Articles tagged: Christmas
health & environment: Make it easier being green in Washtenaw County: 2013 New Year's Resolutions
Posted: Jan 08, 2013Arriving in the world just in time for 2013, Geethanjali Mathias and the rest of the children in Washtenaw County hope you will consider a green New Year’s resolution or two this year. It really ... Read more »
Unwrapping Memories: What gift will you never forget?
Posted: Dec 25, 2012By now there's a good chance the children in your life, both in age and in heart have already torn into most of their gifts. Read more »
Santas enjoy helping Ann Arbor area children believe in Christmastime magic
Posted: Dec 25, 2012If you saw Joe Eadie -- a genial, grey-bearded 61-year-old -- walking down the street, you might think to yourself: 'That guy looks like Santa.' Read more »
with gallery: Churches spread messages of hope and strength this Christmas season
Posted: Dec 25, 2012In the wake of the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut, many local churches are using this year’s Christmas sermons to spread hope and strength. Pastors across Washtenaw County said this year, among ... Read more »
COLUMN: Christmas: Joyous for yourself—or for others?
Posted: Dec 24, 2012CHRISTMAS IS A MAJOR PART OF OUR CIVIC CULTURE. In 1961, John and Jackie Kennedy show off the Blue Room Christmas tree, decorated with a Nutcracker theme that year. Photo by Robert Knudsen for the ... Read more »
with video: Reports from the North Pole: Santa's helpers thoughtfully respond to letters from children
Posted: Dec 24, 2012In a cluttered florescent lit room toward the back of a postal office in downtown Dexter, Santa's helpers stuff envelopes with letters to children. Read more »
Unwrapping memories: What toy do you miss from your childhood?
Posted: Dec 23, 2012You dreamily stared at the television commercials describing every detail, wrote eager letters to Santa, then begged your parents to the edge of insanity. Read more »
Late shoppers coping with the rush as Christmas quickly approaches
Posted: Dec 22, 2012Three days and counting until Christmas, and shoppers are out in force. Though the lines were moving right along at Target on Ann Arbor-Saline Road, they extended 20 shoppers deep. Matt Schimmel of Pinckney was ... Read more »
recipes: Entertaining with easy-to-assemble party foods
Posted: Dec 22, 2012MICHELE KAYAL, Associated Press It's easy to have romantic visions of the holidays — cozy fires, perfectly wrapped gifts, your house decorated like a magazine spread, all your friends gathered to celebrate, marveling at your ... Read more »
Last chance: Where to visit Santa in Ann Arbor this weekend
Posted: Dec 22, 2012It's the last weekend before Christmas. Read more »
environment: Holiday schedules for City of Ann Arbor offices, services
Posted: Dec 19, 2012• The City of Ann Arbor's Municipal Center offices and the 15th District Court will close at noon on Monday, Dec. 24, and resume normal operations on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Likewise on the New Year’s ... Read more »
Recipe: Homemade Oreos may have friends and family lining up for a taste
Posted: Dec 19, 2012Oreos are my weakness. I’m good at avoiding most of the cookies in the supermarket aisle, but, man oh man, do I find it hard to pass up an Oreo and a cold glass of ... Read more »
health & environment: Dreaming of a greener Christmas in Washtenaw County: Tips for reducing holiday waste
Posted: Dec 19, 2012For Americans the “most wonderful time of the year” is also the most wasteful time of the year. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas we toss out one million extra tons of household trash each week! Although ... Read more »
food & grocery: The real meaning of Christmas is hygge
Posted: Dec 18, 2012When you're a kid you have to wait centuries for Christmas to arrive, but when you're an adult, suddenly it's next week and you've bought exactly one present. I was just working up to having ... Read more »
environment: Ann Arbor's 4 free Christmas tree drop-offs
Posted: Dec 17, 2012The City of Ann Arbor is providing four free drop-off locations for undecorated Christmas trees from Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 through Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. 1.Once again the parking lot adjacent to the Drop-off Station ... Read more »
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