This is a little late in coming, but we are thrilled to present the imagery of a local photographer who is not only talented, but also a long standing friend. We are hoping this piece will be the first of many photo stories he tells for us. Tom Stoye Photography
Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote “Alas for those who never sing, but die with all their music in them!” While to some this may seem overly dramatic, I find that there is truth in it. Song. Music. Their powers are self-evident; they can move us to tears, to the heights of joy, or give us [...]
We spent the day wandering around The Corner Brewery and downtown Ann Arbor. Two different vibes and a whole lot of art.
Audio Excerpt by: Mark Jay | immersifi.com First, in all seriousness, this is the 10th anniversary of ElvisFest which draws upwards of 7,000 fans and they were predicting over 9,000 this year. Secondly, a festival that Elvis Presley Enterprises actually sanctions is rare which makes this one of a handful in the country. Finally, ElvisFest [...]
…and people are falling in love all over town. Heather you are looking mighty fine with my favorite Elvis …surfer Elvis! Sue tried to break him out of the Jail House Rock at Haab’s while David sounded like he was doing time with him. Andrea spotted Elvis at Toarmina’s apparently being a lousy boyfiend. Who [...]
Richard and Mary both hung’out with the King at Bombadil’s. Rebecca got the wink. Alex was doing a little jammin with the man and Karl I think was eyeing the gold lame’ suit at Beezy’s. But the one who will end up on the groupie list is Tonya. She may have been stalking him a [...]
Nothing like being a kid on a torn up street! While everyone else was figuring out how to get in the driveway or keep the sand out two sisters over on the very torn up N. Mansfield decided to create. “Castle Artists” Taylor Jahnke (16) and Justine Jahnke (13) made good use of a medium [...]
Upate: 7/10/09 CONGRATULATIONS (yes, i am yelling) to all our Find the King winners! If you haven’t checked your email this afternoon, you may want to look and see if you are the lucky holder of 2 ElvisFest tickets or winner of a t-shirt. The King and I will see you at ElvisFest. Is Elvis [...]
One of the 6 dishes we served for the Underground Wine Tasting. This is a dead simple pesto to make and depending on the crowd, I’ll substitute the Basil leaves for Thai Basil. If you’re doubling this recipe, I’d add Jalapenos to taste. For the party, I doubled and ended up with 6 and then [...]
Fast Trac to the Future is the first stage of a $9.25 million program funded by the New Economic Initiative. In partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, the program will assist automotive suppliers and advance entrepreneurship in Detroit. This program applies to businesses and entrepreneurs in the Washtenaw area as well. “We are setting out to [...]
Photo by: Amanda Louise Amanda’s shot was taken outside the Ypsi-Arbor bowling alley after a night out bowling. The five are in college but have been friends since attending Lincoln High School in Ypsi.
Ahhhh, eve – The Restaurant. The restaurant sits nestled in the charming shops of Kerrytown as if waiting to be found. Eve has been found. I had never been and decided to stop with a friend for wine and appetizers. We sat outside and watched the crowd filter in and out as the dinner hour [...]
ElvisFest Depot Town July 10th & 11th Photo by: Tom Stoye Photography Just when Depot Town couldn’t get any cooler, welcome in a bunch of long, black sideburns and gold glasses so it can get downright hot! The ElvisFest has been rock’n since 2000. If you can’t make it to the Jungle Room, then make [...]
Have you ever seen a Buffalo in person? As you know, they are ginormous, woolly things that meander around with the confidence that nothing will ever mess with them …and I agree. So when we ran into TMZ Farm at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market I was surprised by his enthusiasm over his Buffalo tenderloins [...]
Are you a plant nut? Do you start prowling around your yard looking for green noses pushing out of the ground and through the snow at first thaw? I do and so does Ruth. I met Ruth through my sister and I have been going back every year. Ruth has a beautiful garden full of [...]
We have met our new best friends! They own and run Everyday Wines in Ann Arbor. Mary Campbell opened the store in November of 2004. As the name would suggest, the store specializes in wines that are at a price point that most of us need to enjoy wine ‘everyday’. Most bottles are between $10 [...]
UPDATE 6/3/09: The ROC-MI is no longer excepting resumes/applications. The Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan(ROC-MI) seeks a highly-qualified fine dining server who can teach fine dining server classes for other restaurant workers in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area. The classes are once per week for eight weeks. Classes last 2 1/2 hours per week. Instructors are [...]
Have you noticed the plaque Market Alley in Depot Town dedicated to “The Real McCoy”? Apparently, the “real McCoy” lived in Ypsilanti and was more commonly known as Elijah McCoy 1843-1929. “McCoy had over forty patents during his lifetime. His inventions were so popular with industrialists, that when inquiring about a device, they always wanted [...]
After attending the Ypsi Farmer’s Market several times I have learned that the Ypsi market has been in an attendance decline for several years! The sparse number of booths is not a result of the early season but the norm. Due to the sparsity of shoppers, fewer and fewer vendors are setting up shop at [...]
If you are a water person, your time has come! The sun is out, the ice has melted and those lakes and rivers you see on your morning commute ARE CALLING YOUR NAME!!! Load up your kayak, canoe or a friend and head to Gallup Park along the Huron River and Geddes Pond. If your [...]
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Spoiler Alert: All vegetarians and vegans please proceed to the next article. The rabbit dies in the end. Last weekend while perusing the first farmer’s market of the year we met Karl. Karl has a lot of product from his farm and as it turns out …he has rabbit. Just as Karl mentioned this specialty [...]
Grand Season Opening April 25th 8am – 2pm May 9th – Paint a Pot for Mother’s Day – FREE May 16th – Make a Card for Recovering Soldiers and Veterans – FREE May 30th – Plant Day – Come to the Market, get your Plants and Flowers and start planting! The Ypslanti Farmer’s Market opened [...]
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