The Greater Lakes Initiative is leading an effort to bring water managers and road agencies together to use green infrastructure to treat road runoff and restore habitats--healing fractured water and ecological systems.

Winter frost leads to dreams of sunny summer days and lying on a sandy beach. Which everyone knows ain't possible in Ann Arbor. But it once was. Or so says Concentrate's resident history buff Patti Smith.

The Pointless Brewery & Theatre opened on the east side of Ann Arbor a few weeks ago, but the craft brewery and improv stage is anything but pointless. Tori and Jason Tomalia started working on the project a little more than a year ago in response to Tori’s diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer. The young couple were able to fight off the cancer so that is now under control. Their next move, open the theater and brewery they always talked about building.

Michigan Angel Fund is hitting some significant milestones over the last year with even bigger ambitions for 2016. The Ann Arbor-based angel investor group has 100 members between its two investment funds. It finished 2015 by sending out $2.91 million in investments, of which $1.5 million was made in the fourth quarter of last year.  

Did you know that the northwest corner of Main and Huron used to be called "Bloody Corners?" Why? Concentrate's Patti Smith roots into the nooks and crannies of Ann Arbor's past to find the answer.

'Tis the season to spend time with friends and family. The writers, photographers, and editors of Concentrate are taking a well deserved holiday break. We'll be spending quality time with loved ones, giving gifts, returning gifts, seeing Star Wars half a dozen times, and, most importantly, catching up on sleep. See you January 6th!

What was once old is new again when it comes to bicycle sales in Ann Arbor now that Fraser Bicycle is opening a store in Tree Town. ?The Fraser-based bicycle retailer took over the old Two Wheel Tango space at 3162 Packard earlier this year and turned it into its newest store, employing six people.

Local Orbit is currently beta testing a new platform, LocalEyes, that connects major institutions, like college campuses and corporate entities, with local food producers.