City News
Carillon Chocolates replaces the Chocolate House of Ann Arbor
BY JASMINE ZHU
The much-beloved Chocolate House of Ann Arbor ended its six-year run on Main Street Friday, which was marked by the grand opening of its chocolate-oriented successor, Carillon Chocolates. Molnar said he plans to maintain many of the same sweet selections, specializing in chocolates, coffee and ice cream.
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair faces financial crisis
BY TORREY JOSEPH ARMSTRONG
Amid the expense cuts, the fair’s daily music and art performances are receiving comparatively few cuts, since fair officials want to continue offering compensation to the performers for their work.
Shaman Drum Bookshop to close at the end of the month
- Sam Wolson/Daily
BY LARA ZADE
After 29 years of business, Shaman Drum Bookshop will officially close its doors on June 30 after suffering from financial hardship in the past year.
Healthy competition sparks cold war
BY JASMINE ZHU
The competition among the eateries in Ann Arbor that offer frozen desserts is heating up for the summer. Ice cream, the timeless staple for hot summer days, may now find a substantial rival in its healthier cousin — frozen yogurt. According to a USA Today article on May 26, frozen yogurt sales generally increase by 20 percent every summer.
Oaksterdam University comes to A2
- Max Collins/Daily
BY ERIC CHIU
Last weekend at an event sponsored by California-based Oaksterdam University, more than 300 people packed the Best Western Executive Plaza in Ann Arbor, for the first marijuana educational seminar held in Michigan since the passage of Proposal 1 last November.
Former athletes turn out to support Mott Children's Hospital
BY RYAN KARTJE
Under the leadership of former Michigan football players Brian Griese and Steve Hutchinson, the Champions for Children’s Hearts Celebrity Golf Tournament enjoyed a very successful third year on Sunday.
A2 looking to add eight miles of new bike lanes
- Max Collins/Daily
BY JASMINE ZHU
Ann Arbor is pedaling forward with a plan to improve its bike-lane system by adding eight miles of additional lanes and improving the 23.7 miles of existing lanes. Funding for the bicycle lane improvements will come solely from federal stimulus funds, capped at $250,000.
CVS/pharmacy may come to State Street
BY LARA ZADE
A New York-based development company wants to demolish the 209-211 South State street building, which includes Sava’s State Street Café and two other vacancies, and erect a CVS/pharmacy in its place.
Ann Arbor's Performance Network Theatre tries to survive economic collapse
- Rob Migrin/Daily
BY MALLORY BEBERMAN
Ann Arbor’s 27-year old, nonprofit Performance Network Theatre is in a race against time. By next Wednesday, the Performance Network must raise $40,000 to keep its actors working and its stage busy.
City Council members don't see eye to eye on building height limits
- (Chris Dzombak/Daily)
BY LARA ZADE
During a three-hour discussion at last night’s City Council Meeting, members reviewed in great detail more changes to the Ann Arbor Discovering Downtown (A2D2) initiative.
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.
