To paraphrase David Lee Roth: "He's your Ice Cream Man, stop him when he's passin' by." ...Or pedaling by, as the case may be. Rob Hess is the bicycle-bound peddler (and pedaler) of Go! Ice Cream, the latest addition to Ann Arbor-Ypsi's army of hand-crafted, small-batch food artisans. We, for one, welcome their invading forces.
Half a dozen Saturdays a year Ann Arbor's population practically doubles, as U-M football brings in Big Ten gridiron fans. Some see the game day influx as an inconvenience. Others see it as an economic opportunity.
If you attended our October speaker event it was pretty clear that Chris Leinberger is a really smart guy. A senior fellow at the Brooking's Institute, U-M professor, and real estate developer, he brings real world, on-the-ground experience to urban planning theories and research. We chat with Leinberger about southeast Michigan's suburban communities and how their DDA's can pave the way to a more prosperous and vibrant future.
As the region's top employer, biggest institution, and largest land owner, the University of Michigan's local influence can't be understated. So too with its green practices. From creating greater energy efficiency to shrinking its carbon footprint, Team Planet Blue is pushing forward the U's plans to make sustainability and conservation a matter of course.
If anyone knows that necessity is the mother of invention it's Mike Burns. An inventor and innovator who has found success matching tech innovation to the world of running, he stumbled across his latest greatest idea: the Handeholder, an iPad accessory that's raking in orders by the thousands.
"Paging Dr. Clarinet... " For the last eight years U-M's life sciences orchestra has been bringing together eighty or so of the university's most talented doctors, dentists, researchers, technicians and students to make beautiful music. And it doesn't matter how many letters they've got after their name. They have to audition like everyone else.
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