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Longform Iron Creek Preserve in Manchester Township. Sustainability

New public nature preserve to open in Manchester Township, thanks to local conservancy's efforts

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 4, 2024
The Ann Arbor-based Legacy Land Conservancy is building momentum in its conservation efforts, recently adding an eighth property to its collection of public nature preserves and making plans for a ninth. 
Longform Depot Town Cats and Dogs owner Holli Andrews with Levi. Entrepreneurship

Fetch your pet supplies from these locally owned Ypsi businesses

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 4, 2024
From grooming to high-end food and treats, pets are a booming business in Ypsi. 
Innovation News The new Title IX Plaza in Dexter. Healthy Communities

New plaza in Dexter honors female athletes and memorializes local triathlete

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, September 4, 2024
The Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative and Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission have opened the new Title IX Plaza at Dexter-Huron Metropark in Dexter. 
Innovation News The AAATA Ypsilanti Transit Center. Transportation

AAATA expands bus service hours and van share service area thanks to millage funds

Jenny Rose RyanWednesday, September 4, 2024
The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority rolled out expanded bus service and FlexRide van share service on Aug. 25, giving Washtenaw County residents new options to get around the region.
Innovation News Rowers at the inaugural RowFest. Healthy Communities

National rowing championship coming to Ypsi Township next year

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 4, 2024
USRowing's RowFest will come to Ford Lake in Ypsilanti Township for the first time next July, bringing infrastructure improvements to the lake and surrounding parks.
Longform Danielle Atkinson, founder and national director of Mothering Justice, has been instrumental in advocating for paid leave in Michigan. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Paid sick leave and family leave are moving forward in Michigan. Here's what's next.

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, August 29, 2024
For more than a decade, Michigan advocacy groups and some legislators have been working to expand paid leave from work for Michiganders – and this year, their efforts are paying off in two major ways.
Longform "Look for the Grey Barn Out Back" by Jeanine Michna-Bales. Arts and Culture

Ypsi library to host art show, program series on Underground Railroad

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, August 28, 2024
The Ypsilanti District Library will host photographer Jeanine Michna-Bales’s exhibition "Through Darkness to Light," showcasing photographs that represent what enslaved people might have witnessed on their journey along the Underground Railroad. 
Longform Ann Arbor Sustainability and Innovations Director Missy Stults. Sustainability

Climate migration to Washtenaw County is underway. How can we prepare for it?

Jenny Rose RyanWednesday, August 28, 2024
Is Washtenaw County prepared for an influx of new residents seeking relief from worsening climate change in other regions? We asked several local experts about what the community is doing to prepare, and what more needs to be done.
Feature Story A poster for the Django Reinhardt Festival. Arts and Culture

Django Reinhardt Festival brings celebration of French Romani jazz to Ann Arbor

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, August 28, 2024
Organizer Andrew Brown says what he loves most about Django Reinhardt’s music, and the French Romani musical style Reinhardt inspired, is "its unbridled, joyous, infectious energy."
Innovation News a2Tech360's Women in Tech event in 2022. Technology and Innovation

a2Tech360 brings expanded week of tech events back to Ann Arbor, including new sustainability forum

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, August 28, 2024
Registration is now open for Ann Arbor SPARK's a2Tech360, a weeklong series of events celebrating local innovation, which will take place at various Washtenaw County venues Sept. 20-27.
Innovation News The Bomber owner Johanna McCoy at her restaurant. Entrepreneurship

Ypsi's Bomber restaurant featured as one of "America's Best Restaurants" on popular YouTube channel

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, August 28, 2024
Historic Ypsilanti restaurant The Bomber will soon be featured on America’s Best Restaurants, a popular YouTube channel that has spotlighted restaurants across the U.S. in over 1,000 videos since 2021.
Innovation News A new segment of the Border to Border Trail at Barton Nature Area. Transportation

New B2B trail segment and playground open in Ann Arbor's Barton Nature Area

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, August 28, 2024
Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation has opened a new 0.6-mile segment of the Border to Border Trail through Barton Nature Area, featuring a paved, accessible pathway and reconstructed canoe livery drop-off area. 
Innovation News Solar powered EV charging stations at 4th Avenue and Catherine Street in Ann Arbor. Transportation

Ann Arbor offers free electric vehicle chargers for commercial and multifamily buildings

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, August 28, 2024
The city of Ann Arbor has launched a new Commercial Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Program, which allows commercial and multifamily property owners in the city to receive up to four free level-2 EV chargers.
Feature Story PHN-Sinan-Mikhael-administers -MMR-VaccineLIST Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Immunizations have long spared Michiganders from disease and death

Rylee BarnsdaleTuesday, August 27, 2024
In March 2024, Michigan experienced its first confirmed case of measles since 2019, reporting five unrelated cases throughout the state as of April 10. These cases were only some of many throughout sixteen other states, leading public health officials across Michigan to quickly respond.
Longform Austin McDonald works on a robot with Lincoln High School's Linc-Bots team in 2019. Kids and Education

EMU, Ypsi school districts partner to create new institute promoting STEM education and careers

Sarah RiggWednesday, August 21, 2024
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti Community Schools, and Lincoln Consolidated Schools established the Institute for STEM Education, Outreach, and Workforce Development earlier this year.
Longform Brooke Mason and Brandon Wong are the COO and CEO, respectively, of HyFi, a flood response tech startup that has office space at Office Evolution's Ann Arbor coworking space. Entrepreneurship

Coworking is booming in Washtenaw County as remote workers seek community and work-life balance

Sarah RiggWednesday, August 21, 2024
We recently spoke to three local businesses about how the coworking landscape has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic, and they report that coworking is hotter than ever in Washtenaw County.
Feature Story "Color Real and Imagined" by Carrie Mae Weems will be featured in "Silver Linings" at UMMA. Arts and Culture

UMMA to exhibit works from Spelman College's collection of Black women's art

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, August 21, 2024
"Silver Linings" will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Atlanta's Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, one of the nation’s only museums to focus exclusively on art by and for women of the African diaspora.
Innovation News An infographic showing where the women journalists spotlighted in a new oral history archive reported on COVID. Kids and Education

Women journalists share COVID reporting experiences in new EMU oral history archive

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, August 21, 2024
A new oral history archive at Eastern Michigan University features 33 interviews with women journalists from across the globe who reported on the COVID-19 pandemic at its peak. 
Innovation News InfoReady's staff in June 2024. Entrepreneurship

Ann Arbor software company makes Inc. 5000 list for fifth time

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, August 21, 2024
InfoReady's products are used by 20 of the top 30 universities in the U.S. to manage competitive grant processes.
Innovation News U-M researchers' study on green hydrogen is published in the new edition of the journal Joule. Sustainability

Green hydrogen could efficiently power heavy-duty transportation, according to new U-M study

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, August 21, 2024
A study published today by University of Michigan researchers asserts that green hydrogen could be used strategically to fuel heavy-duty road, rail, aviation, and marine transportation where electric alternatives are limited.
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Hasini and Harshini Anand are members of Corner Health Center's Youth Leadership Council and mental health advocates.

 


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