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Does Dieting with the Help of Your Smartphone Actually Work?
by Jason Best
A review of calorie-counting apps by Kit Eaton over at The New York Times caught my eye. Not because I’m really looking to start counting calories anytime soon, but I’m always open to new ways to use my iPhone and thus…
Study Suggests Brutal Winter May Close Your Favorite Michigan Beaches
by Alexandra Harakas
EVEN AFTER ALL of the snow Michigan received this winter is gone and melted, it could still find a way to impact peoples summer plans.
A new study by the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the…
For Local Women, Fundraising Effort Secures a Work-Out Space Where Everyone Knows Your Name
by David Alexander
WHEN JOY WOLFE ENSOR was a girl, she never fancied herself an active kid. She was always watching her brother play Little League instead of running around like other girls her age. It wasn’t until she turned 50 that…
A2POLITICO: Tapping MI GOP Donors to Fund a Millage Campaign
CAMPAIGN FINANCE forms often make interesting reading if you can connect the dots and take a little time to find out who’s who. It’s actually the who’s who part that tells the story. A donor name is nothing without the story. On the…
UPDATED: Partners For Transit Ballot Question Group Raises $39,427.20 to Date—Gets Extensive Support From Big Names in Michigan GOP Donor Circles
Updated: On April 28, AAATA Board member Dr. Laurence Krieg, who represents Ypsilanti, made a late donation of $3,000 to the Partners For Transit Ballot Committee. The AAATA Board member has donated a total of $3,500. This donation means…
U-M Student Task Force Report: “University failed to meet ‘recommended 60-day period of time’ between sexual misconduct complaints and school investigations”
Student Task Force alleges football coach Brady Hoke “knowingly issued false statements in December 2013 concerning the status of Gibbons.”
ACCORDING TO A report released on Monday April 14 by the U-M Central Student Government,…
If You Want Increased Creativity and Better Sleep, Meditate on This
by Geroge Dvorsky
MEDITATION YIELDS A surprising number of health benefits, including stress reduction, improved attention, better memory, and even increased creativity and feelings of compassion. But how can something as simple as…
The Ann Arbor Independent Wins First Prize for Investigative Reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists
During a ceremony at which awards were given out to metro-Detroit media for reporting, headline writing, design, photography and blogging, among others, The Indy took home its first reporting award.
AFTER BEING NOMINATED by judges in…
In Michigan Gender Pay Gap Persists. Right-to-Work Has Had Little Impact on the Gap
by Lisa Maatz
IN 2012 AFTER the Right-to-Work law signed by Gov. Rick Snyder went into effect, right-to-work supporters said the law would give workers freedom of association and promote job creation.
Critics of the legislation said…
CULTURE VULTURE: Cinetopia International Film Festival Scheduled for June 4-8 in Detroit, Ann Arbor
by Dave Marsh
THE CINETOPIA International Film Festival features feature-length dramas, comedies, and documentaries from the world’s best film festivals (e.g. Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, SXSW, Tribeca, etc.). The festival…