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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…

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…

According to a survey conducted by the Yale Program in Climate Change Communication, 72% of 28,000 adults throughout the U.S. said they believe global warming is happening, In Ann Arbor, 82% of adults asked said they believe that global…

Michigan's sunshine laws (the Open Meetings and the Freedom of Information Acts) apply to governmental entities and, under certain circumstances, non-profits. In Nov. 2021, The A2Indy submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for…

by Monique Stanton As an organization that has been working to improve public policy for more than a century, we certainly have to adapt with the times. From the Great Depression to the Great Recession, the influenza pandemic…

by P.D. Lesko R. Bruce Laidlaw, the Ann Arbor City Attorney between 1978 and 1991 and an Assistant City Attorney for six years before that, sent an email on Feb. 25 to Ann Arbor's Mayor Chris Taylor, City Attorney Stephen Postema and…

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,…

You can’t hear other voices in a pluralistic democracy if a disruptive minority, amplified by money and noise-making technology, has the dial on their amp turned up to 11. by Matthew Jordan After Canadian truckers upset with…

by Martha Stuit When you start paying closer attention to a food or beverage, you notice more details among different types or brands. Experts who focus on wine or coffee, for example, are able to discuss the nuances and tasting notes…

by Dr. Ellen Amatea Many parents and educators view homework as an important indicator of classroom rigor. The Back-to-Basic movement, which emphasizes the need for schools to teach basic academic skills in particular, has…