U-M Partners to Make 25,000 Early First Edition English Books Available to Public
The University of Michigan Library, the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries and ProQuest have made public more than 25,000 manually transcribed texts from the first 200 years of the printed book (1473–1700).
by Sydney Hawkins…
A2Politico: Crowdfunding— for Lunch at Zing*****’s
by Bryan Kelly
I HAPPENED INTO a sandwich shop the other day whose name shall be withheld from the record (though it shall not be spared the indignity of being guessed correctly).
It charged some uncompromising prices! These were no…
OP-ED: Filling the Housing Gaps in By Any Means Necessary
ON DEC. 1, 2014, preceded by Steve Carnes and prompted by Camp Serenity’s Gordon Smith, Caleb Poirier announced the homeless community’s intent to recall Stephen Kunselman from his Ward 3 City Council seat. Yes, it caught me off-guard, too.…
Leslie Science Center Events for Adults: Owl Prowl and the Nature of Beer
THE LESLIE SCIENCE and Nature Center has a wide variety of activities for adults planned for the month of February. Contact the LSC for more information:
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Owl Do I Love Thee?
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM…
Sustainable Ann Arbor Monthly Series Continues With Feb. 12 Gathering
CITY OFFICIALS ARE inviting resident to join the conversation about sustainability in Ann Arbor. The City of Ann Arbor and the Ann Arbor District Library are hosting the fourth annual “Sustainable Ann Arbor” series. A think tank of local…
High School Heroes: To Be a Homeless Student in the Ann Arbor Public Schools—Ali Shahin
The Ann Arbor Independent’s Skyline High School intern Stavi Tennenbaum kicks off an original High School Heroes interview series with a conversation about homelessness among AAPS students.
by Stavi Tennenbaum
ALI SHAHIN IS a peer…
EDITORIAL: Obama and Snyder Agree
THE 6.3 PERCENT unemployment rate in Michigan at the end of December 2014 was the lowest on record in a dozen years. Gov. Rick Snyder in his State of the State was quick to take credit for the improvement. Democrats attribute increased…
Hostile Boss? Study Suggests Giving it Right Back
by Jeff Grabmeier
IN A RESULT that surprised researchers, a new study found that employees who had hostile bosses were better off on several measures if they returned the hostility.
The study found that employees felt less like…
A2Politico: I’ll Take Manhattan, the Bronx & Ypsilanti, Too….
by Bryan Kelly
IF YOU HAVE been following along, you know that the New Vision is to make Ann Arbor Manhattan and Ypsilanti Brooklyn. If you haven’t been following along, well, there you have it.
That’s Downtown Development Authority…
County Prosecutor Declines to Charge Officer Involved in Rosser Shooting—Releases 12-Page Memo
by P.D. Lesko
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Brian Mackie posted to the county's website a 12-page memo explaining his decision not to bring charges against Officer David Ried, a 15-year veteran of the Ann Arbor Police Dept., who shot and…