Ann Arbor Observer

01/10/2025

Gifts of Life
Dorrie Dils has doubled the number of organ donors in Michigan. Now national changes are bringing new challenges. Read the full story here:

When Dorrie Dils became CEO of Gift of Life Michigan in 2016, they were “averaging about 280 organ donors a year.” The number has since more than doubled.

01/09/2025

Miny’s Mexican Restaurant Opens in Lower Town.
Miny Morales’s sons bring her namesake to Ann Arbor. Read the full story here: https://annarborobserver.com/minys-mexican-restaurant/

01/08/2025

The Ark is asking for volunteers to staff its 300+ shows throughout the year. According to the venue’s front of house manager, the ranks of volunteers the nonprofit relies on have been thinned by the pandemic. Volunteers help with concessions, ticket taking, ushering and more. To find out more https://ow.ly/9g2p50UCb2S

01/07/2025

Artisans at Briarwood
Inspire Marketplace replaces Williams Sonoma. Read the full story here:

A collective of artists and other Michigan-based vendors has set up shop on a shoestring budget in a Briarwood Mall storefront: Inspire Marketplace.

01/03/2025

Magic Mushrooms
“From the early studies, what we have seen is that psilocybin, in a good dose, seems to help people with depression,” says U-M psychiatry prof Avinash Hosanagar. Read the full story here:

Avinash Hosanagar is coinvestigator on a study of psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in "magic mushrooms," for treatment-resistant depression.

01/02/2025

Fake Ad Update | December 2024
The Agean Golden Helmet. Read about it here:

We received 177 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad on page 71 of the November issue.

01/01/2025

12/30/2024

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12/28/2024

I Spy Update | December 2024
Angry Neptune, Salacia, and Strider. Read about it here:

“The large cast bronze trio [is] by Michele Oka Doner, [who] described them as ‘fossilized totems,’” writes Barb Tester.

12/27/2024

On First St., a New LGBTQ+ Bar
Uplift’s name describes its aim. Read the full story here: https://annarborobserver.com/uplift-opens/

12/26/2024

Straight Outta Japan
Manga spot opens at Briarwood. Read the full story here: https://annarborobserver.com/straight-outta-japan/

12/23/2024

Siam Square Takes VKitchen’s Spot
Changing the guard at the Colonnade. Read the full story here: https://annarborobserver.com/siam-square-takes-vkitchens-spot/

12/20/2024

Don't miss the Ann Arbor Observers 2024 Holiday Guide for all your Holiday prep needs: https://ow.ly/ie9G50Ul1Uo

12/19/2024

Question Corner | November 2024
Q: Muskegon Lake was recently hit with an outbreak of confirmed PFAS foam. It isn’t unusual to see foam on the Huron in the Ann Arbor area. Does that mean that we have a PFAS problem? Read the answer here: https://annarborobserver.com/question-corner-november-2024/

12/17/2024

Rally House Expands Its A2 Footprint
With three former M Den sites. Read the full story here: https://annarborobserver.com/rally-house-expands-its-a2-footprint/

12/16/2024

Cherry Republic Grows
With twice the space, and a cherry-wine bar. Read the full story here: https://annarborobserver.com/cherry-republic-grows/

12/14/2024

Golam Meats Is Now Mira International Market
A new family business at Packard and Platt. Read the full story here: https://annarborobserver.com/mira-international-market/