Bellanina

Go Across That Window

Jazz At Detroit Street Filling Station

Wednesday at the Market

Kerrytown

Mike And Mike Rock The Mic

Local musicians Mike Gentry and Mike Vial rock the mic outside the People's Food Co-Op in downtown Ann Arbor on a rain Saturday on May 14, 2016. See clips from the show here and here and here.

Fancy New Condos

Ann Arbor developer Tom Fitzsimmons is simultaneously undertaking two condo projects that back up to one another in Kerrytown. Read the story.

Spring Has Sprung

Deli Dilemma

The famous Zingerman's Deli in downtown Ann Arbor is moving forward on its long-awaited expansion project, but the city is making crews work around a historic (read: not allowed to demolish) house that sits on the property. The distinctive orange annex building, as its formally called, was lifted from its foundation today and placed on a temporary foundation nearby. The biggest reason to move the structure is so demolition on the patio can start. Work so far has included demolishing a fire-damaged house on East Kingsley Street, in addition to the annex building move. Eventually, a 10,340-square-foot building will be added to the reconfigured campus. As part of that plan, the annex building will be relocated to a position near its original foundation. Read the story here.

Welcome To Zingerman's

A three-dimensional model brought to Thursday's Ann Arbor Historic District Commission meeting shows the addition of a large rectangular building in relation to the existing buildings at Zingerman's Deli in downtown Ann Arbor. With approval from the HDC, the deli can now proceed with its long-anticipated expansion. Read the story here.

Meet The Press

Michigan governor hopeful and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero is interviewed by a reporter in Ann Arbor after announcing support for his campaign from local elected officials Monday at the Kerrytown Concert House.

First Date

I was wasting time waiting for a political candidate at Cafe Verde today at the People's Food Co-Op in Kerrytown when I stumbled upon this scene. Yes, that is a blue-haired troll having lunch with a brown-haired duck. I can't tell whether the adjacent farm animals are their offspring or their next meal — you be the judge. On a more serous note, Cafe Verde has been a great venue this election season, as I've done most of my candidate interviews there.