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And those are just the ones I've tried and liked. There's a bunch more places that I pass by and want to try. Culantro, Mynt House, Tabe, Echelon, etc.

So while we can mourn the loss of old favorites, let's make sure we try out places that could be our new "old favorites".
Map view of downtown Ann Arbor with pins marking the location of Bao Space, Peridot, Moka & Co, Turkish Village Cafe and CupsnChai
August 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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First cucumber of the season with @alphahelicalhair.bsky.social! #projectgrow #gardening
A woman wearing a blue dress holding an average sized pickling cucumber in a community garden while smiling
July 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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@alphahelicalhair.bsky.social and I got married! Thank you Mayor Taylor for officiating.
A photo of a three people in a row at Ann Arbor city hall. The two people on the ends just got married. The woman on the left is in a white silk dress, the man on the right is in a beige linen suit. The man in the center is the Ann Arbor mayor, Chris Taylor, holding the couples completed marriage certificate.
June 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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If you were going from the Westgate library to the HOMES brewery, would you walk or drive? Even as an advocate for walking, I've driven the 0.3 mi.

If we want this to be a hub district, we need comfortable walks. For perspective, it's also 0.3 mi from the Downtown library to Ashleys. #a2council
A google maps screenshot showing walking directions from the Ann Arbor Westgate Library to nearby HOMES brewery. Google Maps shows a 0.3 mi / 6 min walk A google maps screenshot showing walking directions from the Ann Arbor Downtown Library to nearby Ashleys. Google Maps shows a 0.3 mi / 7 min walk
June 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Also a deep disagreement on fundamental values. Props to the author for not even pretending to care about values like equity and sustainability. This is so heinous. #a2council
An excerpt from an email sent to city council that reads: The central mistake of this plan is for city council to think they can change the most basic values of Ann Arbor voters. … who relate to Ann Arbor's beauty and “character” and the fact that it really is “Tree City”. Now we are being told (pg. 21), to sacrifice these core values in order to uphold other values like equity and affordability and sustainability and dynamism. But, planners are now ready to wreck our city in service of their sellout to developers. The report states, that we must focus on these lovely new goals “rather than” worrying about old-fashioned things like “protecting the existing character and natural environment” (trees) “of Ann Arbor”. Sorry, any “value” they can think of is secondary to the trees and character of Ann Arbor. The defacement of Ann Arbor could go on until they “kill the goose“ that laid our golden egg.
June 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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NIMBY public comment bingo. Sound familiar? #a2council

Source: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/nim...
A bingo card with squares like “Complains about new bike lane”, “Doesn’t know current cost of housing” and a free space in the center that says “‘I’m not racist’”
May 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM