Why you should watch the City Council meeting tonight

Gentle reader, I strongly encourage you to vote in your local elections, as well as the national ones this year. If you reside in Ann Arbor, Ypsi, and/or Washtenaw County, remember the August Primary is often a more significant election than the November one in terms of local politics. So, what does this have to do with watching the council meeting tonight? I'm glad you asked. Though watching city council meetings can be painful at times, it's a great way to get up to speed on local political issues, and to get to know the current council members. Best of all, you don't need a TV to watch. You can watch live from the convenience of your computer here. Also, local tweeters @juliewbee and @cdzombak often provide some great live tweetentary for the meetings. So, gentle reader, if you can, please vote in your local elections this year and please do your best to know what issues matter most to you.

Seduced by 8 Ball

Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire today

This is happening right now. Reports from the field suggest it's pretty sweet.

Get ready for juneberries

June's here and that means it's time for one of the best treats of late spring: juneberries, which are also known as serviceberries. These delicious berries grow on large shrubs/small trees from the genus Amelanchier. They are close relatives of apples and taste like blueberry applesauce. Fortunately, they have been planted all over the city. There are tons of them on U of M's Campus by the Chemistry and Dana Buildings. They will be ripening in just a few days so keep your eyes peeled.

Chrome Bike

Damn Arbor reader and Ann Arbor Chronicle editor Dave Askins, sent in this picture of a sweet chromed out bike. Pretty slick.

Roller Derby Mini-Bout tomorrow

Tomorrow evening in Buhr Park. For more info.

Place that photo: A shoe-in

No shoes, no shirt, but I still get service, WATCH!

Sometime I want to put a sign like this right on my front door just to see what people do. Or at least to see the looks on their faces. Usually, if you just tell people to please take their shoes off at the door, they'll do it without even a, "When did you get so uptight??" look, although you deserve to get that look. However! If you just have this hanging on your front door NAY if you have this PAINTED in huge block letters on your front door, they're gonna think you're a demanding weirdo. It's best to get that image out there as soon as possible, because as soon as you become a demanding weirdo, you become hard to buy for, which means people will try harder when they need to get you presents, which means you won't necessarily get great presents, but you will torture the people you love.

As usual, it's time to figure out where this gosh darn photo was taken. Put your guesses in the comments below, along with your Twitter handle - we'll be damning the frist person to get it right on our Twitter feed. Don't have Twitter or feel weird about it? Fine, don't leave your Twitter handle. We'll just damn your damn name.

The last PTP was taken right outside of Grow Blue.

Beer with Bloggers tonight

Just a reminder folks, that Beer with Bloggers is tonight at Corner Brewery. Looks like there will be a lot of cool cats there. Come by and say hi to us.

Contemplating "Up North"

Somewhere as you drive up 75, you go from being "down state" to "up north." Where does that change happen? Is it at the Bridge? The northern range limit for the hickories? The imaginary line the DNR uses to divide the Lower Peninsula into the "Northern Rifle Zone" and the "Southern Shotgun Zone?" Gentle readers, what do you consider "Up North?"

Peonies

The peonies at the Arb are peaking. If you want to see some really incredible flowers stop by today to tomorrow before too many of them start to fade.