Can't we all just get along? True leaders understand the value of compromise. Unfortunately, term limits tend to encourage partisan opposition. Every year, the Michigan Political Leadership Program brings together 24 fellows of varying political stripes in order to foster a new generation of solutions-based leadership.
Inventor, author, former Marine and Ann Arbor original, John Rosevear has the kind of biography that makes misfits proud. And now, after 45 years of development, his greatest invention --the Skyclock-- may finally earn him his due.
All over Michigan it's the same story: Suburban-style shopping malls going under and boarding up. Could the failure of places like Ann Arbor's Georgetown Mall be an opportunity for innovative ideas about mixed-use development and walkablilty? Concentrate talks to neighbors and developers about what could be.
It took a bit of bouncing around but Ann Arbor native Neel Hajra finally found a home at NEW Center, where he's the CEO of the nonprofit that lends a hand to other nonprofits. Combining entrepreneurship, organizational guidance, and technological support, NEW has proven to be an invaluable asset for local boards and organizations.
The Penny W. Stamps lecture series brings 24 thought-provoking artists to the Michigan Theater each year to talk to Ann Arborites (and U-M students) about their work, ideas, and inspiration. And Chrisstina Hamilton is the program's director, tasked with choosing who will attend and how to keep it chugging along.
Though it's always a challenge to get a political operative 'off message', Concentrate sits down with the 26-year-old communications director for Rick Snyder's gubernatorial campaign. A California transplant (he served as deputy CD for Arnold Schwarzenegger), Jake Suski offers his thoughts on living and working in Ann Arbor's downtown.
With nearly 10K people a day encountering its paintings and sculptures U-M's hospitals might just be the biggest arts audience in the state. From patients to visitors to staff, its Gifts Of Art program provides music and culture to an amazingly diverse audience on a minuscule budget.
After living in four different countries, 26-year-old Sava Lelcaj has decided to make Ann Arbor her home, taking over the former Zanzibar space and turning it into a mealtime destination for downtowners. Not only does this young 'restaurantpreneur' have energy to spare, she's smartly plugged into the university marketplace.
It's restaurant week in Detroit, but that's no reason to ignore cuisine in The Deuce. Instead of putting the spotlight on the usual fine dining subjects, Concentrate has decided to visit Ann Arbor's strangely popular bi bim bop scene; sampling, snarfing, and scoring the very best.
With a population of nearly 1.2 billion, India occupies a rather large corner of the world. And with its growing technological industries it was bound to discover Ann Arbor's deep well of innovation. But is our region making the kinds of international connections that are necessary to thrive in today's global economy?
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