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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
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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
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1 month ago | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
This month, Janine Shahinian was drawn as our Fake Ad winner for a record-breaking third time. Her response, while delighted, was also selfless. Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
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1 month ago | 
annarborobserver.com | Sally Bjork |Brooke Black |I Spy
“This month’s I Spy is an imposing building on N. Fourth Ave. that was called the ‘City Building,’” writes Ken Koral. Built in 1893, it “housed city offices until city hall opened,” in 1907, shares Dyke McEwen. Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
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2 months ago | 
annarborobserver.com | Sally Bjork |Brooke Black |I Spy
“You thought you could skate this one by the readers, didn’t you?” quips Mary Adams about January’s feature. “I believe the ‘cathedral’ is Yost Ice Arena on S. State,” writes David Cooke, referring to the clue. “I admit that I don’t get the clue,” writes Mike McGraw, “but I recognize Yost.” “One of the best sports environments anywhere,” says Jane Thurston. This content is for subscribers only.
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2 months ago | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
“‘We’re going back’ can be taken a couple ways but add in the 1600 Penn Street address I know what it means to me 😢”Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
Last month’s Fake Ad for the Norwegian American Association of Michigan (page 62) asked readers to come up with the name Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons. One of the clues was that he created the longest-running TV show in history. Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
annarborobserver.com | Sally Bjork |Brooke Black |I Spy
“Lovely door, lovely venue,” writes Suzanne Tainter. October’s “I Spy is the Kerrytown Concert House on 415 N. Fourth Ave.,” writes Rudi Hauleitner. “Great place for small-scale concerts with marvelous acoustics!” he continues. “Looks good on the outside, sounds great on the inside!” agrees A.J. Kydd. This content is for subscribers only.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
annarborobserver.com | Sally Bjork |Brooke Black |I Spy
“This month’s I Spy is the Thelonious Monk mural by Brian Whitfield on Ashley Street,” writes Silvia Ruiz. David Karl identifies it as “the old Del Rio Bar building,” which Dyke McEwan adds is now home to “the Cellar by Grizzly Peak.” The mural, writes Kathy Scott, honors both Monk at the bar where he sometimes performed.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
We received 130 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for Proletariat Bourbon on page 50 of the August Observer. Included among those was this one from Elena Chagnovich: “My dad, an avid bourbon drinker, spotted it from across the kitchen table. At first glance, he thought it was an ad for Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon, since the bottle was the same shape and had an animal on the cork. However, he quickly realized this was a sham!”This content is for subscribers only.
