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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

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

By Drew Saunders

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Community Development

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March 25, 2025

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

By Drew Saunders

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Arts & Culture

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January 29, 2025

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.