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A Night Out for Curious Minds: Inside Ann Arbor’s Nerd Nite

On the second Thursday of each month in Ann Arbor, a crowd gathers not for a traditional lecture, but for something far livelier. Nerd...

The Croswell Opera House in Adrian, Michigan Celebrates 160 Years with a Year-Long Community Celebration

The Croswell Opera House, is a historic landmark in downtown Adrian and is also Michigan’s oldest continuously operating theatre. They are celebrating their 160th...

A Turning Point for Ann Arbor: Superfund Status and the Future of the Gelman Plume

For more than three decades, the spread of 1,4-dioxane contamination—commonly known as the “Gelman Plume”—has remained one of the most persistent environmental concerns in...

No Kings 3 Set For March 28

The No Kings protest movement has been one of the most effective ways that Americans who are opposed to the policies and ideology of...

Inside Ann Arbor’s Michigan Anti-Trafficking Project (MAP-A2)

Human trafficking is often imagined as a distant crime — something that happens elsewhere, to other people, in places far removed from daily life...

Ann Arbor Against ICE Holds First Protest March

Protest movements succeed or fail entirely upon whether or not enough people show up to call out and rail against injustice, which is why...

Forest “Seafood”, the Oyster Mushroom

If you walk past a fallen hardwood log on a cool, damp day in Ann Arbor, you might be passing a quiet local powerhouse:...

How the Student Advocacy Center Stands Up For Michigan’s Students

Peri Stone-Palmquist, LSMW, MPP, first learned about the Student Advocacy Center as a newspaper reporter. But, after meeting the founding executive director, Ruth Zweifler,...

Ann Arbor Against Ice Gets Huge Turnout to First Protest

One thing to realize about Ann Arbor in 2026 is that while there are some people who support ICE and the Trump Administration, they...

Ann Arbor Provides “No Trespassing” Signs for Public Download

The City of Ann Arbor made “No Trespassing” signage specific to civil immigration enforcement available to the public, in accordance with Resolution R-26-042 that...

Where Wine Meets Wax: Renata Portes Creates a Sensory Experience Through Candle-Making

Renata Portes is blending artistry, wellness and community through a unique experience that pairs wine with candle-making. Through her business, The Universe Stuff, Portes...

Development, Tradition, and Downtown: Saving the “Geezer Happy Hour” Space and More

For Dan Gunning, Ann Arbor is more than just a place to live. It is a community shaped by decades of musical traditions, neighborhood...