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Washtenaw County Arranges Controlled Burns to Promote a Healthier Ecosystem

Drew Saunders

There will be no need for alarm when certain people start setting things on fire across certain sections of Washtenaw County this spring. They...

The Jim Toy Community Center Presents “The Barbra Streisand Songbook”

Antonio Cooper

The Jim Toy Community Center, a volunteer-run organization that hosts Ann Arbor Pride, and has been serving the local LGBTQ community for the last...

A Celebration of Cannabis at Ann Arbor’s Hash Bash and After-Party

Chelsea Devona

On April 1, Ann Arbor will celebrate cannabis at the Hash Bash starting at noon on the Diag of University of Michigan's campus! With street...

Fresh Start Clubhouse Empowers Members

Donna Iadipaolo

Fresh Start Clubhouse is a local member-led organization that empowers people with mental illness. Summer Berman, executive director of Fresh Start Clubhouse, said, “We envision...

The Fourth Messenger Makes Its Midwest Debut At The Ark

Antonio Cooper

On March 18, the Ark will host a concert performance of "The Fourth Messenger," a musical created by playwright Tanya Shaffer and award-winning singer-songwriter Vienna...

The Mighty Mitten: Capturing Michigan’s Beauty One Portrait at a Time

Allison Rafferty

Michigan native Brian Walline has been capturing the beauty of the Mitten State since 2010. Walline's art, The Mighty Mitten, can be found all...

A Review of 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films at the Michigan Theater

Drew Saunders

There is no shortage of variety in the Academy Award nominated short films playing at the Michigan Theater; even within each of the three...

Washtenaw Reads Author Kiley Reid Talks “Such a Fun Age”

Mishal Charania

Kiley Reid grew up loving libraries because it was the one place that she could truly be alone. Within the stacks she could figure...

New Sweetgreen Location Brings Fast and Healthy Options to Ann Arbor

Sneha Kamath

Sweetgreen is a specialty organic salad and bowl place that recently entered the Ann Arbor food scene. Located at 311 S State St, customers will...

Play Baked Bingo in Ann Arbor on Monday Nights

Chelsea Devona

If cannabis and bingo both pique your interest, Baked Bingo is for you. Each Monday night, the original Wacky Weed Tours of Ann Arbor...

Misty Lyn & The Big Beautiful to Soothe Souls at the Ark on Feb. 17

Donna Iadipaolo

The much anticipated Misty Lyn & The Big Beautiful will delight attendees on Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. at The Ark. Bergeron said she has...

Ohio Could be Next for States Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in 2023

Chelsea Devona

In November 2018, Michigan became the 10th state in general to legalize marijuana for adults and the first Midwest state to do so. It is...