Featured Stories

Owner In Residence: Vellum Revives Main St. Tradition

Natalie Burg Wednesday, December 19, 2012

A new restaurant opening in downtown - on Main St. no less - is hardly a surprise. Vellum will, no doubt, be a welcome addition to Ann Arbor's "Restaurant Row." What makes Peter Roumanis' entrepreneurial approach a little different is that he has chosen to make the vintage space at 209 South Main his home as well.

Dining / Food, Downtown Development, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, Reuse / Rebuild

Ann Arbor

Treecycling with Urbanwood

Tanya Muzumdar Wednesday, September 12, 2012

After the fall of many of Southeast Michigan's urban trees to the emerald ash borer and other misfortunes, a group of sustainability-minded individuals were left standing. Concentrate talks with Urbanwood, a partnership that's now a national model of recycling trees into green products.

Retail, Reuse / Rebuild, Sustainability

Ann Arbor

Summers-Knoll School: Fresh Spirit In An Old Space

Patrick Dunn Wednesday, August 01, 2012

From a dairy to an organ donation headquarters, the building at 2203 Platt Road has morphed and mutated over the years, making it a challenge for anyone new to call it home. Enter the progressive private school Summers-Knoll, which saw a diamond in the rough. Now classroom "front porches," courtyard gardens, and a cavernous music room are key features in this ambitious architectural transformation.

Architecture, Education, Michigan kids, Redevelopment, Reuse / Rebuild

Ann Arbor

Reuse / Rebuild : Featured Stories

Owner In Residence: Vellum Revives Main St. Tradition

Treecycling with Urbanwood

Summers-Knoll School: Fresh Spirit In An Old Space