Vote For Which Local Art Designs Should Appear On Downtown Traffic Boxes

Morning, Ann Arbor! Don’t shoot the messenger but fall is right around the corner:

• U of M student move-in week is this week

• AAPS school starts next week

• Internet rumors say Starbucks PSL day is this Thursday

Time to dust off the Fall Foliage tracker and start planning your Up North color tour trips accordingly.

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🎨 Public Art Voting: Today’s the last day to vote for which local art designs should wrap downtown traffic signal boxes in the latest PowerArt! competition. Organized by Creative Washtenaw in partnership with Lucie & Larry Nisson, the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority, and the City of Ann Arbor Public Art Commission, PowerArt! has wrapped 26 traffic boxes to date. You can vote until 5 PM today using this link.

🌳 New B2B Segment: Last week, the city of Ann Arbor announced a new 0.6-mile segment of the Border to Border Trail (B2B) through Barton Nature Area. The new stretch includes a paved trail, a renovated canoe livery drop-off area, and a Great Oak Nature Playground - creatively built from a 150-year-old white oak. Next, the city will begin focusing on creating a pedestrian tunnel below the railroad connecting Barton Nature Area with Bandemer Park.

📉 M Den Financial Troubles: On Friday, Heritage Collegiate Apparel, the company that operates The M Den, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. The announcement comes after reports surfaced in the spring that the sports retailer faced multiple legal challenges over unpaid debts from vendors and landlords. U of M is looking to bring on a new merchandiser to serve as its official retailer that would continue to operate under the name The M Den.

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🏀 Basketball Court Murals: As part of Ann Arbor’s bicentennial festivities, artists Amanda Humphrey and Joe Trumpey's mural design was selected to be painted on the basketball courts at Bicentennial and Leslie Parks. The winning mural, chosen after a public vote, showcases Ann Arbor’s evolution with vibrant depictions of the Huron River, bur oak trees, and the city skyline. Residents are invited to help paint the mural at Bicentennial Park (formerly Southeast Area Park - 2901 E Ellsworth Rd) this weekend. You can sign up to paint here.

🍦 New Downtown Dessert Spot: If you like the intersection of sweet treats and Barbie pink, you’re in luck. House of Chimney Cakes Café is set to open at 216 S. 4th Ave. on August 31. As the name suggests, the restaurant will be centered around chimney cakes - a Hungarian pastry often enjoyed with soft-serve ice cream.

🎸 Thursday’s Sonic Lunch Concert: Antwaun Stanley

• Style: R&B, Soul, Gospel, Funk

• Popularity: 93K monthly Spotify listeners

• Top Song: “Skinny Love” with 3.4 million plays

• Links to Listen: Spotify or Apple Music

• Concert Details: This Thursday from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm on the corner of Liberty and Division in downtown Ann Arbor

   

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

- Andrew

P. P. S. - There’s a food truck rally this Wednesday night in Kerrytown

P. P. P. S. - Connor Stallions is now coaching at Mumford High, a Detroit high school. T-8 days until the Sign Stealer Netflix documentary comes out.

P. P. P. P. S. - A Stormtrooper rode a motorcycle through town last week

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