Archive for May, 2008

guy playing flute in the alley next to Michigan Theater; good sound provided by the walls

Nathan at Recycle Facility at Platt and Ellsworth says he’s done 4000 miles on his bike in the last 18 months

handwritten sign on top of blue trash bin: “Please do not dispose of your animal waste or other garbage in my bin.”

Liz was pedaling Reuben Chapman’s old Japanese three-wheeler up Liberty; RC used to run a delivery service back in the 70′s with it

according to hot dog vendor outside Federal Building, a good day for the stand would be around 200 dogs sold

sidewalk chat, Old Town’s Chris Palwicki Pawlicki says, “Bio-fuel, heck yeah, I’m just waiting for s.o. to come get my fry oil!! I’ll give it away!”

Jason DeCamillis of the band Starling Electric walking west on Liberty St. reports that they signed with a label to be released towards fall

former publisher of Agenda doing some free-lance photography work on Liberty

3-year old rain garden on 1st Street has inspired across-the-street neighbor to dig her own; digging through layer of cinders is challenge

T. Casey Brennan at Fleetwood Diner says, “Good to see you, comrade!”

Dan, a Produce Station patron, says he wants to start a pedi-cab business in Ann Arbor, but there’s ordinances preventing it

license plate on hearse downtown on Liberty St.: GRAK

public art previously displayed in front of Larcom Building is now displayed in front yard of bright yellow house near Stadium Blvd on 7th St.

corner of Fed Building at 4th and Liberty St. large group of teen boys trying to sing Beach Boys; nobody knew words after C’mon Pretty Mama

downtown P.O.; YMCA demolition crew gave some plain glass blocks to P.O. worker; worker will send to friend in KY who used to work at Y bldg

Erdos2 license plate heading west on Liberty St. at Fleetwood Diner; assume he wrote a paper with a guy who wrote a paper with Erdos

at rain barrel pickup, HRWC asked Asked Voters First to stop using the pickup as a venue to petition signatures