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by Patricia Lesko The Ann Arbor Independent used FOIA to obtain emails, Tweets and text messages sent over several weeks prior to the April 17 City Council meeting between a trio of Council members and Caleb Poirier, founder of tent…

by Jared Wadley On April 20, the University of Michigan announced the winners of the Avery and Jule Hopwood Awards during the 2017 Graduate and Undergraduate Hopwood Awards Ceremony at Rackham Auditorium. The awards are funded by a…

Josh Sidor Last year, efforts fell short to get it on the ballot but the question of whether to legalize marijuana in our state just might be left up to voters to decide after all. The push for a 2018 ballot initiative is expected to…

by Ari LeVaux Once there was a man named Oscar, who took his steak with asparagus, Hollandaise sauce, and lump crab. That much we know. I first enjoyed this triple-threat of decadence atop a 10,000-ft mountain in Albuquerque, where…

by Patricia Lesko Ward 3 resident and former council member Stephen Kunselman announced on April 26 that he has qualified to appear on the August 8 Democratic primary ballot. The City Clerk's office confirmed that he had submitted at least…

by Robert Kolt, Rep. Julie Calley (R-Portland), Rep. Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) Most people recognize the Peace Corps, a great American service program to help meet social and economic challenges internationally. AmeriCorps is the…

by Wendy Welch The Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) hopes to find loving homes for nearly 100 dogs, cats and small mammals on Saturday, April 29, a free adoption day. The Humane Society of Huron Valley, located in Ann Arbor, is an…

by Patricia Lesko The Sierra Club, Huron Valley Group, and Sierra Club, Michigan Chapter today formally announced an early endorsement of Ann Arbor Council member Jack Eaton (D-Ward 4) for re-election. In past, such endorsements have…

by Patricia Lesko City web server log records turned over to the The Ann Arbor Independent in response to a series of FOIA requests show that yet another Ann Arbor City Council member used his city-owned computer to access Facebook and…

by Keith Laing The Detroit News is reporting that Democrats in Michigan’s congressional delegation are working to stave off cuts proposed for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s facility in Ann Arbor, which is home to most of the…