It’s that time again!  In case you haven’t seen all the freshman faces and the students unloading for the fall semester, tonight is the first Football game of the year! U of M will face U-Con in the first game of ‘10, tomorrow Saturday 9/4 at 3:30pm! Come early to get the best parking and tailgate with friends.

Similar to the now gone Steve and Barry’s, you can find reasonably priced merchandise this football season at All About Blue.

All About Blue is located in the old Great Lakes Apparel storefront at 309 S State St in downtown Ann Arbor.

Comet Coffee is located in the covered walkway of Nickels Arcade, connecting Downtown Ann Arbor’s State St. & Maynard by the U of M campus. They have the basics of coffee like Mochas, Cappacinos, & Americanos displayed on the menu above the counter, in a stylish and modern way. In fact, the coffeeshop is so cute and modern itself. But if the basics arent your style, you feel you need a little more pizzazz… well not only do they offer 15 drip coffees & a variety of unique speciality drinks, but you can give your palette everything it wants with a lemon ginger scone on the side! Yum! Once you get your coffee-needs taken care of at Comet Coffee, you won’t want to go anywhere else! Follow them on twitter @cometcoffee

Taste of India, located in downtown Ann Arbor on 217 State and Liberty, specializes in herbs and spices to bring forth Indian food thats sticks to thousand year old traditions. They have an everyday lunch buffet, and specialize in Indian and Indo Chinese food.

Throughout Ann Arbor there are tons of places where you can find wonderful hidden spots of art. On Liberty and State is a great wall mural of poets and just down the street from that is an alley of hidden local art. On Miller Rd under the train tracks is a great mural as well. It all just adds a little spice to the Ann Arborites life. There are so many colors and wonderful things to look at while traveling through downtown Ann Arbor. Even while shopping the boutqiues and walking up and down the sidewalks theres always something interesting to take a  glimpse at; from the people to the buildings to the art that surrounds them!

Open until 2am, Club Necto is a dance club located on Liberty that has a DJ  every night spinning a specific blend of hits to match the nights theme. It has a full bar, VIP area, coat check, 2 dance floors, dance stages, indoor sitting areas, and 2 patios for summer nights. You can even host your own party here by reserving a dance floor for personal parties or benefits.

Check them out on twitter @necto for updates and theme night anouncements.

“It’s good for you… any time”

You can’t help but think people got it right when you see them enjoying any of the patio seating downtown Ann Arbor comes loaded with… especially on a warm summer day!  Best known for their breakfast and lunch only menu, Afternoon Delight is located on the corner of N. 5th St. and Liberty right in downtown.

Located on Liberty St. in downtown Ann Arbor is Encore Records. One of only a few right downtown. You can come here to buy and trade music… perfect for a real music fan of vinyl, CD’s, and cassettes of many, many genres! It offers plenty of nostalgia, such as old concert DVD’s, a collection of music oriented books, classic editions of popular music magazines such as Rolling Stone, SPIN and RIP, and various other items like posters of bands and artists. Local bands can head in and drop off flyers for upcoming shows or show-goers can stop in and grab the latest flyers for a night out in Ann Arbor.

Running Tues-Sun until Sun Jul 11 Ann Arbor will be having its  Annual Top of the Park Summer Festival. Top of the Park is a free, family-friendly outdoor event consisting of movie screenings like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Westside Story, Avatar, and Fantastic Mr. Fox for the youngsters. Plus, live music nightly with a variety of big named local bands such as the Howlin’ Diablos and ‘After Dark’ which offers a live DJ after 10:30pm.

Located on S. Ashley in downtown Ann Arbor, Lucky Monkey has been voted by Current Magazine Best Tattoo and Piercing shop on 4 seperate occasions and Best Piercing by the Metro Times Magazine in 2008. Appointments and walk-in are all welcome, so head over to Lucky Monkey Tattoo for hours of operation and view artist bios and portfolios.