50 Things I’ll Miss About Ann Arbor

by Andrew Miller on 12/14/09

COMMENTS: 4 Comments | Ann Arbor, Featured

With only a week remaining before I move back to Richmond, I spent some time thinking about the things that make Ann Arbor a completely unique city and a cool place to live. Here are just 50 of the thousands of things I’ve experienced here that I hope never to forget:

  1. Running in the Arb
  2. Arbor Brewing Company’s IPA
  3. The Guys at The Brickyard
  4. Picnics at Gallup Park
  5. Jerusalem Garden Shawarma
  6. People watching at Art Fair
  7. Real snow
  8. Meeting people and learning at LA2M
  9. Walking around Main Street
  10. Vibrant student energy
  11. The Big House
  12. Tailgating with the pros
  13. Hanging with other geeks at A2B3
  14. Schakolad chocolate
  15. Free parking downtown on Sundays
  16. Le Dog lobster bisque
  17. Kayaking on the Huron River
  18. The feel of a true “college town”
  19. Contributing to Arborwiki
  20. Shalimar’s Chicken Korma
  21. Making fun of the Detroit Lions
  22. UM Basketball games
  23. Biking to work
  24. Sidetracks burgers and beer
  25. Espresso Royale coffee
  26. Student section heckling and chants at UM Hockey games
  27. The omelets at Cafe Zola
  28. Fresh, local product at the Farmer’s Market
  29. The natural beauty of the UP
  30. UM Marching Band practices in late summer
  31. Shows at the Michigan Theater
  32. AnnArborChronicle.com
  33. Michigan Public Radio
  34. Running the Big House Big Heart 5k
  35. The gazpacho at Gandy Dancer
  36. Taste of Ann Arbor
  37. The International Auto Show in Detroit
  38. Top of the Park
  39. Early morning swims at the Mack Pool
  40. Totoro sushi
  41. Concerts at The Palace
  42. Tigers games at Comerica Park
  43. The Pittsfield branch of the AADL
  44. Indoor soccer at WideWorld Sports
  45. New friends at Crossroads Baptist Church
  46. Swimming and working out at the Ann Arbor YMCA
  47. Walking the same streets as my great-grandfather, grandfather, and 2 uncles
  48. Biking on the Border to Border trail
  49. Fish ‘n Chips at Conor O’Neills
  50. Moosejaw

Thanks for a great couple of years.


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4 Comments on » 50 Things I’ll Miss About Ann Arbor

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Paul Arnold December 14, 2009 at 7:01 pm

# 45 for Crossroads, oh well, at least we made the list, need help this Saturday with the move?

Andrew Miller December 14, 2009 at 7:23 pm

I guess I should have prefaced the list with a “results are in no particular order” disclaimer. Glad you found it!

Chris December 23, 2009 at 11:02 am

Nice list Andrew. Only thing I would add is German Park. Too bad you have to split. Come back anytime and thanks for the list. It helps remind me why we stay. lol.

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