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The protected bike lane on S. First Street in Ann Arbor.
Here’s how Ann Arbor is planning to spend $6.8 million per year from its new climate action millage

Dollars will be set aside for programs as diverse as monitoring air quality, expanding a reusable take-out container program, labeling locally sourced food on menus, and starting an energy concierge service.

Eastman kids and grandkids hamming it up for the camera.
Foster care fosters hope for Michigan’s most vulnerable children

Michigan's community mental health agencies, CMHs, provide mental health care for the roughly 10,000 children in Michigan’s foster care system. Here is how Genesee Health Systems and Sanilac County CMH are working hard to help foster children in their counties thrive.

New Washtenaw County program offers $5,000 grants, business growth programs for microbusinesses

The Small Business Growth Activator program is a partnership between the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development and five local business support organizations.

Pastor Dillon Burns of Manchester United Methodist Church.
Here’s how Washtenaw County faith communities are working to advance LGBTQ+ inclusivity

More than 20 Washtenaw County-area houses of faith have extended explicit messages of LGBTQ+ inclusivity since as early as the '70s, and more are joining their ranks to make all community members feel welcome.

Blake Transit Center in Ann Arbor.
Express bus service from Ann Arbor to Ypsi set to debut in 2024

A $2.1 million grant will support a new high-capacity bus service on Washtenaw Avenue, shaving 11 minutes off the travel time between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor.

Ann Arbor-based STEM internship program places 500th paid intern

The Ann Arbor SPARK-administered Michigan STEM Forward Internship Program has placed 500 people in paid STEM internships in just 18 months. 

A groundbreaking event for the new trail segment connecting the B2B Trail to the Van Buren Park trail system.
Beyond borders: B2B Trail expands to Wayne County

A new 1.25-mile section of trail will connect the easternmost terminus of the B2B to the Van Buren Park trail system in Wayne County.

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