The Grass Station

Husband and wife Garth and Leslie Bolgos stand in front of their medical marijuana dispensary at 325 W. Liberty St., just west of downtown Ann Arbor. The business used to be a gas station but now goes by the name Grass Station. But opening for business has been an uphill battle for the mom-and-pop shop with the city pushing back. Read the story.

FestiFools 2012

Mayor John Hieftje was beside himself as Superman ate cookies, a cyborg monkey patrolled the crowd, a wealthy gator flaunted his affluence, and a young wizard did his best to cast spells on unsuspecting fools. Another fun-filled festival of fools went off without a hitch (and with the cooperation of Mother Nature) in downtown Ann Arbor on Sunday. These were some of the faces in the crowd.

'I Just Probed An Alien!'

All was well in downtown Ann Arbor Friday night as the food carts re-opened for the season behind Downtown Home and Garden on Washington Street. That was until some creepy green aliens arrived. Luckily, Phillis Engelbert and Joel Panozzo, the geniuses behind a vegan food cart called The Lunch Room, distracted the alien invaders with their killer vegan dance moves. We all wondered if Phillis took it a little too far when she shouted out, "I just probed an alien!" The joy in her voice was disconcerting. Fortunately Washtenaw County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, was there to hold it down with a plethora of plaid.