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Mark Madonna @awesomark.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

2026 (Today)

“As the Ann Arbor News continues to report on the swarm of high rises coming to downtown Ann Arbor, we're looking for new perspectives. Were you a student in the 2000s who returned for a football game and didn't recognize the city? A former townie who came back to visit and were shocked by the changes?
We'd love to hear from you! Please email Sam Dodge at sdodge@mlive.com.”
Below the post is a graphic with the headline:
“Are you a former resident shocked by how much Ann Arbor has changed? We want to hear from you!”
The graphic includes an aerial photograph of downtown Ann Arbor showing several multistory buildings under construction, with blue exterior sheathing and two large red construction cranes rising above the city skyline.

Mark Madonna @awesomark.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

2018

“Samida said she is hoping to move somewhere within 45 minutes of Ann Arbor, but she doesn’t want to stay in the city.
‘I’m looking to get out of town. The taxes are insane and water is going up,’ she said. ‘Ann Arbor has just changed.’”

Brad Jodoin @bradjodoin.com · 15/10/2026

Water is going up! 😂 I remember those council meetings!

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Mark Madonna @awesomark.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

2012

“Kunselman, who grew up in Ann Arbor in the 1960s and ’70s, said he’s ‘the son of hippies’ and the attitude of social change that permeated the culture during his childhood remains with him.
‘There are very few townies left in this community,’ he said. ‘I believe in the future of Ann Arbor because I am a product of its past. I believe that Ann Arbor has changed, has grown, but still has the foundation of a community that was respected worldwide for great social change.’