City News
Borders space to be filled by mid-2013
- Colliers International
BY K.C. WASSMAN
Upon completion of a major remodel, the former, original Borders store on East Liberty Street will once again have tenants.
City welcomes new members to A2 council
BY FARONE RASHEED
Three new City Council members will take their seats in the new session of city council after being elected in November.
City councilmember Sumi Kailasapathy (D-Ward 1), a native of Sri Lanka, came to Ann Arbor after fleeing an impending revolution in the south Asian country.
New bookstore to join competitive Ann Arbor market
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
On the corner of Washington and Fourth streets, several blocks away from an empty building formerly leased to Borders, a dark-green building will soon become the home of the Literati Bookstore.
New high-rise apartment building on track
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY DANIELLE STOPPELMANN
Students looking for housing next year might have a new option: the high life.
Anti-Israel advertisement dispute continues with new AATA policy
BY STEPHANIE SHENOUDA
No resolution was reached yesterday during a conference between the Ann Arbor Transit Authority and Ann Arbor resident Blaine Coleman in an endless battle over AATA’s decision not to post Coleman’s advertisement featuring anti-Israeli sentiments on their buses.
Reactions to sale of Michigan Book & Supply building
BY ADAM RUBENFIRE
We've compiled posts from social media with reactions to the sale of the Landmark Building, which was formerly occupied by Michigan Book and Supply. The buyer is likely to lease the building to Walgreens, a national drug store chain.
Walgreens likely tenant of former Michigan Book & Supply building
- Courtesy of the city of Ann Arbor
BY K.C. WASSMAN
The Landmark building, formerly occupied by Michigan Book & Supply, was sold this week to a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based realty company, which intends to make it into a retail drug store.
Isalita to open beginning of new year
BY KASEY COX
The Mani Osteria experience is about to get a little spicier, as owner Adam Baru prepares to open the doors to a new Mexican restaurant under the same roof on East Liberty Street.
City Council suspends public art program
BY GIACOMO BOLOGNA
Though Ann Arbor voters decided against supporting a millage to fund public art in the city in the election last month, the Ann Arbor City Council passed a resolution on Monday that would also temporarily disband the current Percent for Art program.
Tim Hortons to open Thursday in Landmark
BY KAITLYN BYRNE
Students with a hankering for Tim Hortons coffee will soon have another place to satiate their craving beyond the Big House concession stands.
Local Arts
School of Music, Theatre & Dance to weave plot and dance in lighthearted 'Crazy for You'
BY REBECCA GODWIN
Choices play an important part in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s upcoming production of “Crazy for You,” directed by Associate Professor of Musical Theatre Linda Goodrich and opening on Thursday.
Bobby McFerrin to bring latest vocally indulgent endeavor to University Music Society
BY SHAMIK GANGULY
On Thursday, Bobby McFerrin comes to Hill Auditorium to present his latest project, “spirityouall.” This new endeavor of McFerrin’s seeks to pay homage to African American spirituals and to his father, an operatic baritone who was himself a dedicated performer of these traditional songs.
Ann Arbor-based website MyFab5 uses new ranking system to judge restaurants
BY TYLER BAILEY
The website, created by Engineering junior Nick Ruff and University alumni Omeid Seirafi-pour, Calvin Schemanski and John Gulbronson, utilizes an exclusive restaurant ranking system instead of the typical star rating system used by other similar sites.
- Courtesy of Vincent Peone/CollegeHumor.com
CollegeHumor duo talk comedy, Ann Arbor in advance of live show
BY STEVEN TWEEDIE
As to what the offline version of their show will contain Friday, expect the usual hilarious content of any CollegeHumor production, with a few surprises.
Local teens pick literary favorites for the Best American Nonrequired Reading anthology
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
The texts for the Best American Nonrequired Reading anthology are chosen annually by two groups of high school students, one from Valencia California and the other from Ann Arbor.
