City News
Grand Traverse Pie Company to fill void left by @burger
- McKenzie Berezin/Daily
BY CHELSEA LANDRY
Thanks to a new business opening on Liberty, satisfying your sweet tooth will be a piece of pie.
Occupy Ann Arbor discusses challenges
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY ANDREW SCHULMAN
Occupy Ann Arbor held it's third general assembly in Liberty Plaza last night, in which a crowd of about 40 to 50 protestors sprawled out on wet park benches and ladled soup into red Solo cups.
Liberty St. sees changing stores
- Terra Molengraff/Daily
BY ALYSSA ADLER
Though once bustling with heavy foot traffic, East Liberty Street has recently lost much of its usual crowd.
Behind the business
Wazoo Records owner strives to keep vinyl alive
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY CHELSEA LANDRY
A narrow staircase surrounded by decorative murals shields devoted music lovers on their way into Wazoo Records from the hustle and bustle of State Street.
Publishers try to recover from closure of Borders Inc.
BY ADAM RUBENFIRE
The closure of Borders last month left physical and figurative holes across the country.
behind the business
Le Dog owner draws crowds with 300 varieties of famous soup
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY CHELSEA LANDRY
At lunchtime on any given weekday, a crowd of people lines up in front of a vibrant red 200 square-foot restaurant hoping to secure their favorite bowl of soup.
around ann arbor
Transit report finds Ann Arbor needs more travel options
- Hannah Chin/Daily
BY ADAM RUBENFIRE
Students who often find themselves squished between backpacks and benches on the buses from North Campus to Central Campus may soon be relieved of their transportation woes.
Ann Arbor favorites featured in New York Times travel article ‘36 Hours’
- Nicole Aber/Daily
BY GIACOMO BOLOGNA
Every week The New York Times takes readers to interesting cities through its “36 Hours” travel feature. But Ann Arbor readers who picked up the Sunday edition this week found they were already there.
This & That candy store to close by the end of November
- Terra Molengraff/Daily
BY HALEY GOLDBERG
Candy lovers are filling their pockets with the remaining chocolates, gummies and suckers before This & That candy store closes next month.
Council approves program to green commercial areas
BY JENNIFER LEE
A new program, the Property Assessed Clean Energy program, will limit Ann Arbor’s greenhouse gas emissions by urging commercial property owners to install more energy-efficient infrastructure. The Ann Arbor City Council approved the PACE program at its meeting last week.
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.
