“Rocking for the Homeless”—Mar. 22 Benefit Concert to Feature George Bedard and the Kingpins
by Donna Iadipaolo
ON SUNDAY MARCH 22, George Bedard and the Kingpins will be playing a benefit concert, “Rocking for the Homeless,” for the Ann Arbor Vineyard Homeless Ministry at 2275 Platt Road from 4-6 p.m.
Not only will attendees…
Pedestrian Task Force Members up in Arms After Council Members Indicate Unwillingness to Follow Recommendations
by P.D. Lesko
MEMBERS OF THE Ann Arbor Pedestrian Safety and Access Task Force proposed changes to the city’s snow removal ordinance which would drop the one-inch threshold for the removal of snow and ice. The proposed changes would…
Performance Network Theatre Review: “Stones in His Pockets”
by Christian Usera
“Stones in His Pockets” not only drowned a character during the show, but my expectations as well.
IT’S MARCH, WHICH brings to mind one ubiquitous holiday: Saint Patrick’s Day. It’s that time of year when…
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…
A2Politico: Pounding the Pavement for Politics
by Bryan Kelly
I AM GOING door-to-door gathering signatures for a candidate (who isn’t me) to run for City Council in the partisan election.
At least, I’m trying to gather signatures. Often, no one’s home when I visit, or their hiding…
EDITORIAL: The DDA and Graffiti Removal
REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI can cost a business owner between $500-$1,000 per incident. The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority Board’s allocation of $3,500 from a $29 million budget to fund $25 “grants” to downtown business owners is an…
Michigan LCV 2013-2014 Report Card On the Environment Awards Governor Snyder a “C”
ON MAR. 5, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (Michigan LCV) released its 2013 - 2014 “How Green is Your Governor? Report Card,” assigning Governor Snyder an overall letter grade of “C” for the second half of his first term in…
“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,…
OP-ED: Campus Safety Must Trump the Right to Free Speech
by Brianne Recker
ONE OF THE pillars of American law and society is the First Amendment, specifically governmental protection of citizens’ freedom of speech and freedom of expression. Another celebrated aspect of our national identity is…
