Month: June 2025

     Some roads are scenic.  Some are direct.  In 1959, the city of Ann Arbor planned Huron Parkway to be both.   The boulevard links north to south on the city’s east side, traversing the Huron River and one of the city’s golf courses and passing various parks and nature areas.  For much of its length,… Continue reading The Human Thermometer

Last Sunday afternoon, there were hula dancers at the downtown branch of Ann Arbor’s library.  The talented young women from Polynesian Dancers of Michigan also performed traditional dance forms of Tahiti, Samoa, and New Zealand.  Their teacher explained the basics of each style and, at points in the program, gave a lesson to all members… Continue reading Hula at the Library

Pretty much everyone in our area has symptoms.  Your nose runs constantly while you’re outdoors.  Or your throat is sore every day.  Or your eyes bother you all the time; sometimes they outright sting.  The weather’s been fine.  What gives?      It’s smoke.  Canada, our cherished neighbor, is on fire.  Winds carry the smoke our… Continue reading Finn and Archie