- News
Over the Cliff
The Ann Arbor Public Schools need to cut their budget by $25 million.
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Heat from the Ground
The U-M’s first net-zero building is under construction, and planning for districtwide geothermal is underway.
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Magazine Seedlings
Matt Cowie turns old Observers into planting pots.
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The Ann Arbor Observer has been putting readers in touch with our town. Packed with concise and insightful news of people, politics, education, shopping, dining, and entertainment, our newsprint magazine has a monthly circulation of 53,000.
Business
Latest
Bookseller Jay Platt
Appreciating life in “a book town.”
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Coworking Rebound
After a pandemic hibernation, Ann Arborites are again trading home offices for shared workspaces.
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Mail Theft
“Hey! That’s a felony!”
Marketplace
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Orange Market is Open at Last
With the new Beekman building finally certified
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Building Faster
Ann Arbor’s proposed new approach to economic development aims to accelerate housing construction at all income levels.
Culture
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A Tiger Daughter Returns
Charlene Kaye brings comic catharsis to the Blind Pig.
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Composing Nature’s Melodies
Evan Chambers Celebrates Dexter’s 200th
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Harmonica Master
Madcat Ruth celebrates his birthday - and a sixty-year love affair with the Ark.
News
Bookshop in Motion
The Friends of the AADL follow Kiwanis to Scio Twp.
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