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The Art of Local

Summer is a season to explore new horizons and try something a bit unexpected (Speedos notwithstanding, kids). Ann Arbor’s venerated vegetable vendor The Produce Station has decided to embrace this spirit with its first ever...

by Jasmine Zweifler

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Ann Arbor Summer Festival

There are a few telltale signs that summer is finally approaching. Our favorite eateries open their patios, the sun actually stays visible for more than a measly six hours a day and, for those meandering throughout the Washtena...

by Treasure Groh

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Fellow Graduates Your A2/Ypsi Bucket List

Trustees, faculty members, proud parents, family and friends. Graduating class of 2012, I’m honored and grateful that you’ve invited me to be a part of such an important moment in your lives. I stand here today before you, ...

by Richard Retyi

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Jack White Returns to Detroit

With the April release of his debut solo album, “Blunderbuss,” Jack White leaves his Nashville home and returns to where it all started for him and Meg more than a decade ago. (Although, when you maintain the kind of artist...

by David Nassar

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Movement 2012

If you are a fan of electronic music and don’t have plans for Memorial Day weekend, you may want to check out Movement, Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival. This three-day showcase of electronic dance music seeks every year...

by Mary Simkins

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Legend John Sinclair Returns to Ann Arbor for the 41st Annual Hash Bash

Sinclair // Legendary poet and activist, John Sinclair is known as the man who guided the rock-and-revolutionary MC5 to fame and as a political prisoner in the early days of the “War on Drugs.” He was sentenced to 10 years ...

by iSPY Team

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Gotye // Somebody That We’re Getting to Know

Gotye is a somewhat scraggly Australian pop artist (emphasis on the artist part), but kind-looking, with a name that’s easy for us Americans to Google but near impossible to pronounce correctly. He’s long since made that na...

by Paul Kitti

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Acting a Fool at FestiFools

FestiFools’ website gives the following “urgent health warning,” warning that those who suffer from “irritability, lethargy, phantom-limb pain, werewolf-limb pain, enuresis, senor wences, fever, persistent cough, dyslex...

by iSPY Team

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Danny Brown

A fun, gritty mix of hood gone hipster Have you heard the song “Monopoly” by Danny Brown? Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself… Have you heard of Danny Brown? I hadn’t until sometime this past summer when I read a piece ...

by Paul Kitti

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Retyi, Set, Go: St. Patrick’s Day – More Than Vomiting Green Beer

Fat, drunk and stupid with green vomit dribbling down your chin is no way to go through life, son. Do you think Saint Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland so you could stand in line at a bar waiting to be served green beer a...

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