Funding Still a Challenge for the Ann Arbor Summer Festival/Top of the Park
by Christian Usera
IT’S JUNE IN Ann Arbor which means the ubiquitous Ann Arbor Summer Festival (A2SF) is set to kick off on June 12 with over 140 events. The much anticipated 32-year-old festival has featured music legends such as Johnny…
A2Indy Investigation: AAPS High Schools in Compliance with Title IX, but Throughout U.S. Full Gender Equity Remains a Goal, Studies Show
by Maddie Fetchiet
THE ANN ARBOR Independent investigated the Ann Arbor Public Schools, examining athletic participation and district spending dedicated to athletics and activities. According to records from the U.S. Office of Civil…
The Foodist: Water Your Almonds to Fight Drought
by Ari LeVaux
ANYONE FOLLOWING California’s deepening water crisis has heard about the state’s thirsty agriculture industry, which uses 80 percent of the state’s water. And they’ve probably had a crash course in almond farming, which…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Keeping the Library Lot as Open Space
On June 1, I took an initiative in behalf of the many of the Ann Arbor Public who have spoken for keeping the entirety of the Library Lot as a Public Space.
The City Council has contracted with a broker to solicit and evaluate private…
EDITORIAL: Increase the Tipped Minimum Wage
THE LAST TIME the Tipped Minimum Wage was increased, the year was 1991 and George H.W. Bush was in the White House. That wage currently stands at $2.31 per hour. In the U.S., 3.3 million workers are employed in sectors that use the tipped…
Consulting Firm Produced “Biased” Deer Management Study, Says HSHV Official
by Madeline Fetchiet
AFTER NEARLY A year of presentation and debate over Ann Arbor’s Community-Endorsed Deer Management Plan at City Council meetings, the Humane Society of Huron Valley, some city residents, and city officials still…
EDITORIAL: City Council Candidate Websites
THIS AUGUST, VOTERS will go to the polls and choose from among candidates running in the City Council Democratic primary elections. In Wards 1, 3, 4 and 5, incumbents’ and challengers’ websites are up and populated with a variety of…
The Foodist: Keeping COOL
by Ari LeVaux
A RECENT MOVE by the World Trade Organization (WTO) threatens to put more mystery in your meat, while undermining our national sovereignty.
On May 18 the WTO ruled that American meat labels violate Canadian and Mexican…
Businesses of Ann Arbor—Orchid Lane
by Zoe Ash
Editor: Zoe Ash is a Junior at Ann Arbor Skyline High School and an intern at The Ann Arbor Independent. She is working on a project called Businesses of Ann Arbor. The photo essay project is a riff on the “Humans of….” websites…
