Rumors of the printed word's demise have been greatly exaggerated. While it's true that digital publishing grows every year, books and those who sell them will be with us for a very long time. Enter Above The Treeline. Offering a wide range of online catalog services the Ann Arbor-based company has found an important and profitable bookselling niche.
There is little doubt that Davy Rothbart is an Ann Arbor original. As the founder of FOUND magazine, he has turned the written remnants of others into a springboard of creative opportunity. Books, movies, road tours, radio, and even an Off-Broadway musical are all part of the mix that is the FOUND empire. And now Rothbart is celebrating the magazine's 10th anniversary here in Ann Arbor.
Parvis e glandibus quercus. Translation: "Tall oaks from little acorns grow." It's a sentiment that couldn't be truer for Ypsilanti's Oak Street, a three block neighborhood that has attracted some of the city's best and brightest. Constance Crump gives us a tour.
Over the last couple decades, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has been a popular way for folks to buy seasonal produce from local farms. But what if that same strategy were applied to local artists and art collectors? Funny you should ask. Anyone up for a peck of creative expression?
Put down that cup of industrial grade chocolate pudding and try a homegrown tomato. Or a pepper. With hoop houses and farm plots (aka "the farmacy"), St. Joe's Hospital has joined the locavore movement, making its patients and their food trays a lot healthier.
How do you turn a 5.5 mile loop into $100 million of development while drawing enthusiastic cyclists, walkers, and strollers? If you're Indianapolis you do it with a $65 million Cultural Trail that connects people to art, nature, and local history.
What makes a street thrive? Why do people gravitate to some corners yet leave others empty? To chart the changes on Division Street, particularly between Washington and Liberty, is to see how redevelopment and foot-friendly businesses can transform Ann Arbor's downtown. Concentrate's Constance Crump digs in.
'Tis the season for giving. But philanthropy means different things to different communities, and its impacts are equally varied. Concentrate's Constance Crump looks at Ann Arbor's culture of giving and how it fares in comparison with billionaire-fueled communities like Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.
Few people understand the role of foundations in our community. And yet these organizations can have a profound impact on our quality of life. With a fund that tops $60 million, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation not only backs local programs, organizations, and non-profits, but seeds the ground for tomorrow by investing in efforts others might be hesitant to support.
Local author Brenda Bentley recently published a book on Ann Arbor river walks and that got Concentrate's Constance Crump wondering what it would take for Tree Town to become more of a River Town.
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