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Longform Barbara Walters, Adam Weisman, Kasey Whitford, and Dan Johnson at Eastern Michigan University. Community Development

EMU theater students partner with Ann Arbor police to improve crisis intervention trainings

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, May 21, 2025
Longform University of Michigan associate professor Thomas McKenney and students tour the Mark W. Barker, the first commercial vessel to be built on the Great Lakes in more than 40 years, in River Rouge. Economic Development

U-M leads in national effort to revitalize U.S. shipbuilding

Jaishree DrepaulTuesday, May 20, 2025
Longform Adam Grant at A Brighter Way's future transitional house for formerly incarcerated people. Community Development

Ypsi nonprofit creates long-term transitional housing for formerly incarcerated people

Sarah RiggThursday, May 15, 2025
Longform Sienna Troy, Eli Harris, Nick Corvera-Garay, Jaylah Cotton, Josephine Smith, and Tuula Martinez at a Growing Hope Teen Leadership Program meeting. Healthy Communities

Teens fight food insecurity in Ypsi through Growing Hope leadership program

Tova WeissWednesday, May 14, 2025
Feature Story Ann Arbor Economic Development Director Joe Giant. Economic Development

Q&A: Ann Arbor's first economic development director on affordability, growth, and more

Sarah RiggTuesday, May 13, 2025
Innovation News Students work in a lab at WCC. Kids and Education

WCC to launch programs preparing students for growing semiconductor and battery industries

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, May 7, 2025
Innovation News Economists Donald Grimes (center) and Dr. Gabriel Ehrlich (right) present the 40th annual Washtenaw County Economic Outlook report. Economic Development

Annual report finds "headwinds" for Washtenaw County's economic outlook

Jaishree DrepaulTuesday, May 6, 2025
Longform At an April 21 meeting at Eastern Michigan University, attendees wrote concerns about the future of school funding on sticky notes, grouping similar concerns together. Kids and Education

Washtenaw County families, educators grapple with "uncertainty" of Dept. of Education funding cuts

Sarah RiggTuesday, May 6, 2025
Feature Story The taphouse at hear.say brewing + theater. Arts and Culture

Ann Arbor brewery and improv theater flourishes in its first year

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, April 30, 2025
Innovation News A trial run for the Traveling Sound Museum event at Ypsilanti Community Middle School last year. Kids and Education

"Traveling Sound Museum" brings the science of music to Ypsi in two free events

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 30, 2025
Innovation News A promotional image for the inaugural Creative Mornings Ann Arbor event, featuring speaker Hien Lam. Community Development

Creative Mornings launches free monthly community-building event in Ann Arbor

Rylee BarnsdaleTuesday, April 22, 2025
Longform Amanda Moore at Dzanc House. Arts and Culture

New Ypsi artists' hub offers workshops, gallery shows, youth programs, and more

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 16, 2025
Longform Jason Gold at the Michigan Folk School. Technology and Innovation

Michigan Folk School builds community by passing on knowledge of traditional skills

Jaishree DrepaulTuesday, April 15, 2025
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