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2A - Thursday, April 5, 2007

MONDAY: TUESDAY:
The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes

WEDNESDAY:
Before You Were Here

FRIDAY:
Explained

A slice from Silvio
Medora found niche in organic pizza

With NYPD, Cottage Inn and Back-
room Pizza all vying for student dol-
lars, Silvio Medora's friends told him
he'd never succeed in opening another
pizza joint on campus.
That was nearly two years ago.
Now, after 18 months of business,
Silvio's Organic Pizza has garnered
so much attention that one family
drives from West Bloomfield twice a
month just for his vegan pizzas.
In a recent interview, Medora told
his story with a heavy Italian accent
but perfect English.
He moved to Canton, Mich. in 1997,
leaving behind his family's bakery
in Chiete, Italy to escape high taxes.
Once he arrived, Medora took a con-
struction job.
In 2002, Medora had an idea that
many fantasizes about: to open a pizze-
ria. To testrecipes, he invited friends to
parties and served homemade pizzas.
"Whoever tried my pizza loved it,
so that encouraged me," he said.

In August 2004, Medora signed
the lease for Silvio's North University
Avenue location and began the pains-
taking task of finding equipment and
food suppliers.
The story almoststops there: Delays
in finding suppliers meant Medora had
to pay rent for a year before serving
any pizza, putting him behind on lease
payments. By June 2005, Medora owed
three months of rent.
One day, Medora came toAnnArbor
only to find new locks on his pizzeria
and a court date with his landlord. But
that didn't discourage Medora.
"I wanted to open even if I had to
close the door the next day," he said.
Having settled with the landlord,
Silvio's opened its doors on Oct. 26,
2005. Since then Medora's seen a
steady stream of customers for his all-
organic pizzas.
Seven days a week, Medora's wife
opens the pizzeria at 8 a.m. - before
most students wake - and Medora

stays until midnight on weekdays and
3 a.m. weekends.
The pizzeria sees regular crowds
at lunchtime even though Medora
said he doesn't advertise. Instead,
he spreads the word about his food
by donating it to student groups and
local conferences.
In the future, Medora says he'd like
to get more space and improve custom-
er service. For now, he's bringing in
live music every few weeks - the next
show is folk music from Jared Saltiel on
April 13 - and has an updated menu.
Medora attributes much of his suc-
cess to his unique business.
He said he believes there are less
than three organic pizzerias in the
entire United States and that being one
of them - especially in Ann Arbor -
should keep him going for a long time.
JAKE HOLMES
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Silvio Medora serves slices at his pizzeria, Silvio's
Organic Pizza on North University Avenue, last
night. Medora, who immigrated from Italy in 1997,
opened his shop about a year and a half ago.

CRIME NOTES
Wallet stolen
from bag
WHERE: Chemistry Build-
ing
WHEN: Tuesday at about
8 p.m.
WHAT: A studentreported
her wallet stolen, the Depart-
ment of Public Safety reported.
The wallet, which is valued at
$215, was taken while she was
in class from 2 to 5 p.m.
Sick person
refuses help,
walks to doctor
WHERE: Dennison Building
WHEN: Tuesday at about 9
a.m.
WHAT: DPS was called
to assist an ill subject, DPS
reported..The subject refused
medical attention and then
walked to University Health

CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES

Services. Lecture on
Woman fondled economy of

near union.
WHERE: Michigan Union
WHEN: Tuesday at about
10:15 a.m.
WHAT: An older man
approached a woman outside
of the building and began
touching and kissing her, DPS
reported. Police have no sus-
pects.

Japan
WHAT: A lecture analyzing
the Japanese economy
WHO: Japan Student Asso-
ciation
WHEN: Today from noon
to 1 p.m.
WHERE: School of Social
Work Building

Chorale concert
WHAT: A performance fea-
turing Britten, Brahms and
Handel songs. Admission is
free.
WHO: The Arts Chorale, an
LSA student choir
WHEN: Today at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Hill Auditorium
CORRECTIONS
" A story on yesterday's
front page (12 students arrest-
ed in Fleming) misspelled the
names vf Students Organiz-
ing for Labor and Economic
Equality members Leigh
Wedenoja and Blase Kear-
ney.
" The wrong staff box
appeared in yesterday's edi-
tion of the Daily. The correct
one appears today.
* A story in yesterday's State-
ment (Changingyour life 103)
misspelled RC senior Laura
Rosbrow's name.
Please report any error in
the Daily to corrections@
michigandaily.com.

Arthur Miller
Posters taken secs
sketches
fromhosptal WH AT: Four 10-minute

The University will not
have to pay any of new
Michigan basketball coach
John Beilein's $2.5 million
buyout from the University of
West Virginia, Beilein said in
a press conference yesterday.
>> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS, PAGE 5A
Legislators in the Maha-
rashta state in Western
India have banned sex
education because they feared
it would corrupt children,
BBC News reported. More
than 5 million people in India
have AIDS, the most of any
country.
The Alabama House
rejected a bill Tuesday
thatwouldhave increased
the allowed alcohol content
of beer sold in Alabama from
6 percent to 14.9 percent, The
Associated Press reported.

WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Tuesday at about 3
p.m.
WHAT: Two posters were
stolen at separate times on
Sunday and Monday, DPS
reported. The posters were
valued at $50. Police have no
suspects.

performance pieces based on
Arthur Miller plays
WHO: Students will perform
the pieces in the lobby before
the performance of "Playing
for Time."
WHEN: Today at 6:45 p.m.
WHERE: Walgreen Drama
Center

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