Author: Ann Arbor Staff

“We have an entire society whose needs are not being met by anyone...not by their families, their community, their state, or their country.” Nasra Mohamad-Salah is referring to what she believes is a significant gap in adult residential care. To meet this need, in 2019 she founded True Residential Care, an Ann Arbor adult care facility for those with memory problems, dementia, Alzheimer's, traumatic brain injuries, and developmental or cognitive delays. A different approach The gap Mohamed-Salah’s facility fills is specifically care grounded in compassion. She believes an individual’s care plan should be specifically tailored to that person. “It starts with making sure someone is emotionally in a place where they can connect. Medication and food alone are not enough. I can focus on the things they are not getting…

By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19) In the coming weeks, I encourage you to work as hard as you have ever worked. Work smart, too. Work with flair and aplomb and relish. You now have a surprisingly fertile opportunity to reinvent how you do your work and how you feel about your work.  To take maximum advantage of this potential breakthrough, you should inspire yourself to give more of your heart and soul to your work than you have previously imagined possible. (PS: By "work," I mean your job and any crucial activity that is both challenging and rewarding.) TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Here's my weird suggestion, Taurus. Just for now, only for a week or two, experiment with dreaming about what you want but can't have. And just…

We made it to fall. Although some of us may just be hanging on like the last withering leaves on the October branch, we shall sift through the detritus to bring you the second installment of The Green Screen. Green is our favorite fall color, and we’ve been letting off big green steam like a mean machine. Ann Arbor’s venerable Bloom dispensary opened a sister office on Michigan Avenue in Ypsilanti officially on October 9. What was once an Aveda spa is now a purveyor of some of Washtenaw County’s finest cannabis products. If you’ve been to Bloom in Ann Arbor, you’ve experienced their relaxed, communal approach. No neon signage, no Apple Store feel, no concrete evidence of opportunistic business practices. Bloom really does feel more like a place for…

A new place to eat, work, socialize and stay has recently opened in Ann Arbor. In the building formerly known as Lucky’s Market, 1919 S Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor, Venue by 4m has provided the community with a multi-purpose gathering space.  Venue was developed by Prentice 4M, a lifestyle assets brand founded by Heidi and Margaret Poscher. Prentice 4M is known in the Ann Arbor community for their co-living campus.  The concept of a 15-minute neighborhood is one of 4M’s missions in order to meet the community's wants and needs within a 15 minute walk, bike or public transportation.  [caption id="attachment_1083" align="alignnone" width="300"] Photo by Mary Genson.[/caption] To further this point, Venue has a partnership with May Mobility to provide the community rides to their locations.  Eat Make sure to…

October 2022’s Biz Buzz Here’s what’s happening locally this month in Washtenaw County: openings, closings, and business updates in Ann Arbor, Saline, Chelsea, Dexter, Ypsilanti, Milan and more. Openings North Star Lounge recently held their grand opening at 301 N 5th Ave, Ann Arbor. It is an intimate music venue and vegan bar by the same owners of Detroit Street Filling Station and The Lunch Room.  Bitty andBeau is now open at 305 S. Main St, Ann Arbor. They are a coffee shop that creates opportunities for people with disabilities.  Closings Chatime, a bubble tea cafe at 340 Maynard St, Ann Arbor, has closed after over three years of business. Ulrich’s Bookstore will be closing on Oct. 31 after serving the community for 88 years at 1200 S University Ave,…

Carla Milarch is a thinker. Every time she is asked a question she takes a second to ponder, she makes sure she gets the whole question, and outwardly seems to be reflecting on everything she does. Milarch is the founding artistic director of Theatre Nova, a non-profit in Ann Arbor that champions new playwrights and plays. “There are a lot of phenomenal playwrights but to be in a room where it’s happening for the first time or one of the very first times, there is a unique thrill that comes with that,” Milarch said. “We always hope that people will walk out with an appreciation of new plays and the talent of playwrights.” Milarch has been performing for her entire life. She started out performing in her father’s barn in…

Make HOMES Campus part of your Monday tradition and enjoy food, beer and trivia among friends and family.  Every Monday, they will be hosting the HOMES Food Lab pop up. Food will be served from 5-9 p.m. or until it is sold out. Trivia will begin at 6 p.m.  Chef Savur is helping HOMES  come up with the menu for Monday’s Food Labs. Savur attended the Culinary Institute of America and provides private catering around Ann Arbor.  The current menu for the pop-up is full of unique and flavorful dishes.  The first item on the menu is bhel puri, a savory snack from India. It is described by Savur as an Indian style Chex Mix with potato, red onion, cilantro, tomato tossed with a date-tamarind and cilantro mint chutney. Butter…