The Ann Arbor Observer is a monthly newsprint magazine

Magazine

Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

 delivered free to all permanent residents of the Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 school district and postal service area. The Ann Arbor Observer Company also owns and operates the Community Observer, a quarterly magazine delivered free to all permanent residents of the Chelsea, Michigan

Chelsea, Michigan

Chelsea is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,398 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a village....

, Dexter, Michigan

Dexter, Michigan

Dexter is a village in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The majority of the village is in the northwest corner of Scio Township with a small portion in Webster Township. The population was 4,067 at the 2010 census...

, Manchester, Michigan

Manchester, Michigan

Manchester is a village in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,160 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Manchester Township.-Chicago Road:...

, and Saline, Michigan

Saline, Michigan

Saline is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,810.The city is popular for its annual Celtic Festival, which attracts people from all over the United States and its sister cities Brecon, Wales and Lindenberg, Germany...

postal service areas; the biennial Guest Guide, available in area hotels; and the websites arborlist.com (free classified ads), washtenawguide.com(a guide to living and working in the Community Observer area), and arborweb.com (a comprehensive online guide to Ann Arbor with daily, weekly, and monthly events listings).