Brooke Black

Canterbury

South Canterbury Editor at Stuff.co.nz

Newshound. South Island roamer. Opinions are all my own

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Pickleball NIMBYism

1 month ago | annarborobserver.com | Tim Athan |Brooke Black

Ann Arbor’s parks and rec department has opened multiple courts at Leslie Park, two at Burns Park, and single courts at several others. Hunt Park is not among them—yet several years ago, pickleball lines appeared on its tennis court. Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
Desk Set - Ann Arbor Observer

1 month ago | annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy

Jayne Bower also found the name of last month’s winner “in microscopic letters on the Reproducing Women book.” And Tom Blessing wrote, “As someone with a legal background, it pays to read the fine print.”Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
Margaret J. Bien - Ann Arbor Observer

1 month ago | annarborobserver.com | Brooke Black

Margaret J. Bien, age 95, died under hospice care on February 28, 2025 after a lengthy illness. Family and friends will long remember her lasting influence in their lives, and sorely miss her. Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
The Guldals’ Family Pharmacy

1 month ago | annarborobserver.com | Dave Algase |Brooke Black

Nestled between Baskin-Robbins and Little Caesars in the West Stadium Shopping Center, a new independent pharmacy aims to provide a personal touch in an increasingly commodified industry. Ann Arbor Drugs is a mom-and-pop shop run by pharmacist Levent Guldal and his wife Stacy, an Ann Arbor native (“Lawton, Slauson, Pioneer”). She’s likely the first face entering customers will see. This content is for subscribers only.
Judith "Judy" Shapiro - Ann Arbor Observer

1 month ago | annarborobserver.com | Brooke Black

Judith “Judy” Sarayda Shapiro, age 62, passed away in a Clearwater, Florida hospital on February 22, 2025, after a long illness. Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
Thomas E. Kauper

1 month ago | annarborobserver.com | Brooke Black

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Salty Streams - Ann Arbor Observer

1 month ago | annarborobserver.com | Brooke Black

It was a snowy winter, and Ann Arbor used a lot of road salt to clear its streets: 4,057 tons as of March 19, according to city communications specialist Robert Kellar. That’s 656 tons more than last winter, though still around 1,800 tons shy of the most recent high in the winter of 2021–2022. Along with ice-melter applied by contractors and homeowners, some of it ends up in storm sewers and the Huron River tributaries they feed. This content is for subscribers only.
Echelon Kitchen and Bar

1 month ago | annarborobserver.com | Sally Bjork |Brooke Black |I Spy

March’s photo shows “a column outside the new Echelon Kitchen and Bar that just opened,” writes Dyke McEwen. It’s on the “southwest corner of Main Street and Washington,” says Debbie Onderdonk. “The building in the background is Cafe Zola.”Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
Forever 21 Ages Out

1 month ago | annarborobserver.com | Dave Algase |Brooke Black

Liquidation sales are well underway at Forever 21’s large storefront next to JCPenney in Briarwood Mall. The long-troubled fast-fashion chain is winding down operations both locally and at its approximately 357 stores nationwide. Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
"We May Be the First, But We Won't Be the Last"

1 month ago | annarborobserver.com | Brooke Black

“We May Be the First, But We Won’t Be the Last” The trials and triumphs of the U-M's first-generation studentsThis year, the U-M saw a 24.5 percent increase in applications from first-generation students; they currently make up 12 percent of the undergraduate population. But the university’s relationship with first-gens hasn’t always been supportive. Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here