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Vanity plate on Saturn: FIZZIX
Friday evening: Completely backed up through downtown to south of Packard.
It’s true: Ann Arbor streets paved with money. Dollar bill flattened in intersection, snow filtering down. [photo]
Sign at the entry to the Washtenaw County administration building, redirecting people to the annex if they’re looking for a certain type of service. If the listing of services is in order of popularity, it’s good to see that dog licenses come before concealed weapons licenses. [Photo]
A wide ranging three mile walk looking for snow sculptures resulted in finding a castle in progress on Eberwhite (note made of the lintel over the opening), a snow cat on Murray and Liberty (with no mittens), and Olympic Symbolism on 3rd and Liberty. Otherwise, neighborhood streets and parks mostly lacking kids at play creating. Great packing snow just melting.
City salt truck driver giving the hill a little manual dose of salt from the truck bed. Ann Arbor police patrol car providing traffic control. [photo]
About 15 guys walking down Hill Street, all dressed up and carrying roses.
More work on the Museum of Art expansion. They do a lot on this part of the building. [photo]
People gingerly picking their way through the wide, deep slush puddles surrounding the curb.
Lost keys on the B2B trail near Bandemer Park [photo]
People happily strolling in sun downtown; a man playing accordion leaning against Selo/Sheval wall.
The bears at Blimpy Burger were handling evil last night: [photo]
Kiwanis sale is jumping, already low prices even lower, lots of folks checking out the wares, every floor full.
“Art,” art, and Museum of Art. [photo]
Bus #8 bus bumped from spot by concrete work and again from temporary stop by DTE. Even Ann Arbor buses can’t find parking downtown.
A very special guest at tonight’s concert: Patti Smith. At KCH, Great Lakes Myth Society opens for Jesse Smith and Michael Campbell, who are opening for Smith on Friday at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Detroit.
Police, fire and ambulance surrounding AATA bus stopped in middle of intersection of Thompson & William
Sign at AATA headquarters says that 40 staff members lost a total of 219.4 pounds last week. [photo]
Pazcki pandemonium at Copernicus Deli.
Outdoor ice rink in park with people skating on it: [photo].
Very, very long covered table in front of Grizzly Peak with seated warmly-dressed customers–waiting to be served perhaps? [Editor's note: It's some sort of "Polar Bear" promotion – $0.25 beers, but it's for their mug club. Info was shouted across street from set up guy.]
Woman walking a little poodle-type dog, with white curly fur. Its paws and the tips of its ears had been dyed bright purple.
A person seems to be putting finishing touches on an front yard igloo. Ambitious for 7:30 a.m. on a Sunday.
People skating on the river. [photo]
University of Minnesota gymnastics team waiting for breakfast at Afternoon Delight.
Information sign acquiring information (photo)
Cookie-selling Girl Scouts.
Long line, started with 11 people and worked up to over 20. Chicken tortilla soup sold out, but lobster bisque still available (only on Thursdays and Fridays). Six or more people seated in lower level sipping soup and eating pretzels.
In the lobby of the library, a group of adult English-language learners – from Russia, Japan, Korea and elsewhere – gathering for a tour.
Man used top of backboard to mount unicycle at halftime of UM women’s basketball game. [photo]
Students in a drawing class are focused on the sunny side of the Fleming Administration Building.
The Detroit Free Press reports on a local woman whose letter to Barack Obama elicited a handwritten note from the president, who writes several such notes each week. The article quotes Michael Traugott, a UM communication studies professor, who said one of the motivations for Obama’s letter-writing is political: “Without casting any aspersions on his campaign, it would be interesting to track where the letters are going by state and congressional district. Are they going to districts with wavering or persuadable members of Congress on health care?” [Source]
Ann Arbor’s Huron Hills Golf Course has opened for the season, and Leslie Park Golf Course could open as early as March 22, according to the city’s website. [Source]
In a recent report on an AAPS board meeting, we paraphrased remarks of participants, and we employed the informal nomenclature of the speakers for “Ann Arbor Open School @ Mack.” Those variants were departures from the accepted standard shortening to “Ann Arbor Open.” We acknowledge the name of the school here, and have cleaned up references to it in the original piece.
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