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The sputtering economy is taking its toll on Ann Arbor restaurants. "People are trading down," said Rojer Hewlitt, an owner of the Red Hawk Bar and Grill and Zanzibar on State Street, explaining that diners in great numbers are ordering cheaper menu items.
"State of Play" is a good movie, but this is where it stops. It's not great, it's not horrible, it's just good. It has a lot going for it, but it never seems to come to its full potential. Based on the British TV series of the same name, "State of Play" is a political thriller set in the world of corrupt politicians and dirt-digging journalists.
For almost 20 years, Unvonne Gardner has been visiting The Corner Health Center in downtown Ypsilanti. As a young mother pregnant with her second child, she first visited for pediatric and pre-natal care. Now she brings her three teenaged children to the center for everything from routine checkups to questions relating to sex education.
Inland Territory is the fourth studio album by Vienna Teng, a 30-year-old singer-songwriter who began playing classical piano at the tender age of 5, and started writing music at 6. Teng's music is a diverse mix of everything from traditional folk to classical, jazz and pop.
Will the pre-game rituals and superstitious chants of three soccer-obsessed fans determine Liverpool's fate in the biggest soccer match in 20 years? If only they could give yellow cards to fans. The Purple Rose Theatre Company is presenting the world premiere comedy "Bleeding Red," by Michael Brian Ogden, who also plays the character Tommy in the production.
After months of paper-pinching and can-crunching, Washtenaw Community College students, faculty, staff and administrators can take a bow. RecycleMania released the results of its national competition on April 17, showing that out of hundreds of schools, WCC ranks among the best - fourth nationally - in reducing the amount of waste produced per student.
27 April 8 p.m., PAUL KELLER ORCHESTRA (musical performance), Firefly Club (AA), $7. Info: (734) 665-9090 28 April 8 p.m., CHARLENE KAYE & BLAME SALLY (concert), The Ark (AA), free (canned goods donation requested). Info: (734) 761-1818 29 April 7:05 p.m., DETROIT TIGERS vs.
April 28 9:15 p.m., WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL (A League - Gold Division), Tappan Middle School (AA) 9:45 p.m., WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL (B League), Clague Middle School (AA) April 29 8 p.m., VOLLEYBALL (CoRec B League), Tappan Middle School (AA) April 30 9:15 p.m., VOLLEYBALL (CoRec C League), Scarlett Middle School (AA) May 7 8 p.
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When The Washtenaw Voice caught up with the Big Ten Burrito Party Bus, it was doing everything it normally does except smell of French fries, as it's been known to do. That's because she was running on diesel this Friday night after there was a little problem with the veggie pump.
