Ann Arbor Links

1. Getting oriented
2. Comprehensive sites
3. Used stuff and classifieds
4. Media
5. Events
6. Food
7. Drink
8. Transportation

Getting oriented

• Ann Arbor travel guide – from Wikivoyage
• City Guide – from Arborweb
• Hack Ann Arbor – "A hacker/maker/developer/startup's guide to Ann Arbor."
• The ICPSR Summer Program Guide to Ann Arbor
• Life in Ann Arbor – from the U-M International Center
• Selected accommodation near U-M Central Campus
• Think Local First of Washtenaw County – includes a directory of independent, locally-owned businesses "committed to making our community a healthier and more vibrant place to live."

Comprehensive sites

• Ann Arbor City Guide – from Arborweb
• Ann Arbor Convention and Visitor's Bureau
• Ann Arbor Guide
• Ann Arbor City Guide – This guide is also published in print once a year.
• ArborWiki – "a collection of Ann Arbor-related information that anyone can freely edit"
• Arts at Michigan – calls itself "your connection to the arts at the University of Michigan"
• Campus Information Centers
• Life at Michigan – from the University of Michigan website
• Electric CURRENT – the website of the free monthly guide to entertainment in Washtenaw County
• Washtenaw Web: Guide to Washtenaw County, Michigan
• Ypsilanti Convention and Visitor's Bureau

Used stuff and classifieds

Books

• Aunt Agatha's New & Used Mystery, Detection & True Crime Books
• Books by Chance sells used books on consigment through major online retailers
• Dawn Treader Book Shop
• Friends Book Shop – The Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library manage this bookshop on the lower level of the downtown library branch.
• Kaleidoscope Books & Collectibles
• Motte & Bailey
• West Side Book Shop

Classifieds

• arborlist
• craigslist: ann arbor
• craigslist: detroit

General consignment and thrift shops

• Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop
• Ann Arbor Thrift Shop
• Ann Arbor (MI) Super Family Thrift Store & Donation Center – The Salvation Army has a large thrift store in Ann Arbor at 1621 S. State St.
• Electric Tool & Equipment Inc., with a location in Ann Arbor, has power tools on consignment.
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore – "sells new and gently used building materials, furniture, appliances", and more
• Kiwanis Sale – happens every Saturday except for holiday weekends.
• ReUse Center, Recycle Ann Arbor
• The Scrap Box largely has odds and ends for crafting donated by local businesses.
• The Share House is run by the Christian Montessori School.
• Treasure Mart a consignment shop in Kerrytown
• Uloop - University of Michigan (Michigan) Classifieds
• University of Michigan Property Disposition
• Westside Furniture Consignment Emporium

Music

• Encore Records – this is the new name of the former Encode Recordings.
• Wazoo Records

Media

• Ann Arbor Chronicle – an online-only newspaper run by citizen-journalists
• Ann Arbor News – the local paper
• Arbor Update: Ann Arbor Community News – a community-run blog with a focus on local government and development
• Ann Arbor Observer – A monthly publication distributed for free to residents.
• Art Showcase Magazine – "Southeastern Michigan's premier print resource for fine entertainment in the arts"

Events

• Ann Arbor events – from Eventful
• ann arbor,mi events – an aggregation of iCalendar feeds
• Calendar of Events – from the Ann Arbor Observer
• Cinema Guild shows films on Sundays.
• Event Feeds From Around Ann Arbor – presented by the Ann Arbor Chronicle and presenting an aggregation of iCalendar feeds
• Events Search Results: Local events in Ann Arbor, MI – from the Ann Arbor News
• Performances/Events – from the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance
• Selma Cafe – "a completely volunteer local-foods breakfast party" currently held approximately once a month
• UM*Events

Bicycling

• Washtenaw Bicycling & Walking Coalition
• Ann Arbor Bicyle Touring Society
• Ann Arbor Velo Club

Food

• Ann Arbor Take Away and Delivery
• Ann Arbor Veg Week
• Eatblue.com
• Local Food – information from Washtenaw County
• Selma Cafe – "a completely volunteer local-foods breakfast party" currently held approximately once a month

Drink

• A2HappyHour.com – a user-contributed directory and map of happy-hour specials in downtown Ann Arbor.

Transportation

• carfree ann arbor
• Detroit Center Connector – free transportation for U-M students and staff between Ann Arbor and Detroit on Fridays and Saturdays through the semester
• RideBoard (U-M only)
• Travel to or from Detroit and Ann Arbor