Southbound University of Michigan blue bus flashing “Hail to / the victors” in place of a route name.
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Southbound University of Michigan blue bus flashing “Hail to / the victors” in place of a route name.
Hordes of students walking down State Street to the New Student Convocation at Crisler Arena.
Older man in jeans wielding a trident-like stick wading down stream clearing grass and weed accumulations from river rocks. When asked his purpose, replied, “The grass and weeds mute the water music. I’m keeping the water music alive.”
Bats live in the chimney behind Community High School in the Kerrytown neighborhood. [video]
Street is lined with cones. Drivers appear confused. Turn lane doubles as thru lane for traffic going opposite way? [photo]
Chalk writing on the road to the student ghetto: “Abandon all hope ye who enter here.”
Charlie Brown-ish fake Christmas tree out on the curb.
Another sign that students are back in town: Table set up in front of TCF Bank, signing students up for new accounts. Plus balloons!
UM Spine Clinic sign by door admonishes against parking bicycles in area, but provides schematic indicating location for bicycle parking. That location is marked with matching signage visible from door.
University of Michigan marching band is practicing. First sign of fall!
Bicycle recognizable as belonging to Ward 5 city council candidate Newcombe Clark locked to pole, map of Ward 5, Precinct 2 clipped to rear carrier. Waiting yields report of precinct perimeter run of a bit less than three miles in 22 minutes for 7-minutes-and-change mile pace. [photo]
Little girl wearing pink wings is “flying” from boulder to boulder, next to the Y.
UR Videohead artist Rick Cronn wheeling blue-lit chicken-wire humanoid with video head to event at the Yellow Barn. [photo] [photo]
Bits of sidewalk being replaced in front of Georgetown Mall. Also, bus landing spot has been widened a bit.
Banner for Big House Big Heart Run getting hung across Main Street with aid of cherry picker. [photo]
@burger opening – line of people waiting to get in, balloons, band on the outdoor patio.
Congressman John Dingell hanging out at Ashley’s, talking to owners of downtown businesses – including Mark Hodesh of Downtown Home & Garden, Matt and Rene Greff of Arbor Brewing Co., Roger Hewitt of Red Hawk and Ed Davidson of Bivouac. [photo]
Two big water quality trucks parked on Swift Street; some equipment near the millrace but no one in sight.
Shopping cart locked to Ann Arbor District Library bike rack.
Guy with manual typewriter and sign: “Instant Poetry” [photo]
UM marching band practicing formations.
Two smiling grown men, happily skipping south, one dressed as a rabbit, the other as a carrot. When I asked what they were celebrating they claimed it was for a video. One of them was carrying a camera.
Mural in progress [photo]
Workers carrying construction material into Frita Batido.
Westbound Miller to be closed Aug 23 till November (!) Orange barrels line the eastbound side as far as Chapin.
The new permeable pavement on Sylvan Avenue, between White and Packard, looks ready for its Friday morning ribbon-cutting ceremony. An electric car from the city’s fleet will be taking the first ceremonial drive. [photo]
The downtown building of the Ann Arbor District Library now has large orange cones placed around the edges of its entry ramp, likely in response to concerns raised by local advocates for the disabled.
Outcome of guerrilla gardening project undertaken on Tuesday night is flowers spelling out the word “initiative” in cursive writing. [photo]
Unidentified shopping cart pilot [photo1] is subsequently identified [photo2]. States that city administrator’s remarks at the previous night’s city council meeting – saying the city would be expecting the race to obtain a parade permit – had prompted him to make a point of riding. The carts later all become a blur [photo3].
12:09 a.m. Ann Arbor PD have Main Street blocked off for shopping cart race fans. [photo]
Southbound University of Michigan blue bus flashing “Hail to / the victors” in place of a route name.
At its Sept. 1, 2010 meeting, the Washtenaw County board of commissioners gave initial approval to year-round dog license renewals, with the added option of a three-year dog license. Currently, a one-year dog license is available for purchase starting Dec. 1 for the upcoming year. Dog owners have until March 1 to buy a one-year license before their previous license expires. The board also approved a new fee schedule: Licenses will cost $1 a month for a maximum of 3 years for spayed or neutered dogs, or $2 a month for unaltered dogs. A final vote on the changes is expected at the board’s Sept. 15 meeting.
This report, filed just after the board meeting adjourned, will be followed by a detailed article.
The Eastern Echo reports on the status of medical marijuana at EMU’s campus. Greg O’Dell, Eastern’s police chief, says that marijuana is banned entirely on campus, even for medicinal purposes. But off-campus, marijuana can be purchased and used legally, as long as the consumer has a medical marijuana card. The article quotes Matt Lafleur, who’s applying for a medical marijuana card: “You can find people who will hand out medical marijuana cards like candy. As long as you have $250.” The article notes that Michigan’s medical marijuana website offers additional information. [Source]
The NRF Stores blog posts a Q&A with Bridgett Barnes, co-owner of Ace Barnes Hardware in Ann Arbor. One question asks her to describe a “dream dinner party”: “The menu would be centered on having fun – nothing formal – so we’d start with sweet potato empanadas, followed by lime avocado salad, then red snapper tacos as the main course. For dessert, we’d have warm cookies with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. I’d also serve French 75 [cocktails] and fresh peach margaritas.” [Source]
In a report on a recent meeting of the Ann Arbor public school board, we incorrectly spelled the name of the director of the Early College Alliance at Eastern Michigan University (ECA at EMU). The ECA is headed by David Dugger. We note the error here and have corrected the spelling throughout the original article.
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