Founded in the midst of the Great Depression to help mothers and children in need, the nonprofit shop’s mission and territory have expanded greatly since then. Once confined to residents of the city of Ann Arbor, its outreach now encompasses the entire county and all neighbors facing crises, whether they are unemployed, underemployed, struggling with substance or physical abuse, or confronting health-related challenges.
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This month, the Rainbow Readers Book Club will hold its first meeting at the center’s new home at 560 S. Main St. The blue house across from the Union Rec restaurant is owned by Greyfort Development, Wickfield’s real estate holding company.
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Pet Pals, a grassroots group of five volunteers, helps unhoused and housing-insecure people care for their pets by providing pet food, litter, and other supplies, as well as spay/neuter vouchers, hotel rooms during extreme weather, and other support.
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The James L. Crawford Elks Lodge has a commanding presence at the northeast end of Sunset Rd., high on a hill overlooking the Huron River. The substantial brick-and-stone building has been a pillar of Ann Arbor’s Black community for eight decades.
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Dohner compares MIFarmLink to “a matchmaking service that connects farmland owners and seekers who would otherwise never meet.” According to the Conservation District, land access is the greatest barrier for beginning farmers; meanwhile most farmland owners lack a succession plan. MIFarmLink neatly solves the problem with an online tool that lets owners list their available properties and farmland seekers post their professional profiles.
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The Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library Book Shop will leave the downtown library for a...
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The Ann Arbor area is blessed with great, public collections of local historical artifacts, such...
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It’s a recurring post on nextdoor.com: people asking what to do with their old eyeglasses...
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“It’s timeless, it’s beautiful!” says Sara Wedell, explaining why Vincent...
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When I arrived home after interviewing physician Ray Rion, executive director of Packard Health,...
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United Way of Washtenaw County executive director Pam Smith was speaking to 250 supporters packed...
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“Since 2020, food banks and low-income families have been fraught with uncertainty,” says Markell...
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“We are fiercely against declaw,” emails Tanya Hilgendorf, president and CEO of the Humane Society...
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“Every community deserves a local newspaper that covers high school sports, civic affairs, local...
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Note: This article includes details about individuals who have taken their own lives. If you or...
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Following a rocky post-pandemic recovery, the Fresh Start clubhouse for adults dealing with mental...
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On a cloudless summer day, children shriek with glee as they take turns sliding down a tree trunk,...
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Each Wednesday, seventy-one-year-old Phil Huhn and seventy-two-year-old Barbara Steer volunteer at...
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From cookbooks to crime novels and poetry to prose, Rachel Pastiva says customers can find “gems”...
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At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority’s ridership...
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