Paying homage to one of Ann Arbor’s great historical leaders On Monday, April 7, 1975, as Irina Ratushinskaya approached the end of her third year as a university student in Kyiv, Albert Wheeler was elected … Continued
A light touch of citrus to sweeten a winter day This stuff is super! Light, refreshing, bright, delicate, and delicious. In the dark dog days of winter, we can all use a bit of brightness—this … Continued
An annual holiday classic handcrafted across the ZCoB I can’t remember when we first started making spiced pecans a holiday treat. What I do know for sure though is that over the years, they’ve become … Continued
A perfect pairing comes together In Secret #39, in Part 3, Managing Ourselves, I wrote a whole essay about creativity. It was a subject that, oddly, in all our many years in business, I’d given little thought … Continued
Creating a culture where people act like they care and care enough to act Roya Hakakian was born back in 1966, into a Jewish family in Iran. Hakakian was 13 in 1979 when the ultra-orthodox … Continued
Approaching our work as art can change our worlds Designer Debbie Millman once wisely shared this life advice: “If you imagine less, less will be what you undoubtedly deserve.” Inverting Debbie’s insight into a more … Continued
