Stop by the The Taste of Ann Arbor for the best Ann Arbor area culinary delights for even the most discerning taste buds. Family fun abounds with live entertainment throughout the day ~ Including good old fashioned family fun with hoolahoops, Chinese jump rope and hopscotch. There will be plenty of fun, local acts entertaining area families with music (from Salsa to Doo-Wop, Funk Jazz to Big Band and everything in between!), dance and child-friendly entertainment!

Don't miss this opportunity to get a sample of cuisine from the Ann Arbor area restaurants you've been meaning to try...

Taste of Ann Arbor
Free Event - Open to the Public
May 31, 2009
11am to 5pm
Tickets for food tastes - $.50 each

Participating Restaurants Include:

Arbor Brewing Company
bd’s Mongolian BBQ
Blue Nile
Blue Tractor
Buffalo Wild Wings
Café Felix
Café Habana
Carson’s American Bistro
Conor O’Neill’s
Eastern Flame
Gratzi
Grizzly Peak
Jimma’s BBQ
La Dolce Vita
Melange
Palio
Parthenon
The Real Seafood
Rocky Mountain Chocolate
Schakolad
Shalimar
Stucchi’s
The Cupcake Station
Tios

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New Ann Arbor Nature Area

Hey all you lovers of the great outdoors - Ann Arbor has a new 5 acre nature area! Complete with trails, benches, and wild life agreeable plantings. All approved by the National Wildlife Federation. What better way to un-wind than by hitting the trails shaded by lush hardwoods while being serenaded by a Cardinal or a Robin. Hardworking volunteers working with Northside Associated Ministries created the space over the past months at 1679 Broadway.

This oasis in the city of Ann Arbor was officially opened to the public after a grand-opening ceremony on the weekend of May 2, that was attended by the honorable Mayor John Hieftje and other local officials. I have checked this little piece of paradise out myself and it is beautiful. I encourage you to check it out for yourself as well. I know we're all stressed out with what's happening in the world, but take 30 minutes for yourself to enjoy this preserve or one of the dozens that Ann Arbor has to offer. You'll be glad you did-I guarantee it.

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by Steve Wickland

Whole Foods Kids Club

Whole Foods Market Ann Arbor now offers a new experience focused at the youngest of shoppers... Every Wednesday, the club has a free "club" for kids aged 3-12, their unique and interactive club introduces young children to the tasty world of food and cooking in a fun, creative and healthy way. Specials and samples are a big part of the program as well. The kids are able to pick up special weekly Whole Foods treats when they present their membership punch card at the customer service desk too!

So stop in and join in on the fun; simply ask for a Whole Kids Club card at the customer service counter.

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by Tammy Mayrend

Ann Arbor Adopt-A- Park is back

For those of you who love the fabulous park systems, the beautiful city of Ann Arbor has to offer, your chance to make sure your favorite park is kept in tip-top shape is coming up this weekend. Yes, the Ann Arbor Adopt-A-Park is starting this Saturday, May 16th, at adopted parks all over Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor Park loving volunteers can choose parks and the stewardship tasks they would like to see done. This is a great opportunity not only to enjoy the great Ann Arbor outdoors, but to make a difference by helping with the upkeep of your favorite outdoor sanctuary. For more info call: 734-794-6627 or visit the adopt a park site.

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by Steve Wickland

Ann Arbor Downtown Blooms Day

Looking for something to do with the family this weekend? Well, check out the 21st annual Ann Arbor Blooms Day this Saturday the 16th. Some of you may recall this event as the "Downtown Cleanup Day", but Ann Arbor Blooms Day has a much nicer ring to it. In a nutshell-volunteers are needed to to help plant flowers in the downtown area from 9 a.m. to noon. This great community event is open to individuals, families, youth and business groups. For your efforts you get pizza for lunch and a cool t-shirt! If this sounds like you-show up at Liberty Plaza (on you guessed it) Liberty Street and South Division. Free parking is available for volunteers at the library parking lot. So there you go, free parking, pizza and a t-shirt! Whoa dude, hope to see you there!

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by Steve Wickland

Free Bowling in Ann Arbor

A friend of mine posted this link on Facebook this morning "Kid's Bowl Free All Summer Long". Free? Family activity? I'm in... So I checked out the site for area bowling alleys.

Sure enough there are two area alleys part of this promotion, Ann Arbor's Colonial Lanes and Canton's Super Bowl. Each does have their own rules and stipulations about the freebie, but check it out for yourself. Just think of it as a free bad-weather activity that still gets the kids off their behinds!

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by Tammy Mayrend

New Ypsilanti Township Restaurant Opens

A new Ram's Horn restaurant opened recently in the old Baker's Square location in the Paint Creek Crossing shopping center of Ypsilanti Township. The environment is a family friendly with affordable menu options - "Basically, it's a family restaurant but with a very good menu and good food," Sam Berry, owner said, "It's affordable, and I think that is what people are going with now."

It's good for the area in filling up an empty store-front, it'sgood for the employment (as 1,300 applicants applied for 100 positions) and it's good for the belly serving classic American fare, with some Mexican and Italian dishes sprinkled in. The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Berry's family owns two other local eateries - Big Boy restaurants in Washtenaw County so they knew the Ypsilanti Township location was likely to succeed! Berry plans to open a second Ram's Horn in the Ann Arbor area in the next year as well!

Ram's Horn Restaurant

1960 Whittaker Road, Ypsilanti Township.
Phone: 734-482-4880
Hours: Every day 6am-1am

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by Tammy Mayrend

Quote Source: Ann Arbor News

Document Shredding back in Ann Arbor!

One of the many perks of living in the great city of Ann Arbor are the many freebies available to its residents. One of the more popular ones is the FREE secure document shredding event coming up May 8th & 9th from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for both days. This FREE service is open to all residents and businesses in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County. The event is being co-sponsored by the fine folks at Recycle Ann Arbor, Shred Legal and Ann Arbor radio station 107.1-FM.

The location of the "Big Shred" is at the Drop Off Station. 2950 E. Ellsworth-Ann Arbor. For more info call 734-971-7400 or visit the Recycle Ann Arbor website.

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By Steve Wickland

Need to get rid of old electronics?

Sick of looking at that old desktop computer that froze up 5 years ago, with all of your financial data? How about those 20 year old speakers that are the size of a compact car? Well, you're in luck! On Saturday, May 9th, from 9 a.m.-? in the Ann Arbor Pioneer High School parking lot, you'll be able to drop off your old computers, monitors, speakers, printers, televisions and cell phones. Now the best part is-it's totally free and all these dropped off items will be disposed of in an enviromentally sound manner by an Enviroment Protection Agency certified company. Many people think nothing of throwing these old electronic devices out with the normal trash, but that is very bad for the enviroment. Please don't do this. Instead, take atvantage of these events, sponsored by the Ann Arbor Public schools and the Climate Saving Initiative at the University of Michigan. This event is also being co-sponsored for the Ann Arbor community by Apple Computers. For a list of accepted materials go to www.climate-savers.umich.edu/e-waste.com

We welcome your feedback. If you have any comments on this post please enter them below. If you have any Ann Arbor Area Real Estate questions please contact me at the Wickland Group associated with Keller Williams of Ann Arbor. Whether you're relocating into Ann Arbor or are selling your Ann Arbor area home-we're dedicated to providing our clients with a 10+ experience....Because Your Move Matters!

By Steve Wickland