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“Reimagining Washtenaw Ave.” With Project Manager Nathan Voght
by P.D. Lesko
NATHAN VOGHT IS the project manager who wants us to Reimagine Washtenaw Ave. as an economic development opportunity. Like the controversial WALLY commuter train project on which over $32 million in local and state funds…
Campus Sustainability: Progress, but U-M Neither a Leader nor the Best
by John Ball
THE UNIVERSITY OF Michigan is showing a positive impact on sustainability as highlighted in the university’s 2014 sustainability report released last week. However, even with the gains, U-M’s efforts to divert trash from…
Ypsi Mayor Says Hurdles for Her City Are AAPS, Racism, Biased News Reporting
“I could get in trouble for saying this, but our biggest challenge is Ann Arbor Public Schools. Its a very strong and excellent district, but the AAPS has been actively taking students away from us. They have been opening up…
Tommy Chong, Local and State Elected Officials to Speak at 44th Hash Bash
by Charmie Ghoulson
ICONICAL COMEDIAN, actor, writer, director, activist, and musician Tommy Chong is headlining the 44th Annual Hash Bash Rally in downtown Ann Arbor April 4th. The 76 year old Chong will address the crowd of thousands…
Local Church Rocks to Feed the Homeless as Non-profits Pick up Tab for Human Services Funding
The Vineyard Church’s Homeless Ministry serves over 12,000 meals a year through its justice and compassion ministries, many to the homeless and underfed. Since 2006, the church’s Friday Night Homeless Ministry has gone to Liberty Plaza Park…
Fixing The Worst College Championships in America
by Brian Cook
COLLEGE HOCKEY IS a lovely little sport with grandiose ideas that have harmed its growth for the past 20 years. For every jam-packed Yost regional with fans going bonkers—some of the best sporting events of my life—there…
Mich. Lit. — The Library of Michigan’s 2015 Notable Book List
by Martin Ackley
DETROIT’S WORLD WAR II role as the “arsenal of democracy,” fishing the Au Sable River and Kalamazoo favorite son Derek Jeter’s dream-come-true children’s book about playing shortstop for the New York Yankees are among…
2015 Italian Film Festival USA to Screen a Trio of Award-Winning Films in Ann Arbor
by John Ball
THE 2015 ITALIAN Film Festival USA Metro Detroit recently announced the complete schedule of its 11th edition, which takes place April 1-26 at various locations across the metro area, including Ann Arbor. A trio of the…
Opposition Group Supports Drilling—If Local Govs Control Decision
by Donna Iadipaolo
“Our paper puts forth the idea that changing the law to give townships/counties local zoning control over surface location of oil and gas wells allows them the right to choose what’s best for their own unique…
The Foodist: Lentil Underground Author Liz Carlisle Coming to Ann Arbor April 20
by Ari LeVaux
THE HUMBLE LENTIL is found in the earthiest of foods. Not the kind of fancy dishes that tap dance around the table atop a frozen cloud of nitrogen, but simple, nourishing foods like Indian dal or hippy mush, foods that feed…
