Ann Arbor Docs Convicted Of Running Narcotics “Pill Mill”
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
Two Ann Arbor-area doctors face significant prison time after they were found guilty on March 23 of writing unnecessary prescriptions for narcotics.
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Detroit…
Crime Data Show Rise in Reports of Violent Crime in Ann Arbor—Is It a Blip or a Trend?
by Patricia Lesko
Ann Arbor recently passed Detroit as the city with the highest assessed value in the state. In the realm of public safety, however, while the number of violent crimes and property crimes in Detroit have fallen, in Ann…
OP-ED: Trump Isn’t Lying, He’s Bullshitting – and It’s Far More Dangerous
by Lauren Griffin | The Conversation
Lying means you’re actually concerned about the truth.
If you’ve been paying attention to the news over the past week or so, you know that over the weekend America was introduced to the concept of…
OP-ED: Could Roe v. Wade Be Overturned?
by B. Jessie Hill | The Conversation
If you care about the future of abortion rights, now is a good time to worry.
A sweeping Supreme Court victory for pro-choice advocates last summer was quickly overrun by worries brought on by the…
10th Annual Italian Film Festival Comes to Ann Arbor April 21
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
The 10th Anniversary Italian Film Festival USA of Metro Detroit opens on Wednesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Detroit Film Theatre with La pazza gioia (Like Crazy). A…
Final Report on Deer Cull Recommends Cull/Sterilization Continue Through 2020
by Patricia Lesko
The Council packet for the Mar. 20 City Council meeting includes the Deer Management: White Buffalo Report. The 22-page Year One Summary report includes information about the methods used to both harvest 96 deer and…
Michigan Group Fighting Gerrymandering to Hold Ann Arbor Town Hall March 23
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Staff
A pair of grassroots organizations working to change the way congressional and legislative districts are drawn in Michigan will host an informational meeting in Ann Arbor.
Voters Not…
Ann Arbor Passes Detroit As Michigan City With Highest Assessed Value
by Kirk Pinho | Crain's
Even after Detroit's decades of decline, the state's largest city both by size and population still had bragging rights in 2014 as the one with the highest total real estate value: $12.3 billion.
No more.
In the…
Celebrating the Persian New Year in Ann Arbor
by Patricia Lesko
About 50 people from neighborhoods all over Ann Arbor attended a "Nowruz Neighbor" potluck at the Burns Park Senior Center on Sat. March 18 and wished each other “Sal-e Naw Mubarak,” or “Happy New Year” in Farsi, the…
13 Ways to Get More Antioxidants—and Why You Need To
by Manal Elfakhani
There are many reasons to think about eating better, but they do not all have to do with weight loss. Your food choices can help reduce stress in your body by reducing the number of free radicals in your cells.
We…