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‘It shows hope’: Taste of Ann Arbor returns 
to Main Street after two-year hiatus

JULIANNE YOON/Daily

Taste of Ann Arbor, an event where restaurants offer bite-sized versions of their dishes, 
returned to the city on June 5 for the first time since 2019

Paella, pastries, samosas and 
more: the smells of countless plates 
of food filled the air on Sunday as 
Taste of Ann Arbor — an event in 
which community members can 
enjoy bite-sized dishes from over 20 
local restaurants — returned to the 
city for the first time since 2019. 
Taste of Ann Arbor is hosted by 
the Main Street Area Association 
(MSAA), a local organization that 
works to ensure the prosperity of 
downtown businesses. The event 
also featured live music presented 
by Bank of Ann Arbor’s Sonic Lunch, 
a weekly outdoor concert series 
held in Ann Arbor over the summer 
that normally provides music for 
the event. Dishes ranged from $1 to 
$6 and were sold in tents spanning 
Main Street. 
Joshua 
Glaspie, 
the 
general 
manager of The Circ Bar, said the 
event is a good way to bring in 
business and inform customers 
about The Circ Bar’s new menu 
items. 
“It’s a great experience to get 
everybody back out and showcase all 
of the new stuff that we have post-
COVID,” Glaspie said. 
Taste of Ann Arbor was held 

virtually in 2020 and canceled in 
2021 due to staff shortages, according 
to MSAA’s Facebook page.
Ann Arbor resident Sophia King 
helped run Cinnaholic’s booth at 
the event. King also said the event 
is good for business, adding that 
it allows people to indulge in food 
they might not normally try. This 
was Cinnaholic’s first time being 
featured at Taste of Ann Arbor after 
its Ann Arbor location opened in 
January. 
“(Cinnaholic) also is an entirely 
plant-based business,” King said. “So 
I think it’s a good opportunity for 
people who don’t typically eat plant-
based to go ahead and try it, and 
get different ideas and explore that 
realm of food.” 
King 
also 
said 
the 
event 
demonstrated how the city of Ann 
Arbor has recovered from the 
COVID-19 pandemic. 
“I think it’s a good way to bring 
Ann Arbor back together after such a 
hard time on everybody,” King said. 
Rackham student Chesta Jain 
said the event opened her eyes to 
new restaurants in the city. 
“A lot of the places we had food 
from I’ve never been before, even 
though I’ve been here for three 
years,” Jain said. “So it lets you try 
different places and maybe go back 
to them afterwards when the fest is 

UMich graduates now 
eligible for a ‘high potential 
individual’ UK work visa

University of Michigan graduates are now eligible for a UK 

High Potential Individual work visa, per a new policy from 

the UK government

Graduates of the University 
of Michigan-Ann Arbor are now 
eligible for a UK work visa. The 
United Kingdom’s government has 
a policy allowing college graduates 
to apply for a short-term visa to 
work in the UK. Known as the High 
Potential Individual Visa (HPI), 
the policy states that any person 
who graduated from a list of top 
eligible universities within the past 
five years is able to receive this visa 
to reside in the UK for two years. 
Those with doctoral qualifications 
are eligible to reside for three years. 
The cost is £715 or $904 to 
apply for the visa, along with a 
qualification 
status 
verification 
fee and an immigration health 
surcharge fee. The list of 50 

ELI FRIEDMAN 
Summer Managing News Editor

NIRALI PATEL 
Summer News Editor

universities 
that 
received 
qualification between November 1, 
2021 and October 31, 2022 includes 
the University of Michigan-Ann 
Arbor. 20 out of 50 of the universities 
listed are in the United States.
The UK government website 
states that the HPI visa can 
only be granted once, and other 
qualifications 
include 
proof 
of 
English proficiency and personal 
savings of at least £1270. A job offer 
in the UK is not required to apply for 
the visa and people are allowed to 
bring dependents along with them.
This visa aims to recruit skilled 
young workers from top universities 
across the world to elevate Britain’s 
workforce. Under the HPI visa, 
international students will have 
multiple routes to apply for settlement 
or find employment in the UK.
Summer News Editor Nirali Patel 
can be reached at nirpat@umich.edu.

not going on.” 
Jain, who is vegetarian, said the 
event had plenty of options for people 
who did not want to eat meat. She said 
that every restaurant offered at least 
two vegetarian options.
Rackham 
student 
Mashiat 
Rabbani said she appreciated the 
opportunity to spend time with her 
friends after a long period of limited 
contact with them. 
“We would just get takeout and eat 
by ourselves, which is kind of sad,” 
Rabbani said. “But now you can have 
it with your friends and stuff, so I 
think that’s pretty nice.” 
Joseph 
Ludwick, 
the 
general 
manager for Real Seafood Co., said he 
enjoys seeing the city come together 
at the event. 
“Watching everyone love each 
other and be a part of this big 
community is something that we 
always appreciate,” Ludwick said. 
Ludwich 
agreed 
with 
other 
vendors and attendees about what the 
event means for the community. 
“It shows hope,” Ludwick said. 
“It shows that we were resistant. 
We’re able to make it through hard 
times, and with the support of our 
community, we’re able to keep 
pushing forward.”
Summer Managing News Editor Eli 
Friedman can be contacted at elisf@
umich.edu. 
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