http://arborweb.com/ Ann Arbor online: news and reference community resource, with the area's best events calendar, Ann Arbor Observer City Guide, comprehensive information on housing, restaurants, government, education, and more, and free classified ads. en-us 2009 Ann Arbor Observer. All Rights Reserved. http://arborweb.com/articles/the_football_economy.html "When Michigan's winning, we get calls from the stadium placing orders," said Pam Pietryga, co-owner of Pizza Bob's. On football weekends, Pietryga says, business at her State Street pizza and sub shop starts picking up on Fridays, with orders delivered to RVs parked at Pioneer High School and else... Vickie Elmer News http://arborweb.com/articles/cody_walker.html Although I am an avid reader of contemporary poetry, I understand why many people, predisposed to the art because of their appreciation of the great poems of the past, have chosen to ignore its current practitioners. Unless you stay up with theoretical or conceptual models, some contemporary poetry ... Keith Taylor Culture http://arborweb.com/articles/pj_s_and_gracie.html Pop-jazz crooner Michael Buble probably won't be playing Live at PJ's anytime soon, but he may be sitting in the audience. His drummer and good friend, Robert Perkins, is now a partner in PJ's and its sister nightclub, Goodnite Gracie. Perkins' job is to book all the entertainment. "Wi... Sally Mitani Marketplace http://arborweb.com/articles/crime_map__september_2009.html Click here to view of zoomable map of September crime reports from the Ann Arbor Police Department and the public safety departments of the U-M and Pittsfield Township. Burglaries remained high, with 111 reports (including attempts)... John Hilton News http://arborweb.com/articles/dreamland_theater_puppet_show.html It's the day before Halloween, and two sweet little puppet children are lost in a haunted forest. They make their way out, however, and enter a place marked by a huge sign that says "Ypsilanti City" over a rainbow. The children are hungry--oh so hungry. But all they have is an empty soup pot--and a ... Charmie Gholson Culture http://arborweb.com/articles/robocalls.html According to a series of anonymous phone calls blanketing the city in October, "Soon, you won't even know if they're trying to raise your millage." That would come as a surprise to Ann Arborites engaged in a hot debate about the proposed schools "enchancement" tax (see Eve Silberman and John Hilton News http://arborweb.com/articles/two_council_challenges.html The big fight for Ann Arbor city council seats was in August's Democratic primary: in Ward 3, Steve Kunselman edged out veteran rep Leigh Greden, while Mike Anglin convincingly defended his Fifth Ward seat. Kunselman, Anglin, and Ward 3 incumbent Stephen Rapundalo, a onetime Republican turned Democr... Eve Silberman News http://arborweb.com/articles/millage_fight.html Asked what he'll be doing the evening of November 3, Ann Arbor schools superintendent Todd Roberts smiles wanly and replies: "Worrying!" The source of his anxiety: the vote on a proposed tax that would pump an additional $30 million a year into Washtenaw County school districts, including $11 milli... Eve Silberman News http://arborweb.com/articles/courthouse_square_troubles.html Shirley Clarkson is leaving Courthouse Square. Packing boxes are stacked from floor to ceiling in her tenth-floor apartment, along with a few remaining pieces of furniture and a framed print of ancient Pompeii--Clarkson, a retired U-M administrator, is a lover of all things Italian. As she waits fo... Eve Silberman Community http://arborweb.com/articles/the_belford_lawson_mystery.html Among the cognoscenti of Michigan football lore, it is well known that there was not a single African American letterman at U-M between George Jewett in 1892 and Willis Ward in 1932. This forty-year gap is commonly attributed to the attitudes of Fielding Yost, head football coach from 1901 to 1923 a... James Tobin Community