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Chatbots Go to College

Aug 27, 2023 | Education, Featured |

“This could be what makes the next rocket to Mars possible,” says Ravi Pendse, his voice sparking...

Keeping Zingerman’s Zingerman’s

Aug 27, 2023 | Business, Featured |

“But what if we both die?” Paul Saginaw, cofounder of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, has a...

Swift Decision

Aug 27, 2023 | Education, Featured, News |

On Sunday, August 6, the Ann Arbor board of education canceled its meeting scheduled for the...

Ringing the Good Luck Bell

Aug 10, 2023 | Community, Featured, Health |

The nurses, techs, clerks, and advanced practice providers all eagerly gather at the end of the...

For the Birds

Aug 10, 2023 | Community, Environment, Featured |

Photos by Bill VanderMolen The banner photograph of the Facebook Page “Michigan Bird Listing” is...

Chasing Volts

Jul 25, 2023 | Business, Environment |

Katherine lives in Dexter and always charges her electric Chevy Bolt EUV at home. It has an...

Uber Eats Meets Domino’s

Jul 25, 2023 | Business, News |

On July 12, the Wall Street Journal declared Ann Arbor–based Domino’s Pizza “today’s hottest...

After Affirmative Action

Jul 25, 2023 | Education, Government, News |

After Affirmative Action: At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative...

Q. Are hazardous materials transported by rail through Ann Arbor? A. Railroads are required to provide notification of a hazardous shipment only when a train is carrying hazardous materials in either twenty consecutive cars or...

Weed for Women

Jul 25, 2023 | Business |

Right here, says Sarah O’Leary, CEO of Jelly Brands, which includes cannabis brands Gal Pals...

Transit in Transition

Jul 25, 2023 | Community Services/Resources, Environment, Featured |

At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority’s ridership...

Question Corner | July 2023

Jun 26, 2023 | Environment |

Q. Where is the nearest old-growth forest? A. The Old-Growth Forest Network maintains a list of the country’s oldest protected forests, and Witherell Woods in Detroit’s Palmer Park is the closest. Located forty miles from Ann...