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by Dave Alexander Ann Arbor officials recently announced the launch of eComment software. The program, which gives residents the option of commenting online on City Council agenda items, has been around for over a decade. In 2008,…

by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team The annual Ann Arbor Art Fair will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city when it returns this year Thursday–Sunday, July 20–23. Check the city’s road and lane closures web page in…

by Patricia Lesko Theatre Nova's founding artistic director Carla Milarch is no stranger to transformations. The one-time executive director of the Performance Network, Milarch left that venue in 2014 amid problems with the non-profit's…

by Dave Alexander The City of Ann Arbor partners with WAZE to provide residents, visitors and commuters a way to learn about road construction and traffic controls within the city. By using WAZE.com or the WAZE app (available free in…

by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Long-time Washtenaw County Conservation District Manager Dennis Rice is retiring and as a result the District is looking for a new District Manager. In addition, The Washtenaw County…

by Patricia Lesko According to the Washington Post, politicians lie to exploit political ignorance. Scientists and their research say that politicians lie the most. According to a Sept. 2016 piece in The Atlantic Monthly, politicians lie…

Television remains a much richer medium when it comes to juicy roles for women, but why are so many female characters over 40 so dysfunctional? by Inkoo Kang The most inspiring women on television today are the 60-something justice…

by Clay Jones

by Ari LeVaux For garlic lovers, this time of year is like an early holiday season. As we speak, delicious edible flower stalks called scapes are curling their ways from the tops of hardneck garlic plants. When they are available, it's…

by Barbara Milrod, M.D. “Lucy,” a shy, intelligent six-year-old, missed three days of school because she had stomachaches. The symptoms started the day after Lucy witnessed a loud argument while waiting for the bus with her babysitter. A…