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Drew Saunders

Drew Saunders is a freelance business and environmental journalist who grew up bouncing between Whitmore Lake and Ann Arbor. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in journalism from Eastern Michigan University, he got his Master of Science from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He received an award for environmental journalism from the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in 2025 for a story entitled “Detroit Underwater.”

Drew Saunders's Latest Articles

Neighbors for More Neighbors members Greg Matthews and Kit McCullough stand outside Jefferson Market in Ann Arbor's Old West Side.
Neighbors for More Neighbors: Group’s vision of denser, more affordable Ann Arbor advances with draft city plan

Ann Arbor's draft comprehensive land use plan would result in a denser city with more housing and transit options.

Ken Parks, an Ann Arbor resident who has experienced homelessness.
Federal policy poses new threats to Washtenaw County residents experiencing homelessness

Forthcoming Medicaid cuts have direct implications on not just health, but housing, for many of Washtenaw County's poorest residents.

Dr. Ray Rion, executive director of Packard Health, with Packard Health staff.
Washtenaw County health professionals anticipate “devastating” effects of Medicaid and Medicare cuts

Eleven million Medicaid recipients nationwide are now in danger of losing their health insurance, and Medicare is also expected to see major budget cuts. So what does all of this mean for Washtenaw County?

A rendering of the Equitable Ann Arbor Land Trust's proposal for development on the former University of Michigan Hospital dump site. The proposal would bring 2,165 housing units to the site after environmental remediation.
Ann Arbor nonprofit’s affordability solution: Thousands of new housing units in walkable communities

How long does it take for you to go from your house to school, a grocery store, work, or a park? Urban planners at the Equitable Ann Arbor Land Trust want the answer to be a 20-minute walk, no matter where you live. 

M-36 Coffee Roasters co-owner Ken Pargulski at their Whitmore Lake headquarters.
Whitmore Lake’s M-36 coffee roastery carries on legacy of Ann Arbor’s Espresso Royale coffee shops

M-36 rose from Espresso Royale's ashes, resulting in the reopening of a former Espresso Royale location in Ann Arbor and the creation of a roastery that serves numerous other businesses.

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