Articles tagged:Adventures in Multicultural Living

Posted: Wed Dec 7 12:07 p.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
3rd rabid skunk of 2011 found on west side of Ann Arbor

Health officials received confirmation this week that a skunk found on Ann Arbor's west side in late November had rabies.

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Posted: Sat Nov 19 6 a.m. by Jim and Janice Leach AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
The Roxbury Russet apple might be the best heirloom fruit you've never tasted

Jim explained a Roxbury Russet apple to our friend Jay. "It’s small, and very, very hard, and covered with a brownish sandpapery skin." Replied Jay, "What you’ve described is the worst advertisement for an apple that I’ve ever heard." But don’t be fooled by the exchange. A Roxbury Russet apple ...

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Posted: Sat Nov 5 12:28 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Images from Pioneer's 35-10 playoff win over Temperance Bedford

Story: Drake Johnson runs, throws Pioneer past Temperance Bedford in district final

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Posted: Fri Nov 4 11:09 p.m. by Matt Durr Sports reporter

ALMONT -- A shaky start never got much better for the Father Gabriel Richard football team on Friday night. The Fighting Irish bobbled the opening kickoff and nearly snapped the ball through the end zone on their first play from scrimmage. Before the 42-14 loss to Almont was over, the ...

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Posted: Sat Oct 29 5:52 a.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter
No phone service? No problem: U-M tries to fix bad reception at Michigan Stadium

Yes. We know, it's annoying. You're at the Big House, trying to call a friend about the unbelievable pass you just saw Denard Robinson throw (it's complete!) and... nothing. No voice on other end. No ring tone. No operator. No service.

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Posted: Thu Oct 27 3:15 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Ann Arbor /Ypsilanti Reads announces selection for 2012

"Born On A Blue Day: Inside The Extraordinary Mind Of An Autistic Savant" has been chosen as the subject for the 2012 edition of Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads. The book is the autobiography of Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant. Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads is a program that encourages everyone in the community ...

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Posted: Sat Oct 22 5:02 p.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Lohr-Textile Greenway expected to be ready for spring 2012

Pittsfield Township residents will have the opportunity to enjoy a new greenway after the snow thaws this winter. Work along the last mile-long stretch of the Lohr-Textile Greenway is under way, and officials are hoping to have a ribbon cutting sometime in spring 2012.

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Posted: Thu Oct 20 11:02 a.m. by Lizzy Alfs Business Reporter
New Dick's Sporting Goods store opens at Lohr Road shopping center

The long-awaited Dick’s Sporting Goods store on Lohr Road in the Waters Place Shopping Center in Pittsfield Township opened Wednesday.

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Posted: Mon Oct 3 5 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Here is the daily Sudoku puzzle for October 3: sud111003.pdf

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Posted: Sun Sep 25 6:12 a.m. by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
U-M Center for Chinese Studies Kite Festival and Frances' Farewell--let us keep the conversation going

The University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. As usual for an academic department, they have all sorts of lectures and films and art exhibits and concerts and performances and colloquia and conferences planned. Kicking it all off is the New Millennium East ...

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Posted: Sat Sep 24 11:41 a.m. by Jim Knight AnnArbor.com Sports Director
Final score: Michigan 28, San Diego State 7

FINAL SCORE: Michigan 28, San Diego State 7 FOURTH QUARTER Michigan 28, San Diego State 7: Vincent Smith bulled up the middle for a 7-yard touchdown run. Michigan scored on a four-play, 57-yard drive, all of them runs, including a 30-yarder by Denard Robinson. THIRD QUARTER Michigan 21, San Diego ...

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Posted: Sat Sep 24 5 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Here is the daily Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for September 24: 20110924pzdxl-a.pdf

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Posted: Sun Sep 18 6:12 a.m. by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
'Looking Both Ways' at the 'Made in China' label and 9/11 fears

The wall of 52 faces at the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Looking Both Ways contemporary art exhibit is striking. The styles are all different — formal, casual, realistic, cartoonish, playful, even black and white and fake-photoshopped. There are old men and young women, hipster rock stars and craggy-faced workers. There ...

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Posted: Mon Sep 12 8:20 p.m. by Catherine Zudak

Friday night, the sign on the door said, “Last 4 days.”  Borders, Store Number 1, was going out of business along with the rest of the chain.  I didn’t intend to shop the liquidation sale. It felt too much like helping a vulture that had swooped in to pick over ...

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Posted: Sun Sep 11 6:12 a.m. by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Making Mooncakes the modern traditional way for the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is this Monday. That means mooncakes! A harvest festival, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is a Chinese (Zhong Qiu Jie), Vietnamese (Tet Trung Thu) and Korean (Chusok) festival that celebrates the end of the harvest, family and food. It's sort of like Thanksgiving (without the turkey), Octoberfest (without ...

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