A2GastroBoy, Ann Arbor's masked food blogger, has released the results of his annual survey on Ann Arbor area dining. Top honors go to Mani and most of the other places in the above image. The whole thing is pretty detailed so check it out.
Image via A2GastroBoy
Hot on the heals of being crowned 6th gayest city by the Advocate, Jezebel has named Ann Arbor the 15th most lesbianish city. We fall right between Philadelphia and Atlanta. There doesn't really appear to be any metric so it's hard to argue with a proclamation like that.
Update: This was originally from Autostraddle, not Jezebel.
Previously:
Ann Arbor, the 6th gayest city
Healthy fast food. Coming to a food cart near you?
UPDATE: Here are the links to the Kickstarter and The Beet Box's website.
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I didn't think the panda was going to pull off the spare.
Wolverine State Brewing Company is declaring a lager revolution. Besides continuing to brew their delicious bottom-fermented beers, they are expanding their tap-room and production capacity. I'm really glad this local brewery is doing so well. WSBC has done a great job building a great place in what would otherwise be an impersonal bit of strip mall. I can't wait to see what the new space will look like. Previously:
Beer Bellies at Wolverine State Brewing Co.
Here's my favorite quote, from Rachel Grady:
Initially when we went there, we were just looking for this Phoenix story. We were hoping there were people on the ground there that were really gonna just fix the place. But after spending a couple of years filming there and spending time with our characters we realized that was just a very dishonest story.Really?!? I know that documentaries are kind of like essays and the film makers here are presenting a story. But saying the story of people on the ground in Detroit working to turn things around is a "dishonest story." Ugh. Here's an antidote of sorts:
9 Businesses from 4exit4 on Vimeo.
As Erik Proulx points out, Johnny Knoxville's 30 minute long commercial for Palladium Boots, Detroit Lives, paints a more accurate picture of both the decay and hope in Detroit. Shit.Hat tip @briancors for the link to Detroit: 9 Businesses
Previously:
Ruin porn: Dismantling Detroit
If you're looking for something to do this afternoon, you can always check out Mix Marketplace. The pop-up market has vendors selling local crafts and foods. Sounds pretty cool. You've gotta hurry though, Mix closes at 4 pm.
We have snow today and we are getting a little more tomorrow. Monday it will all melt. Fortunately it's the weekend so there is plenty of time to get some sledding in before this batch of snow melts. Rather an produce any new content, I'm just going to share some links to other articles about sledding in Ann Arbor:
Guide to Ann Arbor: Sled-DANG! In A2 from Damn Arbor's very own Quinn DavisI will add this: Huron Hills is probably my favorite sledding hill. Also, there is a rumor that sledding is forbidden in the Arboretum. This is not exactly true. Sledding is just not encouraged in the Arb. Wink, wink. Enjoy this snow while it lasts. Also, gentle readers, feel free to share your favorite sledding hills in the comments.Sledding on Arborwiki
Guide to the Ann Arbor area's best sledding hills by Ed Vielmetti
Hello, Damn Arborites! I'll be posting some Ann Arbor graffiti pics in the coming weeks, so stay tuned. (You can also follow me on Twitter: @dragonmgmt.). For now, here's one that's pretty well hidden.
It's in the alley behind the Amer's Deli on Church St.
The family the graffitis together stays together.
As I mentioned in an tweet earlier, something's going down on the Diag right now. It turns out that it's this group called Americans Elect, a non-profit/pseudo-political party asking students to tell them what they wanted the political issues to be. Mostly, passers by seemed to be confused. Americans Elect is on the ballet in 15 states, including Michigan. They are choosing their candidate with an internet primary. It's no LaRouchePAC but...
