After 33 Years, Red Hawk Grill Set To Close

Morning, Ann Arbor! Earlier this month, students at Huron High School voted to give their beloved River Rat mascot a name. The finalist names were:

• Ratthew

• Cheddar

• Hugh Ron

• Rio

• Archy

• Ratsby

Which do you think won with 28.2% of the vote? Answer at the bottom of the newsletter.

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🍔 Red Hawk Grill to Close: After 33 years, Red Hawk Grill (316 State St) is set to close. In an Instagram post, the restaurant explained, “The pandemic, coupled with rising food costs, has made it increasingly difficult to operate in the way we had always hoped…the financial strain has become insurmountable.” The restaurant’s last day will be May 3rd.

❌ DEI Changes: Last week, U of M announced the immediate closure of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Office of Health, Equity, and Inclusion, as well as the discontinuation of the DEI 2.0 Strategic plan. Announced in a public letter, university leaders wrote that the decision was made, “Based on our assessment of input from various stakeholders regarding our DEI programs – along with recent federal actions – and after conversations with Regents, university leaders, deans and government officials.” The University says it will invest money that was reserved for DEI programs to “student-facing initiatives” such as financial aid, mental health support, the Blavin Scholars program, academic success, etc.

📚️ Greenhills Adding Grades: Greenhills School, a private school in east Ann Arbor, is expanding to include pre-K through 5th grade, with Summers-Knoll School’s campus becoming its official lower school starting in the 2026–2027 school year. Greenhills will assume leadership and operations at Summers-Knoll during the 2025–2026 year to ensure a smooth transition. Once complete, Greenhills will be able to offer families a seamless independent pre-K through 12th-grade education experience.

TODAY’S SPONSOR: Winewood & Maple

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🌷 “Holland” Debuts: A movie set in Holland, MI starring Nicole Kidman debuted on Amazon Prime this past Thursday, and reviews are looking… pretty tough. On Rotten Tomatoes it currently has a 26%. USA Today wrote “Since it’s streaming on Prime Video, Amazon really should throw in a coffee maker so you can make it to the film's lackluster denouement,” and the UK Independent wrote, “the story is plain, dry melodrama. There’s not a lick of the camp, the satirical, or the demented in sight.”

If bad horror movies are your thing, here’s a link to stream it on Amazon Prime.

🌊 High-End, Huron River Condos: Next month, a new luxury development that overlooks the Argo Nature Area, is breaking ground on the north side of town. Developed by Tom Fitzsimmons, the RiverNorth condos will each be four stories with rooftop decks, elevators from garage to top floor, and river views. Units are expected to be priced around $1 million each.

📆 April Events: April kicks off tomorrow. Here are a few dates to know:

• Friday, April 4 - Fool Moon

• Saturday, April 5 - Hash Bash

• Sunday, April 6 - FestiFools

• Monday, April 7 - Weekly compost pick-up resumes

• Saturday, April 19 - U of M Spring Game

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That's all for now! Have a great week in Tree Town!

- Andrew

P. P. S. - Bo’s Bagels (1116 S University) officially opened

P. P. P. S. - Cherry Republic (223 S Main St) announced a Monday - Thursday happy hour 

P. P. P. P. S. - Rio the River Rat won the vote! (Rio is the Spanish word for river)

P. P. P. P. P. S. - Thanks to Winewood & Maple for sponsoring this week’s Michigander.

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