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Foodist: Zagat’s Names Top 10 “Detroit” Restaurants Including Three in Ann Arbor
Zagat's has come out with its list of top spots where diners are sure to enjoy a great meal in Detroit. The list, however, includes only one restaurant that is actually in Detroit, and the top honors went to The Lark, a restaurant that…
Urban Exile: Prepared to Slash Human Services Funding, County Commish Writes That Board “Needs Understanding”
by P.D. Lesko
Barbara Levin Bergman (left) is retiring from the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners at the end of her present term. As is the case in Washtenaw County politics, Andy LaBarre has been identified as the next District 8…
The Parent Trap: When Parents Have Favorite Children (And We Do)
by Betsy McMillin
Okay Parents. Time to face facts.
According to many studies, you have a favorite child. Never mind that studies don't know you or your kids or your family unit. Chances are pretty good that whether you are able to admit…
Foodist: Restaurant Review—Broadway Cafe
Restaurant Review: ** (good, reliable)
Broadway Cafe & Jumbo Steak Hoagie
1139 Broadway St., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11am - 6pm, Sat: 11am - 2:30pm
Ph: 734-769-8900
Run by a Korean opera-singing coach and his wife,…
The Parent Trap: Is it, Like, Possible To Teach Kids To Not, Like, Use “Like?”
by, like, Betsy McMillin
I, like, was going to be, like, late for class? So I like, hurried and I totally, like bumped right into Mr. Smith? My books and papers went, like, everywhere? I thought I was going to, like, get detention!
Sound…
The Parent Trap: The Talented and Gifted Child—Frequently A Product of Parent Imagination and Ego
by Betsy McMillin
It is September. That means school is back in session and it is time, across the country, for Curriculum Night. Working hand-in-hand with our kids' teachers and principals is one of the most important things we, as…
Urban Exile: Voter ID Laws Disenfranchise Many More Than Just the Homeless
by Erika McNamara
One of the very few civics lessons that high schoolers learn today is that citizens over the age of 18 may vote in U.S. elections. It is your right and your duty as an adult citizen of the United States to vote. Of…
The Parent Trap: Not All Gender Stereotypes Are Evil
by Wilson Diehl
When I imagined having kids, I always and not-at-all-secretly wanted to have a girl. I emotionally prepared myself for sons well before I started having babies—before I’d started having sex, come to think of it (late…
Urban Hunter: Facebook/Twitter Shoppers More Likely To Browse Than Buy
Shoppers who land on retail sites through Facebook or Twitter are less likely to make purchases. Their conversion rates average 1.2 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. Per average order, however, they spend more than those who come…
The Parent Trap: I am the Mother You Shun in Wal-Mart
By Kristina Lakes
I am the mother you shun in Wal-Mart. Your disapproving eyes flit from my unbrushed hair to focus upon my four-year-old son, who is dressed in a long-sleeved, fatigue shirt and tight, black-wool leggings, even though it’s…
