The Murray Ave Times is a monthly print publication that focuses on news about Murray Avenue, a one-block street in Ann Arbor, and the surrounding Old West Side neighborhood. It is published and edited by 10-year-old (in 2015) Lucy Tobier, with help from her friend Linnea Verhey-Henke.

Lucy Tobier at the Michigan Radio studio, April 2015.

The paper is sold on occasion at the Argus Farm Stop, and is available for delivery by subscription. The newspaper's website is http://murrayavetimes.weebly.com/.

In addition to feature articles about people and businesses, the paper includes trivia, essays from contributing writers, recipes, and short fiction. An issue in the fall of 2014 included a list of Halloween costumes worn by kids on Murray Ave.

Lucy is the daughter of local artists Rebekah Modrak and Nick Tobier, who are both associate professors at the University of Michigan School of Art & Design.

In the News

Unique Ann Arbor editor prefers print journalism – Michigan Radio, April 28, 2015

Interview with Words The Podcast, Feb. 8, 2015