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25 years of celebrating LGBTQ+ cinema: Ann Arbor Film Festival’s Out Night marks big anniversary
This year marks a major milestone for the Ann Arbor Film Festival’s annual showcase for queer cinema.
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“Ann Arbor” film will explore director’s complex relationship with the city he grew up in
Trevor Zhou’s debut feature “Ann Arbor,” which begins shooting this spring, is rooted in memory, identity, and the question of who one might have been if life had taken a different path.
Fewer options, fuller ERs: The behavioral health fallout of Medicaid cuts
The Michigan Health and Hospital Association is advocating for state funding that preserves behavioral health care and keeps rural hospitals open.
Get household items repaired for free at Ypsi library’s new “repair clinic” events
The Ypsilanti District Library (YDL) is launching a pilot repair clinic program where residents can use YDL supplies and equipment to repair household items for free.
25 years of celebrating LGBTQ+ cinema: Ann Arbor Film Festival’s Out Night marks big anniversary
This year marks a major milestone for the Ann Arbor Film Festival’s annual showcase for queer cinema.
“Great Gatsby” will be read onstage verbatim in New York theater company’s Ann Arbor performance
The New York-based theater company Elevator Repair Service will bring “GATZ,” a six-and-a-half-hour production involving a verbatim reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” to Ann Arbor March 27-29.
New high-tech manufacturing facility to open as part of Ann Arbor-Ypsi “innovation campus”
A new facility under redevelopment by Michigan Innovation Headquarters (MI-HQ) aims to expand high-tech manufacturing opportunities in Scio Township while helping emerging companies scale their operations.
Ypsi new business roundup: Mexican cuisine, tropical coffee lounge, and Indian buffet
Three of Ypsi’s newest businesses are La Chona, a Mexican restaurant; Ohana Lounge, a cafe; and Earthen Jar, an Indian buffet. Read our chats with their owners.
50 employers to offer career opportunities at upcoming job and internship fair at WCC
Washtenaw Community College will host its annual Spring Career and Internship Fair on March 25, bringing together dozens of employers and job seekers for an afternoon of networking and career exploration.
Ann Arbor PTO Council fundraiser aims to close equity gap for schools serving low-income families
The Ann Arbor PTO Council is seeking donations of $30 or more for a fundraiser benefiting Ann Arbor’s Title I schools, or those that receive federal funding to support low-income students.
As health insurance premiums rise and enrollment declines, what’s the impact on Washtenaw County?
There are already signs that fewer Washtenaw County residents are getting insured – and larger effects on residents, health care system, and small businesses are still to come.
African-American cemetery in Ypsi Township will be surveyed to identify lost graves
Woodlawn Cemetery was deemed abandoned in 1965, but recent efforts have sought to clean it up and identify grave sites.
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