The Raw Milk Craze: What Science Says
Despite an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, the popularity of raw milk has only risen. Advocates claim raw milk has superior health benefits over pasteurized milk. There is little evidence to support these claims, however, and…
Movie Review: “Longlegs”
Osgood Perkins' ’90s-set horror movie disturbs more over time than it does in the moment, getting scary once its singularly Satanic boogeyman embeds in your head.
by Peter Debruge
Now here’s a first: Apart from the pale-faced freak…
The A2Indy July 2024 Print Newsletter: Read and Download Your Copy Now!
SPOTLIGHT: The Sheriff’s Race & The Mental Health Millage
The Ann Arbor Independent's exclusive July 2024 print newsletter is on it's way to around 75,000 mailboxes. Scroll down to read the print newsletter in PDF format using the…
Lima Twp. Treasurer Havens Caught on Trail Cam Removing Signs of Candidate for Supervisor
by P.D. Lesko
The complaints are ubiquitous in cities large and small: campaign yard signs go missing. For candidates, missing signs are more than just an inconvenience. Signs are costly, plus the cost of the sign wires. Lima Twp. is a…
Sheriff Candidate Impersonating a Social Worker Could Be Charged With Felony Fraud: Michigan Officials Preparing Enforcement
by P.D. Lesko
Officials at the office of the Michigan Attorney General and officials at LARA, the Michigan Bureau of Professional Licensing, have confirmed that the complaint filed by a licensed social worker in May 2024 against Sheriff…
Replacements for Fire Foams Are Not an Environmental Panacea
by Jonathan Strong
One of the most common tools for firefighting has been under intense scrutiny in recent years. Aqueous Film-Forming Foam is increasingly associated with cancers, immune system dysfunction, and reproductive problems.…
Garlic: The feisty taste of freedom tastes so good.
by Ari LeVaux
Sometime in the mid-1990s, after a lifetime of servitude to the shriveled heads of garlic that I would bring home from the supermarket, I finally declared myself independent. As a cook and a garlic lover, I would no longer…
Rep. Debbie Dingell Lands $25 Million From Feds For Clean Buses in Ann Arbor
by Michaela Johnson
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), along with the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced Ann Arbor will receive $25,000,000 to buy new…
Movie Review: “Fly Me to the Moon”
Originally intended for streaming, Greg Berlanti's Apollo 11 crowd-pleaser is the rare 21st-century rom-com to boast the brains and heart to support repeat viewing.
by Petwer Debruge
Trailers make “Fly Me to the Moon” look cute at…
A2Politico: Sheriff Candidates Suggest “Dialogue” as a Solution to Anti-Semitism and Hate Crimes
by P.D. Lesko
In 2021, a gunman walked into Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and murdered 11 congregants, wounding six others. In 2023, a Michigan man was arrested by the FBI for plotting to gun down members of East Lansing's…