Brooke Black

In late June, three Democratic state reps—Jason Morgan and Morgan Foreman of Ann Arbor and Jimmie Wilson of Ypsilanti—introduced legislation that would require university officials to follow local zoning requirements and ordinances.

It was going to be the usual: the name of the Fake Ad (Uomonuovo), the page number it appeared on in the July issue (61), and the number of entries (156).

Standardized test scores show that many Ann Arbor–area kids are struggling with reading proficiency. According to results released last year from the 2024–25 Michigan Student Test of Education Progress, only 56 percent of AAPS third-graders met or exceeded proficiency standards in English Language Arts.

In its 2025 annual report, released in late April, the Washtenaw County Health Department announced a promising decline in deaths from opioid overdoses, firearms, and suicides in 2024. Firearm deaths continued to drop in 2025, and preliminary data show a similar trend for opioid overdoses and suicides.

It took ten months and about a half million dollars, but Juicy Kitchen owners Aaron and Kelby Ziola have succeeded in reopening the popular breakfast and lunch spot after a fire last September closed it down.

“Theater is better when everyone is invited to the table,” says Strassel. And in Ann Arbor Public Schools, high school students have an open invitation.

This is the U School approach: a philosophy of constructive conflict resolution, developed by U School leadership.

The west-side wooded enclave stood out as a place where they could affordably raise their young family.

Right on the Old West Side, beside Argus Farm Stop, stands a century-old industrial-style building overlooking the train tracks.

When I walk up to the hot pink facade of Cluster Museum on Main, I often get a little jolt of excited anticipation.