Workers are pulling out flowers – tulip bulbs? – from a Main Street planter. [photo]
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310 S. Ashley (Hathaway’s Hideaway) Comments (0)
Kick-off for Jack Eaton’s bid for the Ward 4 council seat. Great turnout plus many local dignitaries there in support: Mike Anglin, Jane Lumm, Sumi Kailasapathy, Vivienne Armentrout, Kathy Griswold, Alan Haber. Probably others. Sorry if I missed you. Thanks to Ms. Hathaway for the venue.
William & Third St. Comments (0)
Watering station for cats + dogs – and possibly other critters. [photo]
Traver & Barton Comments (0)
Lovely women gussied up – and carrying snakes – at the Leslie Science & Nature Center Mayfly fundraiser. [photo]
Fourth & Catherine Comments (2)
Sculpture Plaza. Balkan dance music infused with a bit of jazz by the band East. Quintet includes Matt Endahl on accordion, plus bass, trombone, drums.
Main Street btw Liberty and William Comments (0)
Street violinist abruptly interrupts amazing solo performance. Hugs exchanged with a couple she knows. Explanation to those of us listening: They just got engaged.
Fifth & Huron Comments (5)
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Summit & Main Comments (6)
Activity around the old gas station. Three people working, one applying red paint with a large brush.
Fourth & Huron Comments (1)
Embassy Hotel signs and windows covered in plastic as building gets painted. [photo]
Huron & Division Comments (14)
Shamrock Fence of South Lyon walls off 413 E. Huron. [photo]
Earhart & Whitehall Comments (1)
Update [from earlier item]: The pile of rocks is now bigger, and is being repainted maize and blue! [photo 1] [photo 2]
800 Block W. Washington Comments (0)
Swarm of bees hovering above middle of street, roughly between 826 and 831. Swarm appears to be ignoring lilacs and flowering trees. Looking to start new hive, perhaps?
Liberty & Ashley Comments (0)
Looks like a new roof is being put on the building where the former Dream On Futon was located. It’s been vacant since Dream On closed in 2009. [photo]
Wells & Olivia Comments (0)
University of Michigan Solar Car being wheeled by classroom windows for Burns Park assembly. [photo] [Mae Sander also sent along a link to a Flickr photo set]
Georgetown Mall Comments (7)
Heavy equipment sighted. [Demolition in anticipation of Packard Square appears imminent.] [photo]
Farmers Market Comments (0)
Myra Klarman, wearing her signature red-and-white striped Cat in the Hat hat, taking photographs of mothers and their children at the farmers market on Mother’s Day weekend. [photo]
Fifth Avenue Comments (0)
Ann Arbor Fire Department and Police Department Open House: crowds, kids, balloons, popcorn, demos of equipment – Jaws-of-Life, Hazmat, SWAT team, etc.
Ann Arbor Farmers Market Comments (0)
Asparagus is in! [photo]
Dana Building Comments (2)
University of Michigan campus. Abandoned bikes being tagged for removal. [photo]
Fifth & William Comments (1)
Three people are reading in the quiet outdoor courtyard at the downtown library. My first visit, and it’s lovely. Even has public art – the “Torso” sculpture by Paul Mauren. [photo]
West Park Comments (6)
Pond water level quite low, and apparently continuing to drop with no inflow. Is the parks staff letting it dry up? Hope the coming rain will help, but it did not seem to help after the last storm.
First Street Comments (0)
First Street parking lot wall reveals new colorful, carefully-designed graffiti of cartoon character(s) saying “I’m high.”
Liberty & Ashley Comments (0)
At a Ward 5 town hall at Downtown Home & Garden, Mark Hodesh shows a photo of the location about two decades ago, when two large billboards were located at that corner. The main topic of the town hall – held by Ward 5 councilmembers Chuck Warpehoski and Mike Anglin – was proposed revisions to the city’s sign ordinance. [photo]
Fifth & William Comments (0)
Ann Arbor Open at Mack choir leads off AAPS board meeting at Ann Arbor District Library with “My Paddle’s Keen and Bright.” [photo]
Main Street Comments (0)
City attorney taking down license of car that almost hit him in zebra crossing on Main Street.
Fifth & Huron Comments (0)
Ceiling in the southwest corner of the Justice Center lobby has been prepped for Ed Carpenter’s hanging sculpture, which will be installed over Memorial Day weekend. [photo]
Fourth Avenue Comments (13)
Bradford pears are in bloom. Spring officially here. [photo]
700 Block of Miner Comments (0)
Estimated 300-ish people gathered to hear Los Gatos for Water Hill Music Fest. [photo]


