventually resulted in Propst moving to Ann ·Arbor to become president of the brand-new Herman Miller Research Corporation in 1960."

The official explanation for locating the company in Ann Arbor was to be close to the U-M. Malcolm suggests a more practical reason: Propst "didn't want to move to Zeeland, and he wanted to be near an international airport. He decided either Chicago or Ann Arbor would be good, opting for Ann Arbor because the drive to Zeeland in the morning would be west and back to Ann Arbor in the east. That way the sun would never be in his eyes." When these trips were necessary, Propst raced his beloved Porsche across the state.

Propst set up shop in a former .rnr,ee-loav garage on S. State. Built of poured concrete and perched on a hill, its basement was on ground level on one side, perfect for delivering prototypes of Propst's designs. Kelley, then a U-M senior studying industrial design, came to work as an intern after seeing a posting on a school bulletin board. When Kelley graduated, Propst hired him full time.

Dave Armstrong, who joined the company later, recalls that the two men worked so closely together that "Kelley could finish Propst's sentences. He was good at thinking, at making things happen." The office had only two other employeesPropst's wife, Lee Propst, who was the business manager, and Del Coates, an automotive designer, later replaced by another designer, John Holmes.

Action Office grew out of Propst's interest in trying to make offices more efficient. Its first iteration, although based on Propst's concept, was styled by George Nelson in New York (Nelson didn't want to live in Zeeland either). Introduced in 1964, Action Office I included a stand-up desk, storage unit, and accessory pieces.

"It was nice looking but too expensive and didn't work," Kelley recalls. "It was a pain in the neck to put together and not easy to work in." But though it didn't sell, it did get some good reviews, and four years later Herman Miller replaced it with Action Office II.

This time the design was completely the work of Probst and his Ann Arbor office. "It had thirteen components. It was a wonderfully simple program," recalls Kelley. The pieces included wall units, desks, storage cabinets, and file bins. A table could be brought out for meetings.

The dividing walls provided some privacy and muffled the sound of meetings and telephone calls. But the main reason for the panels was more efficient use of space. Shelves, bulletin boards, storage units, or personal items could all be hung on them without taking up desk space.

D.J. and Hugh De Pree asked Nelson and Propst to collaborate, but they never got along. When Nelson received an award for the first iteration of the Action Office, he didn't even mention Propst. When a model of the Action Office was sent to Charles Eames, in California, he sent it right back without comment.

The feelings were mutual. "Propst thought Nelson and Eames were more about aesthetics than problem solving. And they thought his stuff so ugly, who would want it?" explains Malcolm.

While Nelson and Eames thought in terms of individual pieces of furniture, Propst was interested in developing a system where the components worked together. He started by studying how people actually worked and then developed a system that facilitated productivity. "He always said, 'The solution is easy if you can define the problem,' " recalls Kelley.

Propst's concept was that the pieces could be assembled in different ways to meet each person's needs and easily adapted when their requirements changed. "People should not be planted like onions in pots to sit somewhere," he said. The thought of offices full of square cubicles horrified him. In his 1968 booklet "The Office: A Facility Based on Change," he recommended a layout of "three sides with a slightly widened opening," explaining "there is good definition of territory, privacy is well expressed and the ability to survey or participate is well maintained." Kelley admits that he was the one who unintentionally made the cube farm possible by creating a rigid connector.

Action Office II -- later known simply as Action Office -- proved to be very successful and profitable. "Propst changed the world of office design for the next forty years," says Kelley. Herman Miller added an addition onto its main building in Zeeland to manufacture the systems. In 1964 Herman Miller's sales were $10 million. By 1970 they had more than doubled to $25 million.

Other western Michigan furniture companies, such as Hayworth and Steelcase, also began producing office systems. Today most residential furniture is made in North Carolina or abroad, but western Michigan is still the world's largest producer of office furniture.

Propst's next big project, introduced in 1971, was Co/ Struc (Coherent Structures), a system for use in hospitals. Propst thought of it when he was in traction at University Hospital for back pain in the 1960s. "He watched how nurses moved around and noted inefficiencies. They noticed he took notes and told their manager, who became interested in Propst's ideas," explains Malcolm. An interchangeable system with containers, frames, carts, and wall rails to support storage cabinets and lockers, Co/Struc, like Action Office, is still in production. Kelley recently bought a storage system for his son, a dentist.

Propst's team left the old garage in 1972 for a rented building at 3970 Varsity Drive. In 1979 the company was reconfigured as the Facility Management Institute, and its mission was expanded to address more general questions of how offices could work efficiently. FMI eventually built its own building at 3971 Research Drive (now the Social Security Office). At its height, the company employed fortyfive people-architects, designers, planners, and human behaviorists-to study such subjects as how people interact in offices, optimum work environments, and training of managers.

Propst hired Dave Armstrong when he was organizing FMI in 1978. They had met when Armstrong, as associate dean of agriculture at MSU, was one of the first customers for Action Office II. Later, whenever they were in the same town, the two men would meet for dinner. Propst would always ask, 'When are you coming to work for me?'" recalls Armstrong.

"When Propst developed his theories, the modem office was just emerging and hadn't been scientifically studied by anyone," Armstrong recalls. "The white-collar boom was just starting." Today facilities management degrees are offered at universities all around the country. The International Facilities Management Association began in Ann Arbor as an outgrowth of a conference organized by Herman Miller. Armstrong was its first head.

The Propst family lived at 2347 Londonderry in a house designed by·modem architect David Osler. Kelley remembers that the house was filled with "stuff he designed, sitting on classic pedestal columns. He was always moving around, so the sculpture was always shaking." Kelley describes Propst as "really down-to-earth. There was nothing pretentious about him. He knew he was smart, but thought life was to be lived."

Propst left Herman Miller in 1980. There were differences of opinion, especially over the way Action Office was being used, and a new president coming in. Armstrong took over FMI.

Clark Malcolm joined the office in 1983, so he never worked under Propst. However, he had seen him a few times when he was working at the Centicore bookstore near campus -- "an odd guy who came in to buy art books around Christmas for his employees. he would spend a couple thousand. He was tall, bald headed, stocky, and crotchety." Propst eventually moved to Seattle, where he pursued new design interests, including modular homes, until his death in 2000.

The State St. building served as the retail outlet for Ann Arbor Plastics, then was occupied by a series of food-related businesses. Ali Hijazi opened La Zamaan Cafe there in 2007, but stayed only a few months before deciding "it was not suitable for sit-down customers." Several other eateries have come and gone since. At present it stands empty.

Armstrong left FMI in 1986, when Herman Miller reconfigured the company as Metaform. A reduced staff of about ten studied products that could help older people stay in their own homes longer. When Metaform closed five years later, the remaining staffers transferred to Zeeland, except for Malcolm. Working out of an upstairs office in his house, he wrote five books with D.J. De Pree's son Max and wrote or co-authored more than ten more about facility management, architecture, and design.

The fiftieth anniversary of Action Office this year has renewed interest in Propst's work-in May, he was written up in both the Wall Street Journal and the New Yorker. Though never as famous as some of Herman Miller's other designers, his designs touched more people's lives, for better or worse. Asked about the long-term effect of Propst's work, Malcolm answers, "Bob Propst and his invention completely changed the way we think about knowledge work and the places it happens."

From diagram (print edition): Three sides with a slightly widened opening appears to be the best enclosure of all as a generality. There is good definition of territory, privacy is well expressed and the ability to survey or participate is well maintained.

Four sided enclosure is bad for the wide awake and activity-oriented man. He is isolated, insulated, and remote. His ability to be part of an organization family is diminished. Bad Cubicle!

Propst saw his invention as a way to customize spaces to meet people's needs -- the thought of offices full of square cubicles horrified him. His right-hand man, Jack Kelley, admits that he was the one who unintentionally made the cube farm possible by creating a rigid connector.

Photographs (in print edition): (Top) Bob Propst (right) with fellow designer George Nelson. Though they collaborated on Herman Miller's first office system, Action Office I, they never got along. "Propst thought Nelson and [Charles] Eames were more about esthetics than problem solving," says Miller writer and researcher Clark Malcolm. "And they thought his stuff was so ugly, who would want it?" The far more successful Action Office II (below left and right) was entirely designed at Propst's Ann Arbor office.

The following articles appeared in the June 2014 issue of the Ann Arbor Observer:

• The Summer Festival At Thirty [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Summer Festival
• National Endowment for the Arts
• Fairs & Festivals

People:

• Amy Nesbitt
• Linda Siglin
• Dave Siglin
• Robb Woulfe




• Mock Court [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Community High School
• Ann Arbor Public Schools
• Awards Honors Prizes
• Contests
• Michigan High School Mock Trial Tournament

People:

• Avery Farmer
• Eve Kausch




• AASO On The Air [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
• Radio Stations
• WKAR
• WRCJ
• Concerts
• Ann Arbor Federation of Musicians

People:

• Mary Stefek Blaske
• Barbara Zmich
• Peter Whorf
• Arie Lipsky
• Dave Devereaux
• Andre Watts




• Flower Bed [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Gardens & Gardening
• Flowers
• Neighborhoods
• Antiques & Collectibles
• Downtown Home and Garden

People:

• Anne Seaman
• Ken Seaman




• Transit Triumphant [Inside Ann Arbor], page 13

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority
• Elections - Ann Arbor
• Millages
• Mass Transit

People:

• Mike Garfield
• Libby Hunter
• Kathy Briswold
• Ted Annis




• Canine Goose Patrol [Inside Ann Arbor], page 13 - 15

Keywords:

• University of Michigan - Campus
• Animal Control
• Parks - Ann Arbor
• North Campus Research Complex
• Gooseworks
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Michigan Border Collie Association

People:

• Kara Gavin
• Kirk Mehlhaff
• Wendy Villarreal




• Survivor: Real Estate [Inside Ann Arbor], page 15 - 17

Keywords:

• Real Estate - Ann Arbor
• Commercial Real Estate
• Economic Condition - Michigan
• Promanas Group
• Real Estate Development
• Investment Services

People:

• John Bogdasarian
• Don Chisholm
• Ari Weinzweig
• Brent Wall




• Fragments of the Great War [Inside Ann Arbor], page 18 - 19

Keywords:

• History
• World War I
• World War II
• Veterans
• Art & Artists
• University of Michigan - Faculty & Staff
• Exhibits
• River Gallery

People:

• Bill Lewis
• Wilfred Lewis
• Henry Breuhan
• Deb Greer
• Garland Lewis
• Susan Lewis
• Clayton Lewis




• Long-Distance Medicine [Inside Ann Arbor], page 19 - 21

Keywords:

• University of Michigan - Students
• University of Michigan - Faculty & Staff
• Health Care
• Grace Care Center
• World Wide Web
• Computers
• Telemedicine

People:

• Perumal Pillai
• Naresh Gunaratnam




• Sculpture on Campus: Where the Flying Fishes Play [Outside], by Bob Feldman, Jorja Feldman, page 23

Keywords:

• Recreation
• University of Michigan - Campus
• Art & Artists
• Sculpture

People:

• Carl Milles




• Crime Map, page 25

Keywords:

• Crime & Criminals
• Ann Arbor Police Department
• Statistics




• Gayle Hurn: Keeper of Fuller Pool [Ann Arborites], by Eve Silberman, page 27

Keywords:

• Parks - Ann Arbor
• Ann Arbor - City Government Departments
• Recreation
• Fuller Park
• Mack Pool
• Classes & Instruction
• Ann Arbor Police Department
• Eastern Michigan University - Alumnus

People:

• Gayle Hurn
• Jonathan Hurn
• Winnrey Hurn
• Chet Hurn

Places:

• 1519 Fuller Rd




• Baseball Dreams: Local Boys and Their Families [My Town], by Jan Schlain, page 29

Keywords:

• University of Michigan - Athletics
• Sports
• Baseball
• University of Michigan - Students
• University of Michigan - Faculty & Staff
• Ann Arbor Public Schools
• Huron High School
• Gabriel Richard High School
• Wolverine Sports
• Pioneer High School

People:

• Debbie Bourque
• Don Eaton
• Ted Maezes
• James Bourque
• Donnie Eaton
• Travis Maezes
• James Tice
• Jens Zorn
• Don Canham
• Clare Canham Eaton
• Mike Highfield
• Carol Hutchins
• Steve Engle

Places:

• Ray Fisher Stadium




• The Coleman Era, by Eve Silberman, page 31 - 33

Keywords:

• University of Michigan - President
• University of Michigan - Board of Regents
• University of Michigan - Budget & Finance
• University of Michigan - Faculty & Staff
• University of Michigan - Athletics
• Tuition
• Fundraising
• University of Iowa
• Economic Conditions - Michigan
• Awards Honors Prizes
• Affirmative Action
• Lawsuits
• United States Supreme Court
• Salaries & Wages
• Statistics
• Demographics
• Sexual Assault

People:

• Mary Sue Coleman
• Jeff Daniels
• Andrea Fischer Newman
• Lee Bollinger
• Dario Gaggio
• James Duderstadt
• Harold Shapiro
• Joe White
• Terry McDonald
• Steven M. Ross
• A. Alfred Taubman
• Charles Munger
• Julia Darrow
• Ross Stamps
• Penny Stamps
• Mike LaVaque-Manty
• Tiya Miles
• Abigal Stewart
• David Lampe
• Jake Levey
• Galip Ulsoy
• Mark Schissel
• Ken Coleman




• Reasons For Hope, by James Leonard, page 35 - 37

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Public Schools - Budget
• Ann Arbor Board of Education
• Washtenaw Intermediate School District
• Labor Unions
• Laws & Legislation

People:

• Jeanice Swift
• Christine Stead
• Glenn Nelson
• Deb Mexicotte
• Patricia Greene
• Marios Demetriou
• Susan Baskett
• Alesia Flye
• Linda Nelson




• Who Is (And Isn't) Running?, by James Leonard, page 37

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Public Schools
• Ann Arbor Board of Education
• Elections - Ann Arbor

People:

• Christine Stead
• Glenn Nelson
• Irene Patalan
• Susan Baskett
• Deb Mexicotte
• Ben Edmonson
• Jody Huhn




• Potholed!, by Jan Schlain, page 38 - 39

Keywords:

• Streets & Roads
• Weather
• Ann Arbor - City Government Departments
• O'Neal Construction
• Laws & Legislation

People:

• Joe O'Neal
• Cynthia Kokkales
• Dean Kokkales
• Laurie O'Malley
• Bob West
• Abby Elias
• Sarah Singleton
• Jane Lumm
• Matt Horning
• Robert Kellar




• Reinhart Legacy, by Sally Mitani, page 41 - 43

Keywords:

• Real Estate - Agents & Brokers
• Charles Reinhart Company
• Edward Surovell Company
• Dobson-McOmer Insurance Agency Inc.
• Howard Hanna Real Estate
• Real Estate - Ann Arbor
• Parrot Restaurant
• Mr. Flood's Party
• Spear & Associates
• Michigan Commerce Bank
• Economic Conditions - Michigan
• Prudential Real Estate
• Berkshire Hathaway

People:

• Steve Dobson
• Dave Lutton
• Edward Surovell
• Charles Reinhart
• Dick Caldwell
• Louise Lutton
• Bumble Marsh
• Kevin Duke
• Nancy Bishop
• Sharon Snyder




• Breakthrough, by Ken Garber, page 45

Keywords:

• Pfizer Inc.
• Diseases - Research
• Pharmaceuticals - Research & Development
• Parke-Davis
• Warner-Lambert
• University of Michigan - Research
• University of Michigan - Faculty & Staff
• Lycera Corp.
• Everist Genomics

People:

• Peter Toogood
• Dave Fry
• Richard Finn
• Dick Leopold




• Birth of the Cube Farm, by Grace Shackman, Nancy Deromedi, page 47 - 49

Keywords:

• Local History
• Inventions & Product Development
• Interior Design
• Art & Artists
• Inventors
• Herman Miller Inc.
• Michigan Star Furniture Co.
• Veterans
• World War II
• Herman Miller Research Corp.
• Facility Management Institute
• Ann Arbor Plastics
• Metaform

People:

• Bob Probst
• George Nelson
• Clark Malcolm
• Dirk Jan De Pree
• Herman Miller
• Gilbert Rohde
• Phyllis Ross
• Charles Eames
• Alexander Girard
• Isamu Noguchi
• Jack Kelley
• Dave Armstrong
• Lee Probst
• Del Coates
• John Holmes
• David Osler




• New Carts At Mark's Carts [Restaurant Reviews], by Lee Lawrence, page 51

Keywords:

• Food - Carryout & Delivery
• Downtown Home and Garden
• San Street
• Hut K
• El Manantial
• Great Grilled Sandwiches
• Xdelica
• Simply Spanish
• Old Carolina Barbecue Company
• Mighty Good Coffee

People:

• Jay Nirban
• Jeet Nirbsan
• Sean Zhang
• Xavi Vitta

Places:

• 211 W Washington St




• Seva At Westgate [Restaurant Reviews], by M. B. Lewis, page 51 - 55

Keywords:

• Restaurants - Reviews
• Seva Restaurant
• Westgate Shopping Center

Places:

• 2541 Jackson Ave




• The Midtown Restaurant Revival Marches On [Marketplace Changes] , by Sally Mitani, page 57 - 59

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority
• Statistics
• Business - Closings
• Earl of Sandwich
• Grand Traverse Pie Company
• @burger
• Hommus Express
• La Pita Fresh
• Tamaki
• RJ's Coney
• Knight's Restaurant
• Slurping Turtle
• Tomukun Korean Barbeque
• Ginger Deli
• Tribute
• Lab Cafe
• Mani Osteria
• Babo
• Renaissance
• Bivouac
• Retail Trade

People:

• Susan Pollay
• Takashi Yagihashi
• Thomas Yon
• Joanna Hong
• Adam Baru
• Sava Lelcaj
• Te Phan
• My Phan
• Sandy Won
• Socheat Chau
• Roger Pothus
• Ed Davidson




• Bake Me Crazy [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 59 - 60

Keywords:

• Food - Carryout & Delivery
• Pizza
• Bakeries & Confectioners
• Insomnia Cookies
• Fingerle Lumber

People:

• Harold Solomon
• Mike Raymond
• Seth Berkowitz

Places:

• 108 E Madison




• Breastfeeding Boutique [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 60

Keywords:

• Breastfeeding Boutique
• West Side Dairy
• Center for the Childbearing Year
• Infants

People:

• Barbara Robertson
• David Orlin

Places:

• 726 Brooks




• Curry On [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 60

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Curry Up
• Curry On

People:

• Rutul Patel
• Swetang Patel

Places:

• 2711 Plymouth Rd




• Flophouse Skateboards [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 60 - 61

Keywords:

• Skateboarding
• Flophouse Skateboards
• Taco King
• Eco Sign Solutions

People:

• Saber Naghmouchi
• Ben Thompson

Places:

• 2231 W Liberty




• The Floor Trader [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 61

Keywords:

• The Floor Trader
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• GCO
• Floor Coverings & Flooring

People:

• Matt Merkel

Places:

• 2301 S Industrial




• Clay Gallery [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 61 - 62

Keywords:

• Clay Gallery
• Business - Closings
• Pangborn Collections
• Art & Artists
• Gift Shops

People:

• Monica Wilson
• Dominic Pangborn
• Jim Curtis

Places:

• 335 S Main St,




• Le Dog [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 62

Keywords:

• Le Dog
• Food - Carryout & Delivery
• Business - Closings
• Clark's Caramel Corn Castle
• Remodeling & Renovation
• Ann Arbor Historic District Commission

People:

• Jules Van Dyck-Dobos
• Ed Shaffran
• Ika Van Dyck-Dobos
• David Esau

Places:

• 410 E Liberty St
• 306 S Main St




• Closings [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 62

Keywords:

• Business - Closings
• Dick Sampier Vacuum
• Wendy
• Clothing - Retail

People:

• Dick Sampier
• Jim Young
• Ruth Hafford
• Wendy Chapman
• Johnny Vaughn

Places:

• 2165 W Stadium Blvd
• 5 Nickels Arcade




• May Erlewine: Under the Influence of Iris [Singer-Songwriter], by Sandor Slomovits, page 64

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• The Ark
• Seth and May (Musical Group)
• Red Tail Ring(Musical Group)

People:

• Mary Erlewine
• Seth Bernard
• Michael Shimmin
• Dominic Davis

Places:

• 316 S Main St




• Carolyn Wonderland: Hard-Earned Mastery [Blues], by James Manheim, page 79

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews

People:

• Carolyn Wonderland

Places:

• 316 S Main




• Cecile McLorin Salvant: Deep Jazz Talent [Ann Arbor Summer Festival], by Jud Branam, page 81

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Ann Arbor Summer Festival

People:

• Cecile McLorin Salvant




• Ned Night: Be There and Be Square [Talks], by Anita LeBlanc, page 83

Keywords:

• Live Nightclub
• Lectures
• Ann Arbor District Library
• Musical Instruments

People:

• Mark Deming
• Connor Barrie
• Michael Leonard
• Mariah Cherem
• Amber Conville
• Ann Seekatz

Places:

• 102 S 1st St




• Spanish Harlem Orchestra: Viva La Tradicion [Hard Salsa], by Arwulf Arwulb, page 85

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Spanish Harlem Orchestra
• Ann Arbor Summer Festival

People:

• Oscar Hernandez




• Shaun Manning: Addicted To The Past [Graphic Novel], by Keith Taylor, page 89

Keywords:

• Authors
• Books & Reading
• Barnes & Noble

People:

• Shaun Manning
• Anna Wieszczyk

Places:

• 3235 Washtenaw Ave




• April 2014 Home Sales, by Kevin Duke, page 96

Keywords:

• Real Estate - Ann Arbor
• Houses - Cost of
• Statistics




• I Spy [Back Page], by Sally Bjork, page 103

Keywords:

• Historic Buildings
• University of Michigan - Buildings
• North Hall
• Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
• Contests
• Local History
• Grizzly Peak Brewing Company

People:

• Susan Daron
• Bob DeBona
• James Brinkeroff
• Will Hathaway

Places:

• 1105 N University

• Obama Care [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• United States - President
• University of Michigan
• Speeches
• Salaries & Wages
• Laws & Legislation
• University of Michigan Intramural Building
• University of Michigan Canham Natatorium

People:

• Barack Obama

Places:

• 606 E Hoover Ave




• Never A Bystander [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Documentaries
• Film Festivals
• Michigan Theatre
• Jewish Film Festival
• University of Michigan - Faculty & Staff
• Holocaust
• Awards Honors Prizes
• Wallenberg Medal

People:

• Evelyn Neuhaus
• Irene Butter

Places:

• 603 E Liberty St




• N. Main Catch-22 [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Parks - Ann Arbor
• Ann Arbor - City Government Departments
• Bandemer Park
• Argo Park
• Streets & Roads
• Pedestrians
• Recreation
• Ann Arbor - Budget
• Border-to-Border Trail
• Railroads

People:

• Mike Nearing
• Jessie Rogers




• Guest of Honor [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Musicians
• Nightclubs
• Ravens Club
• Heather Black Project (Musical Group)
• Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
• Concerts
• University Musical Society

People:

• Heather Schwartz
• Wynton Marsalis
• Marcus Belgrave
• Ali Jackson
• Dan Nimmer
• Josef Deas
• Ingrid Racine

Places:

• 207 S Main St




• Grace In Ann Arbor [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• University of Michigan - Drama Season
• Theater
• Plays
• Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
• Films
• Theater - Reviews

People:

• Grace Kelly
• Grace Shackman
• Ted Heusel
• Charlton Heston
• E. G. Marshall




• Miller's New Look [Inside Ann Arbor], page 11

Keywords:

• Streets & Roads
• Pedestrians
• Ann Arbor - City Government Departments
• Road Construction
• Sewers & Sewage
• Hoffman Brothers Contractors

People:

• Mary Ann Wattles
• Kevin Clark
• David Dykman
• Susan Bryan




• Pensions Get a B+ [Inside Ann Arbor], page 13 - 14

Keywords:

• Pensions
• Ann Arbor - City Government Departments
• Ann Arbor - Budget
• Retirement
• Investments
• Washtenaw County - Government
• Taxation - Ann Arbor & Washtenaw County

People:

• Nancy Walker
• Steve Powers
• Larry Langer




• Deconstruction [Inside Ann Arbor], page 17 - 18

Keywords:

• Building & Construction
• Demolitions
• Recycling
• Restaurants
• Architects
• Ann Arbor Fire Department
• Materials Unlimited
• GreenStreet Tree Care
• Urban Ashes Picture Frame
• Architectural Salvage Warehouse
• University of Michigan - Alumnus
• Salads Up

People:

• Gail Solway
• Brad Angelini
• Theresa Angelini
• Linda Keen
• Paul Hickman
• Chris Rutherford




• Goldfinches in Spring: Gold In the Backyard [Outside], by Bob Feldman, Jorja Feldman, page 21

Keywords:

• Nature
• Birds & Birding
• Parks - Washtenaw County
• County Farm Park
• Matthaei Botanical Gardens




• Crossing the Rainbow Bridge: Healing Through Our Pets [My Town], by Julie Stotlar, page 23 - 24

Keywords:

• Pets
• Health
• Bereavement
• Paws With A Cause
• Children

People:

• Nathan Stotlar
• Jackie Stotlar
• Lauren Stotlar




• Lost In Lakewood: My Search for Beaver Cleaver [My Town], by Matt Phillips, page 24

Keywords:

• Streets & Roads
• Neighborhoods
• Lakewood Subdivision
• Television Programs




• Life at Panera: Coffee Shop Kindness [My Town], by Mary Rexer-Bluhm, page 24 - 25

Keywords:

• Panera Bread
• Restaurants
• Homelessness
• GameStop
• Human Interest

Places:

• 3205 Washtenaw Ave




• Crime Map, page 27

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Police Department
• Crime & Criminals
• Statistics




• Latania Fair: Alpha House's Troubleshooter [Ann Arborites], by Shelley Daily, page 29

Keywords:

• Alpha House
• Social Services
• Homelessness
• Interfaith Hospitality Network
• St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
• Shelters
• Nonprofits
• Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County
• Volunteers & Volunteering

People:

• Latania Fair
• Julie Steiner
• Larry Siden

Places:

• 4290 Jackson Rd




• What Price Transit?, by James Leonard, page 31 - 35

Keywords:

• Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AAATA)
• Mass Transit
• Millages
• Taxation - Ann Arbor & Washtenaw County
• Ecology Center
• Ann Arbor - Mayor
• Ann Arbor City Council
• Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners
• University of Michigan
• Eastern Michigan University
• Washtenaw Community College
• Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Michigan Suburban Alliance
• Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living
• Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice
• Ann Arbor District Library
• Handicapped
• Menlo Innovations
• Local Government

People:

• Michael Ford
• Mike Garfield
• John Hieftje
• Ted Annis
• Kathy Griswold
• Don Salberg
• Libby Hunter
• Mary Stasiak
• Carolyn Grawi
• Lloyd Shelton
• Chuck Warpehoski
• Rich Sheridan
• Bob Guenzel
• Paul Schrieber
• Brenda Stumbo
• Michael Ford
• Andy LaBarre
• Larry Krieg




• The Faculty Strike Back: Are U-M Administrators Overpaid? , by Eve Silberman, John Hilton, page 37 - 39

Keywords:

• University of Michigan - Administration
• University of Michigan - Faculty & Staff
• Salaries & Wages
• University of Michigan - Board of Regents
• Tuition
• University of Michigan - Budget & Finance
• Accenture

People:

• Juan Cole
• Ivette Perfecto
• Dario Gaggio
• Rowan Miranda
• Tim Slottow
• Fawwaz Ulaby
• Mike Morris
• Mary Sue Coleman
• Phil Hanlon
• Larry Deitch
• Rich Fitzgerald
• Terry McDonald
• Cynthia Wilbanks
• Martha Pollack
• Andrea Fischer




• Sue Thy Neighbor: How a Shortcut To The Arb Triggered a Costly Legal Battle, by Julie Halpert, page 41 - 43

Keywords:

• Neighborhoods
• University of Michigan - Campus
• Nichols Arboretum
• Lawsuits
• Land Use
• Real Estate Development - Ann Arbor
• Building & Construction
• Ann Arbor Police Department
• Courts - Washtenaw County
• University of Michigan - Faculty & Staff

People:

• Nicholas Delbanco
• Barbara Hilbert
• Raven McCrory
• Scott Munzel
• Benjamin Conrad
• Margaret Huddy
• Andrew Franklin Smith
• Mark Moyad
• Mia Moyad
• James Sweetnam
• Elizabeth Sweetnam
• Jane Hassinger
• Susan Karp
• Bill Berkowitz
• Zaire Dinzy-Flores
• Eunice Burns
• Carolyn Lepard
• Brent Ericson
• Wendy Walker-Dyes
• David Swartz
• William Miller
• Michael Krassa




• The Honesty Policy, by David Alexander, page 45 - 49

Keywords:

• University of Michigan Medical Center
• University of Michigan - Faculty & Staff
• Lawsuits
• University of Michigan Health System
• Health Care
• Physicians & Surgeons
• Medical Malpractice
• Statistics

People:

• Rick Boothman
• Wendy Levinson
• Peter Davis
• Daniel Hayes
• Norm Tucker
• Vickie Patterson
• Douglas Smith
• Claudia Megaro
• Michelle Mello




• Bigalora: Washtenaw Retreat [Restaurant Reviews], by Lee Lawrence, page 51

Keywords:

• Restaurants - Reviews
• Bigalora
• Arbor Hills Crossing

People:

• Luciano DelSignore

Places:

• 3050 Washtenaw Ave




• From Florida to South U: BurgerFi and World of Beer [Restaurant Reviews], by M. B. Lewis, page 53

Keywords:

• Restaurants - Reviews
• BurgerFi
• World of Beer
• Franchises
• Beer & Wine - Retail

Places:

• 1235 S University
• 1300 S University




• Location, Location: Knight's Moves Inward, Seva Moves Outward [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 57

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Knight's Restaurant
• Seva Restaurant
• Borders
• Momus Design
• Ruth's Chris Restaurant
• Remodeling & Renovation
• Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
• Westgate Shopping Center

People:

• Dan Sutter
• Susie Sutter
• Don Knight
• Maren Jackson
• Jeff Jackson
• Aikia Lahti
• Lupe Miranda
• Steve Bellock
• George N'Namdi

Places:

• 600 E Libert
• 2541 Jackson Ave




• Crocs Are Boring: Dear Golden's Classy Curated Vintage [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 59

Keywords:

• Clothing - Retail
• Dear Golden
• Jewelry - Retail & Custom Design
• University of Michigan - Alumnus

People:

• Laura Naimola
• Michele Longo
• Chad Pratt

Places:

• 211 S Fourth Ave




• Mark's Carts [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 59 - 60

Keywords:

• Food - Carryout & Delivery
• Mark's Carts
• Simply Spanish
• Xdelica
• Great Grilled Sandwiches
• Old Carolina Barbecue
• Mighty Good Coffee
• San Street
• El Manantial
• Hut K

People:

• Mark Hodesh
• Xavi Vitta
• Sean Zhang
• Leann Zhang

Places:

• 211 W Washington




• Old Carolina Barbecue Company [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 60

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Old Carolina Barbecue Company
• Franchises
• Cranbrook Village Shopping Center

People:

• Nick Ferris

Places:

• 980 Eisenhower Pkwy




• Life Is Good Genuine Neighborhood Shoppe [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 60

Keywords:

• Clothing - Retail
• Life Is Good Genuine Neighborhood Shoppe
• Seyfried Jewelers
• University of Michigan - Alumnus

People:

• Lisa Zahra
• Mark Messmore
• Bert Jacobs
• John Jacobs

Places:

• 304 S Main




• Little Seedling [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 61

Keywords:

• Little Seedling
• Boulevard Plaza Shopping Center
• Goldfish Swim School
• Clothing - Retail
• Toys & Games - Retail
• Baby Accessories & Furnishings - Retail

People:

• Molly Ging

Places:

• 2121 W Stadium Blvd




• Red Shoes and Graphic Art Wholesalers [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 61 - 63

Keywords:

• Arts & Crafts
• Red Shoe
• Home Furnishings
• Cancer
• Graphic Art Wholesalers

People:

• Catherine Thursby
• McCabe Ash

Places:

• 224 S Main
• 332 S Ashley St




• Cloverleaf [Briefly Noted], by Sally Mitani, page 63

Keywords:

• Restaurants
• Cloverleaf Restaurant
• Deaths
• Northside Grill

People:

• Nick Stamadianos
• George Stamadianos
• Pat Stamadianos
• Sue Sabo

Places:

• 201 E Liberty




• In The Works [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 63

Keywords:

• Blimpy Burger
• Eastern Flame
• Restaurants
• Jerusalem Gardens
• Seva Restaurant
• Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase
• Remodeling & Renovation

People:

• Rich Magner
• Ali Ramlawi

Places:

• 304 S Ashley St
• 314 E Liberty




• Closings [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 63

Keywords:

• Business - Closings
• Greenback Dollar Store
• RJ's Coney Island
• Hommus Express
• Office Max
• Gordon Food Service (GFS)

People:

• Malcolm Gin
• Lee Hanna
• Said Namari
• Brian Levine




• Blues In The City: Alive and Well [Blues], by James M. Manheim, page 64

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Mash Bar
• Nightclubs
• Bluescasters (Musical Group)
• Blues Revolution (Musical Group)
• Terraplanes (Musical Group)

People:

• Kerry Adams
• Chris Canas

Places:

• 211 E Washington St




• Lovers, Liars, and Lunatics: Purple Rose's Spring Comedy Festival [Theater], by Keith Taylor, page 71

Keywords:

• Comedy
• Theater - Reviews
• Purple Rose Theatre
• Plays

People:

• Jeff Daniels
• Kirsten Knisley
• David MacGregor
• Michelle Mountain
• Carey Crim

Places:

• 137 Park St Chelsea




• Bruce Mills: Autism, Language, and Family [Memoir], by Keith Taylor, page 76

Keywords:

• Books & Authors
• Autism
• Literati Bookstore

People:

• Bruce Mills
• Jacob Mills

Places:

• 124 E Washington St




• The Collages of Brenda Miller Slomovits: Impassioned Observations [Galleries], by Stephanie Douglass, page 79

Keywords:

• Art - Reviews
• Jewish Community Center
• Art & Artists
• Galleries
• Exhibitions

People:

• Brenda Miller Slomovits

Places:

• 2935 Birch Hollow Dr




• Style Beyond Style: Drummer Tom Rainey & Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock [Jazz], by Piotr Michalowski, page 85

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Kerrytown Concert House
• Concerts

People:

• Tom Rainey
• Ingrid Laubrock

Places:

• 415 N 4th Ave




• TechTwilight: Nerdlicious Fun [Festivals], by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, page 86

Keywords:

• Children
• Museums
• Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
• Fairs & Festivals

Places:

• 220 E Ann St




• A Winter's Journey: Baritone Jesse Blumberg & Pianist Martin Katz [Classical Music], by Arwulf Arwulf, page 89

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• Kerrytown Concert House

People:

• Jesse Blumberg
• Martin Katz

Places:

• 415 N 4th Ave




• The Howlin' Brothers: Hot Time In the Old Town [Music], by James M. Manheim, page 95

Keywords:

• Music - Reviews
• The Ark

Places:

• 316 S Main St




• March 2014 Home Sales, by Kevin Duke, page

Keywords:

• Real Estate - Ann Arbor
• Houses - Cost of
• Statistics




• I Spy [Back Page], by Sally Bjork, page 107

Keywords:

• Local History
• Demolitions
• University of Michigan - Buildings
• University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
• Contests
• Seva

People:

• Michael McGraw
• Tom Jameson
• Lyn Latta Sleator

Saline's Plymouth Rock
A playful dog rediscovers a long-lost salt spring.

Saline's name and identity are tied up with salt, yet the actual salt springs that once bubbled up along the Saline River south of town hand't been seen since the area was drained for farming in the nineteenth century. But last year, Jim Peters accidentally discovered a slat spring that is still active!

Peters and his dog Bonnie, a gentle but energetic pit bull terrier, were hiking on undeveloped city land near Saline's wastewater treatment plant. Bonnie pulled Peters toward a muddy puddle to get a drink. "As she got close, she sank in up to her chest in muck. Before I could pull her out, she had backed herself, out," he recalls.

Peters washed the grayish mud off Bonnie in the nearby Saline River, then went back to take a closer look at the puddle. “I noticed very few plant varieties growing nearby and that the mud was covered with deer tracks.” That’s when Peters, then a city councilmember, had his “aha” moment: Why were the deer drinking there when they could have used the river? And why was the puddle in a clearing with no trees and substantially less vegetation than anywhere else nearby?

Peters collected some of the watery muck in a plastic bottle he found and took it to the city lab to be tested. “When the report came back that it was as salty as sea water, I was like a kid at Christmas,” recalls Peters. He double-checked these findings using a cleaner bottle and another lab. Again the same results came back.

As soon as his suspicion was confirmed, Peters contacted Saline historian Bob Lane. The two men began working together, Peters researching the salt springs’ prehistory and Lane putting the more recent Saline history in context.

Peters research revealed that Saline’s salt springs are part of an ancient sea bed formed about 600 million years ago, which extended from present-day New Jersey to Wisconsin. (Detroit’s salt mines are part of the same system.) When the Ice Age was over, about 12,000 years ago, animals and people began moving into this area. Prehistoric animals came to drink at the salt springs. Remains of mastodons and mammoths have been found nearby.

Native Americans followed, drawn by the good hunting and also because they too liked the salt. Their remains have also been found. According to the 1881 History of Washtenaw County, Michigan, “Early seekers for relics did not hesitate to open shallow graves and the ground was strewn with the bones of departed warriors.” Lane has identified the location of two Indian burial mounds near the salt springs. One has been leveled for the Crestwood subdivision--people remember finding bones and relics at the time it was being built in the 1960s. A hill west of the DNR Fisheries is believed to be the other. The most recent Indian residents, the Potawatomi, who came to this area in the sixteenth century, used six paths, still there, that converge at the springs. They were known to trade salt with neighboring tribes.

Frend explorers gave the Saline River its name in the 1600s. The first European visitors also appreciated the salt springs. Trappers used the salt to preserve beaver pelts, which were in great demand in Europe for hats. The springs were first pinpointed on a map in 1819 by surveyor Joseph Francis in section 12 of Saline Township.

In 1826, the first permanent settler in Saline Township, Leonard Miller, built his home near the salt springs. Others built nearby. In 1829, F. A. Dewey, a pioneer travelling to Tecumseh, wrote of taking the United States Military Road “west through the Saline River near the salt springs.” This road, the first across the state, ran from Detroit to Chicago following an old Indian trail; it's now Michigan Avenue. In 1832, Orange Risdon, who'd surveyed the road, laid out the town of Saline on high ground north of the salt springs.

The 1881 County History told of an attempt by a group of local men to manufacture salt in 1863. “A building was erected, a derrick put in place, and boring commenced. After three unsuccessful attempts to sink a well, the project was abandoned. There has always existed a doubt in the minds of many whether the contractor engaged to sink the well acted in good faith. The charge is boldly made that he was bought off by rival interests,” they reported.

Evidence of this failed endeavor was found in 1944, when a farmer named Harry Finch was plowing for corn and felt his plow sink down. Investigating, the site he found evidence of the former salt wells. The late Ray Alber, who farmed on land marked as part of the salt springs, once told Lane that he remembered that he and other farmers used to pick up salt clumps that they’d give to their animals.

Lane worked out the wells' location on the west side of Macon Road and has shown it to people as part of historic tours. and has shown it to people as part of historic tours. He has also, with the land owner’s permission, gone over the ground with a metal detector but found nothing left of the would-be salt works.

The 1863 mining attempt is the last reference to active salt springs. When the County History was written eighteen years later, the authors felt the need to offer proof that the salt springs had even existed: “That salt has been made here in years gone by cannot be doubted. Iron kettles have been found which were once doubtless used for this purpose."

So Peters’ delight at his find is easy to understand. The spring presumably escaped discovery for so long because it's in an overgrown area that people rarely visit. Even if another dog had dived in as Bonnie did, only someone well versed in Saline history would have realized what the muddy puddle might be.

Last October, Peters sponsored a bill to create “Salt Spring Park” on the land where he found the active spring. It passed unanimously. “A forgotten parcel of city-owned land in the Saline River valley will now be available for all to enjoy as a unique park dedicated to our local heritage," explains Peters. “It will allow us to provide proper stewardship of our salt springs, enjoy nature and reconnect with Saline’s distant past.” Lane is equally enthusiastic, explaining “There is nothing now in town that explains why we are called ‘Saline.’”

Peters' council term ended last year, but he's continuing to work on the project as a member of the parks commission. His vision is to leave the site as natural as possible but to improve the trail and build an observation deck with signage at the spring, so people won’t get as muddy as Bonnie did. He would like someday to see the spring connected by a walking trail to Curtiss and Millpond parks-- he says that could be “a beautiful, safe, free from car traffic path, much of which is along the river.” He knows all this will take money, which he hopes can be provided with grants. The local Eagle Scouts have already volunteered to clear the overgrown path.

Peters worries that the muddy puddle would underwhelm some people. He compares the spring to Plymouth Rock: “It’s just a brown rock to some – but it’s what it stands for, not what it looks like.” But so far, the reaction fromt he public has been very positive. "People find it fascinating," he reports.

Spring 2014 edition of the Community Observer

• Green Thieves [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Crime & Criminals
• Retail Trade
• Recycling
• Sparrow Market
• Kerrytown
• Ann Arbor Police Department

People:

• Bob Sparrow

Places:

• 407 N 5th Ave




• Livestrong [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Cancer
• Ann Arbor YMCA
• Physical Fitness

People:

• Marie Kuhlman
• Suzanne Kessler
• Eddy Chacon-Lontin

Places:

• 400 W Washington St




• SafeHouse's Budget Crunch [UpFront], page 9

Keywords:

• Shelters
• Domestic Violence
• United States - Departments & Agencies
• Homelessness
• Fundraising

People:

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• Turtle Stewards [UpFront], page 9

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• Peacemaking At Court [Inside Ann Arbor], page 11

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• Claire Tinkerhess
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• Driving The Drunken Student [Inside Ann Arbor], page 11 - 12

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• The Clothesline Lady [Inside Ann Arbor], page 12 - 14

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• Friend of the Court [Inside Ann Arbor], page 14 - 15

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• A Circus in the Trees [Inside Ann Arbor]

, page 15 - 17

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• John Dingell's Long View [Observer Interview], by Eve Silberman, page 19 -21

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• A Flower For All Seasons: Cools Shade at County Farm Park [Outside], by Bob Feldman, Jorja Feldman, page 23

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• Crime Map, page 25

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• What Can I Have Gotten Myself Into? [My Town], by Stephanie Kadel Taras, page 27

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• Martin Contreras and Keith Orr [Ann Arborites], by Eve Silberman, page 29

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• Aut at Night, by Peter Matthews, page 30

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• A Road Back From Walking The Streets - The County Tackles Sex Trafficking , by Patrick Dunn, page 32 - 33

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• EPA Comes Clean - It's Not the Tests. It's the Real World, by James Leonard, page 35 - 37

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• Michigan's Homeopathic Hospital, by Margaret F. Wagner, page 39 - 41

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• From Damascus to Damas [Marketplace Changes], by Sally Mitani, page 47

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Elaine Selo, co-owner of the Selo/Shevel Gallery, calls its longtime location at 301 S. Main "the best corner in Ann Arbor. The building's changes over the past 142 years mirror downtown's evolution. Built in 1871 by German immigrant Henry Binder, it originally housed Binder's third-story saloon as well as thi sown large family. In the twentieth century, when downtown was the country's shopping center, Hutzel's Ladies Apparel sold upscale women's dresses on the corner from 1916 until 1989, when it was purchased by Selo and Cynthia Shevel, her partner in both life and business. Now 301 S. Main has been sold again, and its next use will doubtless reflect downtown's changing character.

Binder immigrated to Ann Arbor in 1852 at age twenty-one. Discovering there was only one small hotel in town, he built another one by the railroad station. It did well, and with the proceeds he began erecting brick commercial buildings downtown.

When the shopping district expanded south from the courthouse square on N. Main, Binder tore down his home to contruct the building that still stands at 301 S. Main. Done in the Commerical Italianate style, with tall windows capped with ornate hoods and brackets at the roofline, it blended well with the other buildings then going up nearby. Binder moved into the second floor with his wife and eleven children. On the taller top floor, he opened a "lager beer and refreshment saloon" that he named Orchestrion Hall after its entertainment system: a sort of giant music box that could imitate the sound of a wind orchestra.

In 1877, recent immigrants Samuel and John Baumgardner opened a grocery store and baker on the street level. "The started in business in a humble way, and scarcely knowing any of the English language," the 1881 History of Washtenaw County, Michigan reported. In 1880 the Baumgardners built a "large and commodious baker" at the back of the building and quickly gained a reputation for being some of the best bakers in the county. Their ads mention "greatly celebrated Vienna Bread" as well as an array of housewares for sale, including crockery, china, and glassware. When the Buamgardners moved to a new location in 1892, the storefront became a showroom for the Ann Arbor Organ company, whose factory was a few blocks away.

By the time the German American Bank moved into 301 S. Main in 1906, Italianate was considered old-fashioned and overly ornate. The bank simplified the brackets, took off the window hoods, squared the windows, and made the pilasters (fake columns" larger and blockier. They added more light by putting in oriel windows on the second floor and Luxfer windows on the first, both in style at the time. (Luxfer windows incorporate prisms to project more light into a building's interior.)

The next tenant, Charles Hutzel, had managed the ladies' ready-to-wear department at Mack's, then the city's major department store, before going into business for himself in 1916. When Charles died in 1943, his son Ray took over, running Hutzel's Ladies Apparel until 1969, when he sold the buiness to George and Mary Dibble.

Connie Osler recalls Hutzel's as the place to go if you wanted something sophisticated to wear for a special occasion. The only other place selling clothes of this caliber was a special department in Goodyear's department store. "The had wonderful personnel attached to beautiful clothing," recalls MOlly Dobson, another Hutzel's shopper. "As soon as you put your foot in the door, you were warmly welcomed." Dobson adds that Hutzel's carreid "so many salable dresses you couldn't decide what to take home."

In the back of the store, in the former bakery, Dobson's sister-in-law, Helen Dobson, ran a gift shop selling silver, crystal, and other items that would appeal to Hutzel's clienetele. "Helen loved beautiful things," recalls Dobson. She traveled all over Europe on buying trips. Dobson remembers that when a friends sent you a gift in the store's lovely yellow and white box, you knew it would be something wonderful.

The building was also the home of the city's first radio station. WPAG, 1050 AM, began broadcasting April 26, 1945 from a studio on the third floor. While selling ads for a Detroit radio station, Ted Baughn had seen that Ann Arbor needed its own radio station, so he joined forces with Paul Greene and his brother Arthur, the founder of Greene's Cleaners. The partners had wanted to start the station in 1941, but the War Production Board refused to grant permission; the equipment they had purchased was sent intstead to North Africa. The call letters reflected the brothers' initials -- though because the station was upstairs from Hutzel's, legendary WPAG sportscaster Bob Ufer liked to claim that they really stood for "women's panties and girdles."

WPAG's programming was locally oriented and included news, music, sports, weather, and farm reports. There was no elevator, so employees got to work by climbing what they called "the stairway to heaven." That was especially challenging for Dick Brunvand, news director from 1966 to 1968, who needed crutches to get around. "Those days I was much more mobile on my crutches than today and would climb those stairs two or three times a day," he recalls. "I would strap a rather heavy recorder to a crutch so I could haul it up and down the stairs."

The second floors, where the Binders once lived, was by then divided into offices -0- mainly dentists and doctors, but also a beauty salon. "I can still vividly recall the smell of the nasty chemicals that they used on women's hair wafting down the hallway as you came up the stairs," says Jim Hddle, WPAG disc jockey and sportscaster from 1978 to 1980. "I think they had been in business a long time, because I never saw anyone under the age of eighty among their clienetele. Us radio folks used to try to run down to Lucky Drugs to grab a quick snack or pop during the netowkr news and were often late getting back into the studio because there always seemed to be a large elderly woman with a walker blocking our path, slowly trying to climb the stairs."

Tom Monaghan bought the station in 1986 and moved it to Domino's Farms, where he renamed it WPZA, for Radio Pizza. It's now WTKA and specializes in sports talk. Part of the Cumulus chain, it's based in the company's office on Victors Way.

Selo and Shevel met in 1965 when both were social work students in the U-M master's program. Shevel, who came froma retail backgrounds, openined Middle Earth in 1967, originally in a small space upstaris on E. Liberty. Selo went on to earn her PhD in 1976 and then worked for the Institute of Labor and INdustrial RElations, studying law enforcement reactions to violence.

The couple had always traveled and had picked up a lot of great objects, so they added a gallery to Middle Earth. But students did not make good gallery customers, so when the funding for Selo's project ran out in 1982, they opened Selo/Shevel on Main St., a few doors south of its present location. Shevel continued managing Middle Earth, while Selo ran the gallery.

Selo, who had never studied business or even taken much interest in it, describes the opening as a “trial by fire,” adding “I didn’t know how hard it would be.` If I had, I would have been scared.” To choose merchandise, she says, “I saw what people were buying. I talked to customers, and I saw what worked...Ann Arbor people were supportive of this kind of downtown.”

When it’s suggested that she had a great eye, Selo replies, “I was lucky in my taste.” Her father studied medicine in Berlin, but when the Nazis wouldn’t give him a license because he was Jewish, he emigrated I to the United States and practiced medicine in Iowa. Her parents enjoyed going to estate sales on weekends, and she grew up in a home furnished with oriental rugs and Biedermeier furniture.

The store was originally devoted to imports that Selo and Shevel brought back from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. “We’d look around and see what we liked,” Selo says. “We always found great stuff. We had no system.” They gradually added contemporary American crafts. Many stores specialize in one or the other, but Selo thinks they complemented each other and gave customers a wider range of choice.

In 1989, when Selo and Shevel bought the building at 301 S. Main from the Dibbles, it was in bad shape from many years of wear. The upstairs, Selo says, was “a total shambles.” The roof needed replacing, and the windows on the second and third floor were about to fall out; on the first floor, windows had been blocked to give the dressing rooms privacy. -

The Hutzel’s sign, which projected from the building to be visible from both streets, didn’t meet the requirements of the city’s sign ordinance, but, with support from the Historic District Commission, the new owners were given a variance to I keep it.

After more than twenty years on the corner, last fall Selo and Shevel sold their building to Reza Rahmani, an eye doctor with three locations in suburban Detroit, who has been buying Ann Arbor real estate in recent years. He did not respond to recent attempts to reach him, but in an earlier interview he said he was going to renovate the upstairs office space and put in an elevator but do nothing to
change the exterior. Selo has faith, saying, “Something very good will come in after us. I’m not worried, because the buyer realizes the importance and significance of this building.”

The store has to be empty by the end of March. As the closing date gets nearer, customers have been telling Selo about items they bought from her that they still cherish and how sorry they are that the store is closing."

Selo admits the feeling is mutual, and that she will miss her customers. So what’s next for the couple? “It’ll be a different life,” she says. “Yes, we’ll travel, but we’ve always traveled. I’d like to take classes, make soup, and sit by the fireplace and read.”

Photo captions appearing in article:

(Clockweise from above) Elaine Selo remembers the opening of Selo/Shevel Gallery as a "trial by fire." Henry Binder named his Orchestrion Hall for its mechanical orchestra. Hutzel's Ladies Apparel after an updating in the 1930s. The Ann Arbor Organ Company showroom at the turn of the twentieth century, before the building's original Commercial Italianate details were removed.