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A2Indy Investigation: AAPS High Schools in Compliance with Title IX, but Throughout U.S. Full Gender Equity Remains a Goal, Studies Show
by Maddie Fetchiet
THE ANN ARBOR Independent investigated the Ann Arbor Public Schools, examining athletic participation and district spending dedicated to athletics and activities. According to records from the U.S. Office of Civil…
Consulting Firm Produced “Biased” Deer Management Study, Says HSHV Official
by Madeline Fetchiet
AFTER NEARLY A year of presentation and debate over Ann Arbor’s Community-Endorsed Deer Management Plan at City Council meetings, the Humane Society of Huron Valley, some city residents, and city officials still…
Businesses of Ann Arbor—Orchid Lane
by Zoe Ash
Editor: Zoe Ash is a Junior at Ann Arbor Skyline High School and an intern at The Ann Arbor Independent. She is working on a project called Businesses of Ann Arbor. The photo essay project is a riff on the “Humans of….” websites…
State Confirms First Cases of Avian Influenza in Michigan
by Ed Golder
THE MICHIGAN departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced yesterday the state’s first confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N2 in the state. The…
Neutral Zone’s ‘Live on Washington’ Festival Draws Large Crowd Despite Downpour
by Stavi Tennenbaum
DESPITE THE WEEKEND’S continual downpour, the third annual Live on Washington, a free outdoor music and arts festival organized by teens of the Ann Arbor Neutral Zone, continued its tradition of local dancing and…
Residents Fume Online as City Staff Fumble SeeClickFix Requests for Services
The online site where residents can report service requests from potholes that need filling to graffiti, fields a growing number of requests each week. Over the course of the month of May, dozens of residents reopened tickets which had been…
More than 20 Venues Participating in June 5 Ypsi First Friday
First Friday Ypsilanti is a self-guided monthly art walk hosted throughout downtown Ypsilanti at multiple venues. Each month on the first Friday participating venues offer free art activities involving local artists, musicians, and/or…
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Deputy Wins HVA ‘Life Saving Award’
by Joyce Williams
At their annual EMS Recognition awards dinner on May 19, Huron Valley Ambulance honored the late Joe Dulin with a Special Recognition Award for his contributions while serving on the HVA Board of Trustees. Dulin was…
Progress Michigan Announces “Adopt-a-Pothole” Program
On June 2, Progress Michigan announced its new “Adopt-a-Pothole” program that will allow Michigan citizens to nominate Michigan’s worst potholes by naming them after elected officials who have failed to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads.…
Forsythe Teams Place in National Quiz Competition
by Donna Iadipaolo
A TEAM OF 22 Ann Arbor sixth graders placed third in the nation out of 100 teams at the National competition this school year.
The Forsythe Middle School 6th grade team scored a total of 1215 points out of 1500…