Articles tagged: culture
Column: This Week's Web Picks: echoes of civilization; pomo jumbo; China all the time
Posted: Nov 17, 2012This is the next in a series of posts about interesting and useful websites. ECHO Ur III period cuneiform tablet at Harvard's Semitic Museum, from ECHO portal It is time once again to revive your ... Read more »
COLUMN: A new column to help you get the most out of the Web
Posted: Mar 03, 2012This column is dedicated to everyone who loves the Web — and to those who use their computers for transportation. The phrase "surfing the web" started appearing around 1991. Why "surfing" and not "traveling"; or "adventuring"? I know: it sounds better. But anyone who loves to travel knows it's a state of mind. Read more »
restaurant profiles: Ann Arbor's Cafe Japon: Faster food for busy people
Posted: Feb 26, 2012Miyoko Honma, owner of Cafe Japon in downtown Ann Arbor, is used to the question: How do you pronounce the restaurant’s name? She laughed. "Like a rock hitting water. Hah-pone." She carefully, purposefully poured more ... Read more »
restaurant profiles: beezy's cafe: Long may Bee Roll
Posted: Jan 11, 2012The art of the simple, honest meal: A slice of orange and black coffee; a sandwich, perfectly alternating between tiles of pink capicola and provolone; avocado with egg. To know these elements, to honor them, ... Read more »
food & grocery: New reality TV show 'The Layover' offers a glimpse into Anthony Bourdain's real world
Posted: Dec 13, 2011Writing about Anthony Bourdain’s new Travel Channel show, "The Layover," Mike Hale of The New York Times posed an interesting observation. "(Bourdain's) attention to the prosaic, something other hosts gloss over in their desire to ... Read more »
3rd rabid skunk of 2011 found on west side of Ann Arbor
Posted: Dec 07, 2011Health officials received confirmation this week that a skunk found on Ann Arbor's west side in late November had rabies. Read more »
home & garden: The Roxbury Russet apple might be the best heirloom fruit you've never tasted
Posted: Nov 19, 2011Jim 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 ... Read more »
photo gallery: Images from Pioneer's 35-10 playoff win over Temperance Bedford
Posted: Nov 05, 2011Story: Drake Johnson runs, throws Pioneer past Temperance Bedford in district final Read more »
high school football: Father Gabriel Richard loses 42-14 at Almont in Division 5 district final
Posted: Nov 04, 2011ALMONT -- 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 ... Read more »
restaurant profiles: Cracker pie, Kresge and Comet: A History of Coffee in Washtenaw County
Posted: Nov 04, 2011Few things transcend cuisines, cultures and centuries like coffee. What began in Arabia as a broth of dried seeds — the drink of Muslims in North Africa, India and the Mediterranean — today exists as ... Read more »
No phone service? No problem: U-M tries to fix bad reception at Michigan Stadium
Posted: Oct 29, 2011Yes. 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 ... Read more »
Ann Arbor /Ypsilanti Reads announces selection for 2012
Posted: Oct 27, 2011"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, ... Read more »
Lohr-Textile Greenway expected to be ready for spring 2012
Posted: Oct 22, 2011Pittsfield 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 ... Read more »
New Dick's Sporting Goods store opens at Lohr Road shopping center
Posted: Oct 20, 2011The long-awaited Dick’s Sporting Goods store on Lohr Road in the Waters Place Shopping Center in Pittsfield Township opened Wednesday. Read more »
Sudoku for October 3, 2011
Posted: Oct 03, 2011Here is the daily Sudoku puzzle for October 3: sud111003.pdf Read more »
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