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11/25/2024

Looking for a place for Thanksgiving? Stone Chalet Bed and Breakfast Inn and Event Center is hosting a FREE community Thanksgiving dinner from 12-5pm on Thursday, 11/28. 🧡

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11/25/2024

Chelsea Hospital invested $11 million into expanding its Adult Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit.

The expansion increased the space’s capacity from 24 to 40 beds and enhanced the ability to serve patients recovering from serious medical conditions.

Read more here:
https://www.ecurrent.com/feature/chelsea-hospital-expands-adult-inpatient-rehab-unit/

11/23/2024

Saline’s Trout Workshop specializes in custom woodworking and creates pieces that range from kitchenware to bookcases.

Owner Trent Trout integrates traditional woodworking with modern technology, using CNC routers and other tools learned from a program he now teaches at Saline High School.

If you’re looking for great holiday gift ideas and you want to support a local business, look no further than Saline’s Trout Workshop. Specializing in everything from custom gifts to kitchenware to bookcases, owner Trent Trout integrates traditional woodworking with modern technology, using CNC ...

11/22/2024

Ypsi could be getting the first ever cannabis music venue in Michigan! 💚💨🎶

The conditionally approved proposal plans for Pipeline include an outdoor amphitheater and a large indoor lounge off of State St, with a fence ensuring protection from public visibility (part of state law requirements).

Read more here: https://www.ecurrent.com/cannabis/michigans-first-ever-music-and-cannabis-venue-possibly-coming-to-ypsilanti/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGpBD1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQtxlWUnSQRdKdUXSa1Fq2kBh-Yp1dd1x9e5uwxgUXMIHeIx68Av715oEA_aem_lfJLk9CaPOWIs1kbHXSX8Q

11/22/2024

Main Street Area Ann Arbor has announced that they are expanding the social district beyond Main Street so you can enjoy beverages in open containers in a larger footprint!

Social drinking has expanded across downtown Ann Arbor. This development comes just as the latest semester of University of Michigan students has settled in, and summer’s usual brisk business of sidewalks filled with bar goers and restaurant patrons would normally be done for the summer, but now t...

11/21/2024

A2vintage has been a staple of downtown Ypsilanti for over a decade!

We spoke with owner, Kelly Callison, about curating true vintage pieces and having them at a resonable price point and more.

Read more here: https://www.ecurrent.com/local-business-news/shop-local-real-vintage-at-a2vintage/

11/21/2024

Weekend Roundup! Check out our calendar for a full list of local events: https://www.ecurrent.com/calendar/

🛍 Shop over 60 local vendors at the Riverside Arts Center Holiday Art Fair this weekend! Shop handmade art, vintage goods, self care products and more!

🪩 Head to Ann Arbor District Library's Silent Disco with Ki5 Loops on Saturday evening!

🍄 Check out The Michigan & State Theaters - Marquee Arts' screening of Music for Mushrooms a documentary that explores the intersection of music, psychedelics, and healing.

😋 Shop local plant-based goods at Stone & Spoon's VEGANSgiving this weekend!

11/21/2024

Catch tomorrow's Penny Stamps Speaker Series with groundbreaking interdisciplinary artist, Nayland Blake.

Read more here: https://www.ecurrent.com/music/penny-stamps-speaker-series-displays-creative-minds-artistic-expressions-and-ideas/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1s0sxhjmGjI4Ek0OOJzgDhahAPKJfbHs111W-mKoow1kP16OSjjMZvIec_aem_dTzlQZy-QKKFUZeVnOj8LQ

11/20/2024

Cherry Republic of Ann Arbor has expanded to include a full wine bar! 🍒🥂

The new addition is serving up 16 types of wine ranging from cherry reds, to sparking cherry wines; all of which use Michigan-grown cherries.

Read more:
https://www.ecurrent.com/food/cherry-republic-expands-with-wine-bar/

11/20/2024

Looking to skip cooking this year? We made a roundup of area eateries that have you covered! ✨🍂

Get the full roundup here and place your orders and grab your reservations TODAY: https://annarborfamily.com/food/ann-arbor-area-thanksgiving-to-go-options/

11/19/2024

Catch “Silent Sky,” at EMU this weekend!

The play is the true story of a female astronomer, Henrietta Leavitt, and her amazing scientific contributions to the Harvard Observatory as a “human computer” in the early 1900s.

Visiting Artist Dr. Jennifer Goff is directing the play “Silent Sky,” which will be performed November 21, 22, 23 at 7 pm and November 23 and 23 at 2 p.m at Eastern Michigan University's Legacy Theatre. The play is the true story of a female astronomer, Henrietta Leavitt, and her amazing scienti...

11/19/2024

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker and Ann Arbor native, Ken Burns, aired his newest documentary on PBS yesterday!

We sat down with the filmaker and discussed his days in Ann Arbor from Burns Park Elementary to working at Discount Records.

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns spent a good portion of his life in Ann Arbor, Michigan. On Nov. 18, his newest documentary will be coming out, "Leonardo da Vinci," on PBS. Growing up in Ann Arbor Ken Burns and his family came to Ann Arbor in early July 1963. Burns attended Burns Park for....

11/16/2024

Recreational and medicinal cannabis may be legal in Michigan..

But as the holidays come up and many of us prepare to travel, cannabis consumers may be wondering: is it okay to travel with a joint? Can you drive a snowmobile after having a cannabrownie? What about if you fly to Grandma’s and take a couple edibles?

Check out our reminders for how you can legally travel with cannabis in Michigan:

Enjoying cannabis, recreationally or medicinally, has been legal in Michigan for years now. But as the holidays come up and many of us prepare to travel, cannabis consumers may be wondering: is it okay to travel with a joint? Can you drive a snowmobile after having a cannabrownie? What about if you....

11/15/2024

Ann Arbor's newly opened House of Chimney Cakes Cafe is serving up Hungarian specialties at 216 South 4th Ave.

The pastry like cones are filled with ice cream and toppings and the cafe also serves up specialty coffees, cake pops and more!

Pink. That is the first thing that hits you when you walk into downtown Ann Arbor’s newest cake bakery, House of Chimney Cakes. The soft opening for the newest franchise location of the “chimney cake” making small chain at 216 South 4th Avenue happened some time ago, building social media buzz...

11/15/2024

Catch a movie this weekend at The Michigan & State Theaters - Marquee Arts!

Check out the full list of what is screening this month here:

We Live in Time An up-and-coming chef and a divorcee’s lives are changed through a random encounter that brings them together in a decade-spanning romance. What could be a paint-by- numbers romantic drama is elevated by its unconventional storytelling style comprised of vignettes from various poin...

11/14/2024

Have you tried newly opened Korean restaurant HanJan Pocha?

The restaurant is located at 106 S 1st Street and is serving up specialty cocktails, Korean street food like tteokbokki, kimchi fried rice, Korean fried chicken, $20 birthday beer towers and more.

11/14/2024

Weekend Roundup! Check out our calendar for a full list: https://www.ecurrent.com/calendar/

🧡 Amplify Project is hosting their annual Friendsgiving Kickback this Friday. Dress to impress and enjoy performances by local musicians, an awards ceremony and local food and drink!

✨ The Michigan Makers LLC Events 3rd annual Craft Fair is this weekend! Shop from local vendors at the Brighton High School!

🥳 Zingerman's Bakehouse and Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission are celebrating 200 years of Ann Arbor, Dexter, and Dixboro with tours of the local mills! Free events. No registration necessary.

✨ Shop small and local at YpsiAG's Craft Show on Saturday at 701 Holmes Rd Ypsilanti!