By: Constance Crump, 3/17/2010
Rich Sheridan feels your pain. As the co-founder, president, and CEO of Menlo Innovations, he's turned a passion for computers and customers into a successful company that produces kinder, gentler, user-friendlier software.
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By: Amy Whitesall, 2/3/2010
There are citizens and then there are members of your community that are like a force of nature. Meet the Ortbrings, Chelsea's über neighbors. Not only do they run a successful local advertising and marketing firm, they also bring new meaning to the phrase civic engagement.
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By: Constance Crump, 11/18/2009
The Penny W. Stamps lecture series brings 24 thought-provoking artists to the Michigan Theater each year to talk to Ann Arborites (and U-M students) about their work, ideas, and inspiration. And Chrisstina Hamilton is the program's director, tasked with choosing who will attend and how to keep it chugging along.
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By: Tanya Muzumdar, 11/11/2009
See that speck on the Lake Michigan horizon? Rolling across choppy waves, skateboard on one foot, surfboard on the other, Josh Weston does double time as a web designer for Ann Arbor's MS&L and as the founder of Einfach Skate. Concentrate chats with the man who's struck a balance between pavement and PC.
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By: Jon Zemke, 10/28/2009
In WAP John we trust. From Zingerman's menus to U-M building names, the Grafaktri is Ann Arbor's best kept secret, a one-of-a-kind creative studio bursting at the seams with innovation.
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By: Amy Whitesall, 1/7/2009
The Blue Tractor. Café Habana. Grizzly Peak. Jon Carlson and Greg Lobdell have become defacto planners of Ann Arbor's downtown. Friends since childhood, the two are building a local food and drink empire by turning historic spaces into must-visit destinations.
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By: Metromode Staff, 12/3/2008
'Tis the season to support local artists and designers! Once again the Shadow Art Fair makes a 12-hour appearance at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti then fades into the wintery night air. Drink beer, listen to music and buy locally made tchotchkes.
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By: Kim North Shine , 10/8/2008
Build it and they will come. Proving that the Internet makes all things global, 32-year old entrepreneur Shana Victor has turned her passion for the funky and frivolous into a million dollar local business with a decidedly personal touch.
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