Once Fingerle Lumber Co. closes its doors Saturday, Arbor Bar, an entity of Union Joints, will move forward with plans to open a restaurant on Fingerle’s former 45,000-square-foot site at South Main Street. They presented a restaurant proposal to the Ann Arbor Design Review Board on Feb. 13. Curt Catallo, co-owner of Union Joints restaurant group, feels confident about their plan to repurpose the old storage sheds of the Fingerle Millworks building by turning it into a two-story restaurant. After 88 years of business, Fingerle will close on Saturday. Fingerle is a family-owned business that has been operating in downtown Ann Arbor since 1931. The third-generation owners, brothers John and Mark Fingerle, will retire once they close their business. Fingerle did not respond to requests for comment. Catallo noted that all of the lumber came from Fingerle when their first restaurant, the Clarkston Union, was built in 1995. Additionally, Union Joints co-owner Ann Stevenson, Catallo’s wife, lived in Ann Arbor for several years and has always appreciated the site. Catallo said Union Joints is honored to have this opportunity. “This Fingerle Millworks building just checked all the boxes,” Catallo said. “It’s a building and a site that we fell in love with years ago and we’re very proud to be able to repurpose it and create a little something down by the railroad tracks.” Catallo felt that this project naturally unfolded due to his team’s familiarity with the company, land and the city of Ann Arbor. “In a way, we obviously knew the mill building and then it kind of came to us organically in that we knew it was there and we felt that it was a good fit,” Catallo said. “Friends told us about it and then we really worked with the Fingerles to try to make it so you could repurpose that structure not knowing what they were doing with the larger parcels that they sold to U of M.” On Dec. 6, the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents authorized the $24 million purchase of 6.54 acres of another piece of Fingerle’s property located along Fifth Avenue and south of East Madison Street, but the University’s plan for this land remains up in the air. Catallo said the restaurant’s working title is “Fort Fingerle,” and the goal is to bring to life the expansive concrete on the lawn by making a commons area, as well as to include a bar area on the second floor that leads out to a “groovy, charming” rooftop. “We’ll have a little portion of it dedicated to carry-out and dedicated to grab-and- go,” Catallo said. “Between that element, the rooftop, the restaurant, and then the way we activate the sheds, it’s just going to be something that you don’t find anywhere else because you can only do it if you have a little micro-campus like Fingerle has.” Catallo also shut down recent rumors about the proposal also being for a brewpub. “We’ve always been able to buy better beer than we could make and we’ve stuck to that,” Catallo said. “It has allowed us to focus on scratch-producing all of our food and then partnering with different brewers that are proud of practicing their craft. We’ve always been happy to support micro-breweries and craft breweries and focus on the kind of comfort food that we’re proud to create. That’s the same with what we’ll do at this space.” All of Union Joints’ projects thus far have involved taking an old building and repurposing it, while still respecting its original purpose and structure. “We’re familiar with Ann Arbor, but I don’t know if Ann Arbor is necessarily familiar with Union Joints,” said Catallo. “We’ve been proudly repurposing buildings since 1995 and practicing place- making in these buildings that always served one purpose and were destined to serve another. And we think that this Fingerle Millworks building just checked all the boxes.” Catallo emphasized they are not going to change Fingerle’s footprint or original purpose through their development. Rather, he feels this is an opportunity to have something old become new again. Jack Ferber, a Business freshman at the University, said he appreciates Union Joints’ intentions in honoring the lot’s VIRTUAL RE ALIT Y: INSIDE A SL AUGHTE RHOUSE ON THE DAILY: U-M DENTAL TO PROVIDE FREE DENTAL CARE TO CHILDREN THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: U DEVELOPS ANTI -RACISM WORKSHOPS On March 30, the University of Michigan School of Dentistry will provide free dental care to children aged 4 to 18. The annual event, Give Kids a Smile Day, seeks to help communities that may have trouble accessing dental care, such as those in low-income communities, those without health insurance and those with accessibility issues. The event will take place at the University’s Dentistry School on North University Avenue and aims to serve 80 families. Dental student Mary Claire Kiernan said the event is part of the American Dental Association Foundation’s “Give Kids a Smile” initiative. Forty people attended the event last year and just over 60 children are currently registered for this year’s event. Kiernan said dental decay is widespread among children, worsened by obstacles to dental care access. “Today, dental decay is the most common childhood disease in the US,” Kiernan wrote in an email interview with The Daily. “To further complicate this, there are many barriers to access to oral health care. Give Kids a Smile Day serves to provide our community with the services they need as well as offer education and preventative care in order to promote lifelong oral health.” According to the Michigan State Oral Health Plan, Michigan has a percentage of children with excellent or very good health higher than the national average (76 percent compared to 71 percent). Still, the National Survey of Children’s Health said 12 percent of young children and 11 percent of adolescents did not go to the dentist’s office for a preventative visit during the past year. March 26, 1987 A plan to add workshops on racism, sexism, and bigotry to the freshman summer orientation is in the developmental stages, according to Robin Jacoby, administrative assistant to Vice President and Provost James. “People have been thinking about this proposal for a while,but a mandate has come in the last few weeks,” Jacoby said. “The BAM III it and UCAR demands gave a further impetus to the proposal.” The University’s offices of housing and orientation are responsible for developing the programs, which include a workshop to be conducted during the fall in all residence halls. Housing officials could not be reached for comment last night. The workshops may fulllfill one of the United Coalition Against Racism’s proposals that demanded the establishment of a mandatory workshop on racism. UCAR members were not involved in planning the program. According to Marty Ellington, a UCAR member and LSA senior, “UCAR will go over the programs and make recommendations to the administration.” UCAR member James McGee, a first year medical student, said he was unaware of the plan and speculated that other UCAR members are also unfamiliar with it. McGee would not comment on this particular plan, but said, “Any program that opens students’ minds to diversity and encourages open discussion is good.” 2A — Wednesday, March 27, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News DARBY STIPE/Daily During Veg Week 2019, students and attendees used virtual reality to witness conditions in a slaughterhouse after listening to lawyer and activist Bee Friedlander and watching the documentary “Peaceable Kingdom” in the Dana Building Tuesday. Veg Week events are happening all week, hosted by the Michigan Animal Respect Society. TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 6/12/09 10:05 AM SUDOKU EASY 9 8 5 7 2 6 7 3 1 4 2 4 7 3 6 5 2 6 5 4 9 5 9 7 4 9 6 7 8 9 1 ... puzzle by sudokusyndication.com New restaurant planned to open on former Fingerle lot in Ann Arbor After 88 years of operation, family-owned lumber company will be replaced by eatery ZAYNA SYED Daily Staff Reporter KENDELL LEWIS For The Daily original use while adapting the space. “I’m a huge fan of keeping integrity of buildings and I think that’s what this project seems to be trying to do,” Ferber said. “They’re trying to bring in a new age to an old building.” Catallo said they intend to play a part in all of the action in the college town. “Just with the way you can come in off of Main Street or Madison and whether it’s on a Wednesday or your way to a game at the Big House, we just think that people will use this building and this restaurant as they see fit,” Catallo said. Ferber said he believes the new restaurant will do well by getting involved in student life. “I think it’s a very, very cool idea that they’re keeping the building intact and they’re trying to get involved more with the University and the student body by making it a part of game day or a part of student life at night,” Ferber said. “I think it’s going to be financially successful because it seems to be in a good spot, and kids are always looking for meals outside of things they cook themselves or dining hall food.” Business freshman Maggie Dahlmann said she believes this establishment will enhance the city and the University’s popularity and culture. “I think it will have a really positive impact on the city, as restaurant culture is ingrained in Ann Arbor,” Dahlmann said. “Unique brands encourage tourism, which would make U of M an even more attractive university.” Catallo said he is excited to share updates as his project progresses, such as what they’ve “got cooking menu-wise” and with the space. “It’s been a while since the saws in there were milling trim,” Catallo said. “And now we’ll be milling food for people to enjoy, hopefully.” Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ADVERTISING dailydisplay@gmail.com NEWS TIPS news@michigandaily.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL PAGE opinion@michigandaily.com TOMMY DYE Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 tomedye@michigandaily.com MAYA GOLDMAN Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 mayagold@michigandaily.com PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION photo@michigandaily.com NEWSROOM 734-418-4115 opt. 3 CORRECTIONS corrections@michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. 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