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Laura Meriweather

Laura Meriweather is a reporter for The Eastern Echo.

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A small red box made of wood and glass stands outside on a pedestal on a snowy day. The Alexander Music Building and a red phone booth can be seen in the background. The box, which resembles the phone booth, serves as a little library and contains several books.

Alexander Little Free Library

The Little Free Library outside of the Alexander Music Building holds several books Dec. 19, 2025. Nina Freeman, the student government vice president who was behind the creation of the little library, said it was designed to look like the nearby phone booth.

Ypsi Cocktail Club hosts tarot Tuesday event

The Ypsi Cocktail Club, at the intersection of North Huron and West Michigan Avenue, hosts the second in a series of "Tarot Nights" started by general manager Megumi Mast. The bar, which Mast says doubles as a tasting room for the Ann Arbor Distilling Company, hosts tarot reader Lex Noble in a partnership that allows customers of Noble's service to get half off their cocktail purchase with each reading.

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