Get rid of unusable applications during four county clean-up days slated to happen around Washtenaw County this summer. Washtenaw County Water Resources Materials Management Division staff and volunteers will help community members safely recycle or dispose of bulky items or things that can’t be picked up during trash collection. Only residential-use items will be accepted this year, including car tires, appliances, furniture, mattresses, scrap wood and metal, bulky waste and electronics. Household hazardous waste, like pool chemicals, paint, cleaning products, medical needles and batteries, w ..read more

A group of University of Michigan students is hosting a campout in solidarity with Gaza on campus. “We will take up space, you can’t shut us down,” said a Jewish student, who didn’t want to be named, citing fears for his safety. The campout began Monday (April 23). Demonstrators are calling for the university to divest from Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war. “We are here to stop the genocide of anyway possible. The most material impact that we can have is to sever all ties between the university and its finances to the apartheid state of Israel,” the student said, who didn’t want to be identifi ..read more

If you’ve made at least two different dinners in one night and you don’t work in a restaurant, there’s a good chance you’re a parent. We all swear we won’t do it, but a new poll finds a lot of parents are making alternative meals to get their kids to eat. There are a lot of things we don’t plan to do as parents until we actually become parents, but a lot of families find getting kids to eat healthy foods and pleasing a picky palate is a real challenge According to the latest National Poll On Children’s Health by C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, three in five parents will make something different ..read more

Michigan basketball is off to a hot start this offseason under new head coach Dusty May, picking up five transfers in the span of four days. Rubin Jones It began Friday, with 6-foot-5 guard Rubin Jones breaking the ice by choosing Michigan after four seasons at North Texas. Last year, as a full-time starter, Jones averaged 12.1 points, 3.7 assists, and 3.6 rebounds for the Mean Green while shooting 41.6% from the three-point line and 77.3% from the free-throw line. Jones has played in 111 college games but has one more year of eligibility thanks to the COVID season. He’s a strong defender, and ..read more

Explore Ann Arbor’s local water treatment plant and see why the city’s tap water was named the tastiest water in eastern Michigan in 2023 by the Michigan Section of the American Water Works Association. City of Ann Arbor officials will host plant tours, at 919 Sunset Road, and activities during an open house between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. Community members will see how the city’s drinking water is treated and sent around Tree Town. There will be plant tours, activities by the Leslie Science and Nature Center and Huron River Watershed Council, a rain garden display and an Ann Ar ..read more

Healthcare connector CareYaya aims to help older adults and local seniors learn about digital tools that can make their lives easier. Starting at noon on Wednesday, May 1, workshop participants at the Ann Arbor Senior Center will be shown how to best utilize technology, like virtual reality, to improve their health and quality of life. “CareYaya identified a significant gap in digital literacy among older adults. Our research, conducted in collaboration with Johns Hopkins and the NIH [National Institute of Health], revealed that education is one of the most cost-effective and impactful means o ..read more

If you’re going to the Wolverines spring football game on Saturday, or even just visiting friends near the Big House, you’ll want to keep reading. Several streets near Michigan Stadium will have on-street parking restrictions from 8 a.m. to midnight. Drivers will also not be allowed to park in the Pioneer High School parking lot or the University of Michigan gray lot. On social media, police urged caution as cars in restricted areas could be towed if parked during enforcement times. Anyone with questions should call 734-794-6444 or visit the City of Ann Arbor’s parking website. Restricted area ..read more

Fear of debt and the ability to afford college continue to be major concerns for students, their parents and adult learners seeking to expand their education to support their career goals. But at Washtenaw Community College, financial aid awards are on the rise, allowing students to chase their dreams and avoid the college debt trap. Whether it’s the expansion of the Michigan Reconnect Scholarship to provide tuition assistance to eligible 21 to 24-year-olds, the new Michigan Achievement Scholarship beginning with 2023 high school graduates or myriad other types of awards available, chances are ..read more

It’s bittersweet to say ‘hello’ to a new business when it means waving ‘goodbye’ to a different one, but that’s what fans of The Bar at 327 Braun Court will have to do in May. The neighborhood bar and comfortable third space has been operating since late 2011, but will permanently close on Saturday, May 11. On Sunday, April 14, owner Eric Farrell said that the past 18 months have been complicated, professionally and personally, and that it was time to switch gears. “There are no words that can express the gratitude I feel for the support over the last 12 1/2 years. We defied the industry odds ..read more

Munsif Altork, 49, was charged at 14A-1 district court on two counts of assault with intent to murder and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in connection to a double stabbing involving his 49-year-old wife and a 15-year-old girl. The incident occurred on Monday (April 15) at 7:30 a.m. at a home in the 2900 block of Braeburn Circle, near the intersection of Elseworth and Platt roads on the city’s south side before the 49-year-old fled the scene. The wife and the 15-year-old girl were taken to a Metro Detroit hospital, where they were treated for their injuries. Officials say th ..read more