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In 1953, the Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library (FAADL) shared a historical moment alongside Ernest Hemingway. The library’s volunteer organization became a nonprofit the same month Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature for…

The Ann Arbor Independent's "Urban Exile" columnist Shannon McFall lives in Pittsfield Township and vlogs about race, local, county and national politics. He shares commentaries with The Ann Arbor Independent. Tune in to watch a video…

by Bruce Laidlaw On June 20, 2023, the Ann Arbor City Council approved the zoning and site plan for a 12 story, 166-foot-tall structure containing 228 residential units and 733 bedrooms. The proposed structure would be at 721 South…

A handful of terrific actors make the pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, hoping for a miracle but settling for a fairly standard pot of art-house pudding. by Peter Debruge “The Miracle Club” may not be a faith-based…

by P.D. Lesko As the saying goes: One hand washes the other. In the case of County Administrator Greg Dill and the Washtenaw County Commissioners, they have worked together to more than double their own pay since Dill was hired in 2016.…

by P.D. Lesko In July 2022, Derrick Jackson celebrated the County Commissioners' award of $1.2 million in public money to non-profit Supreme Felons, Inc. According to documents, emails and text messages shared with A2Indy, the…

by Davi Napoleon, Pulp Billed as “a serious comedy about sex, drugs, and rocking chairs,” Paul Stroili’s Jukebox for the Algonquin takes place at Placid Pines, a senior living community in the Adirondack region of New York, circa 2003. …

by Miguel Leyva Since the mid-20th century, the U.S. Military's haphazard use and disposal of dangerous chemicals have irremediably impacted the lives of countless troops and civilians who were none the wiser to the toxins they were…

by P.D. Lesko Court records show that in Mar. 2023, 14A District Court Magistrate Elisha V. Fink issued a bench warrant for Tamar L.L. Young. Young had been charged with a felony weapons crime in Aug. 2022. On June 29, 2023, 19-year-old…

Firefighter Tim Rugg protested Gov. Whitmer’s ban on large gatherings and was disciplined; Ann Arbor's mayor joined a big ‘Black Lives Matter’ rally just a month later. by Jaime A. Hope On Dec. 19, 2022, four Ann Arbor city employees…