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Ann Arbor News - Recent U of M Grad Eats All 80 Sandwiches On Maize & Blue Deli's Menu

Ann Arbor News - Recent U of M Grad Eats All 80 Sandwiches On Maize & Blue Deli's Menu

Monday, July 10: The sandwich legend we didn't know we needed, Lyme disease on the rise, plans to increase bottle returns, and a pause on Pure Michigan ads

July 10, 2023

Morning, Ann Arbor! We’re officially 10 days away from Art Fair. If a three-day-long downtown art show drawing nearly half a million visitors isn't your idea of a good time, you should start planning a weekend getaway trip now.

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ANN ARBORITES SHOULD KNOW

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🥪 Local Sandwich Legend: After 6 months of pure determination, Alan Bergsneider has eaten all 80 sandwiches on Maize and Blue Deli’s menu. After trying them all, Bergsneider reports the Georgia Reuben and the Championship Celebration are his favorites. To celebrate his success, Maize and Blue plans to name a sandwich after him later this summer.

🪲 Lyme Disease: Due to an increase in deer ticks, local cases of Lyme disease are running high. According to the Washtenaw County Health Department, 25 new, local cases were reported last month. The health department is reminding locals to shower or perform tick checks after spending time outside and to remove any found ticks quickly - typically ticks need to be attached for 36 hours before any diseases can be transmitted.

🥣 Acai Bowls on Campus: Playa Bowls, a restaurant serving acai bowls, smoothies, juices, and coffee, will open in September at the old Ulrich’s Bookstore location. Ulrich’s was a staple on campus for 88 years before closing last October.

🎸 Thursday’s Sonic Lunch Concert: Los Lobos

Listen: Spotify or Apple Music
Style: Latin Rock, Jazz, Tex-Mex
Top Song: “La Bamba” with 155 million plays
Popularity: 3.46 million monthly Spotify listeners
Concert Details: This Thursday from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on the corner of Liberty and Division in downtown Ann Arbor

MICHIGANDERS SHOULD KNOW

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🚮 Bottle Return: In an effort to improve the state’s recycling rate, lawmakers reintroduced legislature last week that would expand Michigan’s Bottle Bill law to include a 10-cent deposit for all non-carbonated drinks except milk cartoons. Under the current 1976 law, only soda cans, beer cans, and other carbonated drink cans are eligible for the 10-cent deposit return.

💧 Pure Michigan Ads: While passing the new state budget, lawmakers cut the travel office’s Pure Michigan budget from $40 million annually to $15 million annually. As a result, the travel office will halt all national campaigns next year.

🎇 4th of July Explosion: A 41-year-old Holland resident has passed away and 9 others were injured during a 4th of July house party when a cannon exploded, sending shrapnel into the air. The party host told reporters the cannon was homemade, belonged to his neighbor, and was filled with gunpowder. Police are investigating the incident.