Category Archives: Ann Arbor

Michigan Restaurants: Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant in Ann Arbor and Ferndale

February 26, 2008 – 8:51 pm

Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant in Ann Arbor (and Ferndale) offers a unique dining experience. Central to Ethiopian dining is eating from the same plate and sharing the same bread (called injera). The injera, a flat, tangy, crepe-like bread, made with self-rising wheat flour or teff and water. By pinching a bite-sized piece of [...]

By maude | Also posted in Articles, Detroit, Ethnic Restaurants, Food & Dining, Michigan, Natural & Vegetarian Restaurants, The Michigan Pages | Comments (0)

Full Moon (cabin) Fever - February 20, 2008 Eclipse

February 13, 2008 – 9:24 am

ode to moonball by postpurchase
postpurchase writes:
another image from the full moon rise from last november. unfortunately, ann arbor is located just in the right spot to receive seemingly continuous cloud cover generated by lake michigan in the winter months. i want to test my new lens out on something other than gray... aarrghh. hoping [...]

By farlane | Also posted in Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Michigan, Offbeat, Photography & Film, Recreation & Sports, Technology & Internet Media, The Michigan Pages | Comments (1)

Michigan Restaurants: The Fleetwood Diner in Ann Arbor, Lansing & Kentwood

February 5, 2008 – 9:21 am

Fleetwood Mohawk by aTanguay
Food at the Fleetwood Diner is, as one might expect, no-frills, hot as blazes and delicately flavored with whatever else has been on the grill all day. This is a good thing. Come here for all manner of eggs, bacon, sausage, etc., burgers the way you want them, greasy fries, BLTs, tuna [...]

By lci | Also posted in Casual & Family Restaurants, Food & Dining, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Michigan, Natural & Vegetarian Restaurants, The Michigan Pages | Comments (2)

Blogs We Dig: Books | Ann Arbor District Library

January 23, 2008 – 9:59 am

Pinhole Workshop by Matt Callow
Is Books from the Ann Arbor District Library a blog?
I pondered this for a while as I clicked from recently added cookbooks to books to December blockbusters to the best children's books of the year to reflections on Neil Gaiman's Sandman graphic novels, but before too long I forgot about [...]

By farlane | Also posted in Blogs & Forums, Books & Magazines, Community, History & Libraries, Media, Michigan, The Michigan Pages | Comments (0)

Michigan Books: The Red Parts: A Memoir by Maggie Nelson

January 22, 2008 – 10:29 am

The Red Parts: A Memoir by Maggie Nelson (Free Press) is the story of the killing of Jane Mixer - Ms. Nelson's aunt - and its impact on her family. The crime was originally considered one of the famous "Michigan Murders" that occurred in Ann Arbor in the 1960s, but in 2005 (as the [...]

By farlane | Also posted in Articles, Blogs & Forums, Books & Magazines, Books, Music & Video, History & Libraries, Media, Michigan, Shopping | Comments (0)

2008 Ann Arbor Folk Festival

January 22, 2008 – 9:57 am

Ben Folds by jaywestphotography
Tickets are already sold out for Saturday night at The Ark's Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival at the Hill Auditorium, but there are still a few remaining for Friday night (Jan 25) featuring headliner Ben Folds, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Shemekia Copeland, Trina Hamlin, Brian Vander Ark and others.
Originally founded in 1965, [...]

By farlane | Also posted in Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Bands, Entertainers & Labels, Festivals, Attractions & Event Calendars, The Michigan Pages, Venues | Comments (0)

Southeast Michigan Bookstores

January 18, 2008 – 9:18 am

Even with a whole lot of Southeast Michigan booksellers on the list, we know we're missing many more - add them in the comments!

By farlane | Also posted in Articles, Books & Magazines, Books, Music & Video, Detroit, Media, Michigan, SE, Shopping, The Michigan Pages | Comments (1)