fritz seyferth

Even with football back on a lot of our favorite places in Ann Arbor are hurting. Hoping to soften the blow a bit, we're partnering this fall with Underground Printing to do a t-shirt a week for the places we love. All proceeds go to the restaurant/bar/whatever.

Previously: Good Time Charley's, the Brown Jug, the Blind Pig the State and Michigan Theaters, Mr. Spots, Literati, Dominick's, and Ashley's.

This week: The Pretzel Bell

I want to use this space to talk a little history.

The reason Division Street is called such is because it's the line that divides the campus of the University of Michigan from the town. But much of the city's history it was the line between Dry and Wet Ann Arbor. A "student riot" at Hangsterfer's Hall, the favorite watering hole of the town's first century, caused city officials to ban alcohol east of the street, first with a handshake agreement in 1856, and 48 years later with a law. In 1918 (in large part thanks to their rival party's mishandling of a deadly pandemic), Republicans swept into office and enacted a statewide Prohibition. The Michigan law was soon superseded by the national one.

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Thank you to our special guests today: Michigan legend Fritz Seyferth, and Matty D from Endless Motor

The Sponsors

Thank you to Underground Printing for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. They're also behind our Ann Arbor Institutions t-shirt program. Check out UGP’s holiday gift guide at ugp.io/holidaygiftguide and use the promo code GOBBLE27 for 27% off your next purchase!

And let's not leave out our associate sponsors: HomeSure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, Michigan Law Grad, Human Element, The Phil Klein Insurance Group, and Information Entropy.

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We're broadcasting at 5PM. Special guests tonight: Fritz Seyferth, the fullback who made the block that sprung Touchdown Billy Taylor, a recruiting coordinator under Bo, and of the guys who brought a new Pretzel Bell to Ann Arbor. Also Matt from Endless Motor, because it seems like a good idea to talk about hoops recruiting as the #1 class in the nation signs up.

Thank you to Underground Printing for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. They're also behind our Ann Arbor Institutions t-shirt program.

And let's not leave out our associate sponsors: HomeSure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, Michigan Law Grad, Human Element, The Phil Klein Insurance Group, and Information Entropy.

Here's the player. We start at 5:00 PM EST.