In a shift from Feb. 17’s meeting, on Feb. 24, the Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) Board of Education voted to confirm Superintendent Jeanice Swift’s dates for an optional return to in-person learning...
On Feb. 24, the Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) Board of Education will vote on a recommendation from the district’s superintendent, Dr. Jeanice Swift, for the majority of students to remain virtual...
Since the death of George Floyd in May of 2020, protests have erupted across the world, fighting for change in government and policy. Schools are no exception. In Detroit, there has been a movement to...
Malofta Vintage
The COVID-19 pandemic has opened an unexpected door for Shannon Brydges, the owner of Malofta Vintage.
Brydges never intended to open up a physical space for her store....
Jen Eyer was recently elected to serve as one of Ann Arbor's city council representatives. Eyer is a mother of two and has been a Michigander for her whole life. Senior year is where Eyer's interest in...
On Jan. 30, parents and students gathered outside the downtown post office to call on AAPS Superintendent Jeanice Swift to reopen schools by the March 1 deadline suggested by Governor Whitmer. The...
Lucy Tobier is a member of the Washtenaw Youth Commission, where Lori Roddy, NZ Executive Director, is one of the adult facilitators.
This is a complicated story. In June 2020, a public statement...
On the evening of Sept. 16 at around 7:30 p.m., Ann Arborites traveled past the grassy fields and dusty baseball diamond at Veteran’s Memorial Park. All of them enjoyed different pastimes — joggers,...
While politicians talk and companies plug their ears, the people are left to wonder if there is anything that can be done about the environment. Scientists’ say: “there is.”
At the University...
Ann Arbor’s busy downtown streets have seen several construction projects creating expensive high-rise housing options. This new and gentrified downtown skyline towers over many of the smaller, original...
Just this past summer, Google poured an additional $17 million into their Ann Arbor and Detroit offices. Business investments like these are becoming more common in southeast Michigan. With them come growing pains, but also a stronger sense of community.
As the number of COVID-19 cases being treated at Michigan Medicine began to rise rapidly, a solution for where to place all patients who had graduated from the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) came into concern....
