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10 facts About Americans and Twitter
by Meltem Odabas
Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid to acquire Twitter has focused new attention on the high-profile social media platform, which was founded in 2006. Today, millions of Americans use Twitter to break and comment on…
A2Politico: The Washtenaw County Democratic Party’s Voter Suppression Must Stop
by P.D. Lesko
For the past several years, Chris Savage has chaired the Washtenaw County Democratic Party (WCDP). Let's begin by acknowledging that there are plenty of good, honest people who belong to the group and who volunteer. A…
A2Politico: When Candidates and Their Supporters Go Low, Ann Arbor Voters Should Go High
by P.D. Lesko
From union leaders who handed out money and endorsements inequitably, to self-serving non-profit leaders and right on down to loopy locals, the August 2022 Democratic primary election is turning into a doozy. Rich, white,…
Do You Qualify? Over 1M in Michigan Have Health Coverage Through State-Funded Healthy Michigan Program
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Healthy Michigan Plan is now providing health care coverage to 1,000,456 million Michiganders, marking the first time more than one million people have opted for affordable and accessible…
Why “Ann Arbor for Public Power” Should Scare You to Death
by P.D. Lesko
Ann Arbor for Public Power appears to be a group of ecologically-minded people sick to death of DTE's "dirty," high-priced services and outage-a-palloozas in Ann Arbor. They want Ann Arbor to replace DTE with a "clean,"…
One Man’s Quest to Find the Wild Origins of the Chile Pepper
Wandering the Sonoran Desert in search of the chiltepin—the ancestor to domesticated chile peppers—with MacArthur genius Gary Paul Nabhan
by Ari LeVaux
Since he started hunting for chile peppers, more than 40 years ago, Gary Paul…
The Foodist: Garlic Powder Is Awesome
I missed out on years of enhanced flavor because of foodie prejudice against the dehydrated ingredient.
by Ari LeVaux
Many foodies look down on garlic powder as a stale, cheap substitute for the real thing. It’s a shortcut for lazy…
The Foodist: Tofu Doesn’t Have to be a Four-Letter Word
by Ari LeVaux
My son’s first taste of tofu was at a restaurant. He didn’t know what tofu was, or that it was coming. Having never caught wind of tofu’s bad reputation among non-Asians, he took a bite of its sauce-drenched, crispy fried…
Destination Ann Arbor Launches Ann Arbor Area Craft Beer and Distillery Pass
The Ann Arbor Area Craft Pass is a free digital experience that incentivizes locals and visitors to explore the many craft breweries and distilleries in the Ann Arbor area. With 14 local businesses included within the passport, users will…
Calling People NIMBYs Won’t Stop Development Arguments
by Cathrine Gross, Ph.D.
From single-family development, to high rise apartment buildings, new resource projects seem to be pitting communities against developers, and people against their neighbors. We often see, in such cases,…
