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A2Politico: Ann Arbor—the Bicyclists’ Medina
by Bryan Kelly
IN LAST WEEK’S issue of The A2 Indy, my physically fit colleague Brent McDermott published a column dubbing Ann Arbor “a Mecca for runners.” Few may know that our city is, at the very least, in the running for a…
Rep. Adam Zemke Moves to Amend Gun Bill to Close Open Carry Loophole
by Katie Carey
State Representative Adam Zemke (D-Ann Arbor) offered an amendment on Mar. 19 to prohibit the open carrying of guns in schools and other sensitive areas. It would also add public libraries to the list of no-carry zones.…
With STOPPED Program Michigan Sheriffs Inform Parents When Teen Drivers are Pulled Over
by Brooke Kansier
PARENTS WHO HAVE qualms about their teen getting behind the wheel can rest a bit easier through a Michigan Sheriffs’ Association-backed program.
The program, “Sheriffs Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated…
Businesses of Ann Arbor—Angelo’s
Editor: Zoe Ash is a Junior at Ann Arbor Skyline High School and an intern at The Ann Arbor Independent. Beginning this week, she will be working on a project called Businesses of Ann Arbor. The photo essay project is a riff on the "Humans…
“I Told Pres. Obama: ‘People in Michigan Aren’t Feeling the Recovery Yet.’ ”—Rep. Debbie Dingell
by P.D. Lesko
ON THURSDAY MAR. 12, Rep. Debbie Dingell delivered what was billed as a State-of-the-District speech. She spoke for 35 minutes to a group of around 100 people. At the luncheon, which took place at Weber’s Inn on Jackson Rd.…
High School Heroes: Slaying the Dragon—Joe Miller, Recovering Heroin Addict
This second piece in her High School Heroes interview series, The Ann Arbor Independent’s high school intern Stavi Tennenbaum talks to Pathways to Success Junior Joe Miller about how heroin addiction and recovery have impacted his family,…
New Study: Degrees From “Elite” Colleges of Little Help to African Americans in the Job Market
by Jared Wadley
DOES HAVING A college degree from a highly selective school make a difference in getting a well-paid job? Not if you’re African-American, says a University of Michigan researcher.
A popular belief in U.S. society is…
49 Crimes Reported by AAPD Feb. 24-Mar. 3, 2015, Fraud Tops List of Crimes
DURING THIS PERIOD, there were no sex crimes reported by the AAPD. This week, there were 8 assaults, down from 9 the previous week. None of the assaults was charged as felony assault and none involved any sort of weapon. There were 12 cases…
U-M MOOCs and Online Learning Offerings Surge, Reach Millions
by Donna Iadipaolo
THE UNIVERSITY OF Michigan has significantly increased its offerings of free, massive open online courses, otherwise widely known as “MOOCs.” At a result, along with other outcomes, U-M receives major advertising, and…
Ann Arbor—First Stop in $12M MDOT “Rail Debacle?”
IN 2004, Superior Twp. resident Louis P. Ferris, Jr., purchased dozens of double-decker, stainless-steel passenger rail cars. According to an article published on Feb. 10, 2015 in the Detroit Free Press, “Metra, which operates the Chicago…