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08/22/2026

Your news is here! Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter, written by Pulitzer Prize–nominated journalist Steve Friess. Link in bio.

Jeff Renner, who turns eighty in September, brought his forty-six-year career baking the Best French Bread in Town to a ...
08/22/2026

Jeff Renner, who turns eighty in September, brought his forty-six-year career baking the Best French Bread in Town to a close with his last delivery to Arbor Farms Market in June. "In 1975, the middle school science teacher took a year of paternity leave—unprecedented in Ann Arbor Public Schools," writes marketplace maven Dave Algase, "and never went back." Algase has all the details of Renner's career in bread on our website and in your August edition of the Ann Arbor Observer.

The City Guide has many uses... including, we recently learned, being a pillow. Reyna, a resident of northeast Ann Arbor...
08/21/2026

The City Guide has many uses... including, we recently learned, being a pillow. Reyna, a resident of northeast Ann Arbor demonstrates. So glad you're enjoying this year's City Guide, Reyna. (And thanks to Reyna's person, Paul, for sharing!)

After scathing reviews, Blue Suede’s Exhibit A2 has left the building. “It’s like the opposite of the Hotel California. ...
08/20/2026

After scathing reviews, Blue Suede’s Exhibit A2 has left the building. “It’s like the opposite of the Hotel California. You can leave, but you just can never check in!" wrote one reviewer; another: “I have FIFTY-SEVEN texts back and forth with Exhibit A2 trying to enter my credit card for identification." Ally Choi has more in an unabridged version of her piece, "Tough Break Hotel," on our website, and in your August Observer.

Christopher Ankney offers you 🍹: "If These Glasses Could Talk: The Secret Ingredients Hiding In Ann Arbor’s Cocktails," ...
08/19/2026

Christopher Ankney offers you 🍹: "If These Glasses Could Talk: The Secret Ingredients Hiding In Ann Arbor’s Cocktails," wherein he talks to bartenders about their favorite drink origin stories. Find out the stirring stories behind some of our city’s cocktails on our website and in your 2026–27 edition of the Ann Arbor Observer's City Guide.

Lauren Houser has the "Roadwork Blues." See our comics archive at annarborobserver.com/category/fun-stuff/comics.
08/18/2026

Lauren Houser has the "Roadwork Blues." See our comics archive at annarborobserver.com/category/fun-stuff/comics.

81st Manchester Community Fair runs Aug. 18–22. Midway rides (Wed.–Sat.), carnival games, concessions, livestock shows, ...
08/17/2026

81st Manchester Community Fair runs Aug. 18–22. Midway rides (Wed.–Sat.), carnival games, concessions, livestock shows, live music, beer tent, and more. Special events include an opening parade (Aug. 18, 6:30 p.m.), classic & antique tractor pulls (Aug. 19, noon & 4 p.m.), pro wrestling by Insane Wrestling Revolution (Aug. 19, 7 p.m.), a Bump and Run Demolition Derby (Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m.), a co****le competition (Aug. 21, 6 p.m.), and bull riding & rodeo (Aug. 22, 7 p.m.). For complete schedule, see manchesterfair.org.

5–10 p.m. (Tues.), 10 a.m.–10 p.m. (Wed., Thurs., & Sat.), & 3–10 p.m. (Fri.), Alumni Memorial Field, Vernon & Wolverine, Manchester.

Admission: Tues., $5; Wed., Thurs., & Sat., $10 (Sat. before noon, $5); Fri., free. Kids age 5 & under, free.

All five of Ann Arbor’s first female BSA Scouts have earned their Eagle rank. Lucy Langerveld has the story behind this ...
08/16/2026

All five of Ann Arbor’s first female BSA Scouts have earned their Eagle rank. Lucy Langerveld has the story behind this laudable development on our website or in your August edition of the Ann Arbor Observer.

High-rises and luxury student apartments are transforming Ann Arbor’s skyline, and the streets and neighborhoods below. ...
08/15/2026

High-rises and luxury student apartments are transforming Ann Arbor’s skyline, and the streets and neighborhoods below. Gabriella Saenz has more on our website or in your August edition of the Ann Arbor Observer.

Your news is here! Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter, written by Pulitzer Prize–nominated journalist Steve Friess....
08/14/2026

Your news is here! Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter, written by Pulitzer Prize–nominated journalist Steve Friess. Link in bio.

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