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Jaishree Drepaul

Jaishree Drepaul is a writer and editor based in Ann Arbor. She can be reached at jaishreeedit@gmail.com.

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Bison at Domino's Farms.
Iconic Ann Arbor Township bison herd wins 11 awards in regional show

Domino's Farms' bison have brought home high honors at the Eastern Bison Association Show for the past 12 years, but this year they outdid themselves.

Washtenaw County Advisory Council on Reparations chair Andre Watson at the James L. Crawford Elks Lodge.
Ann Arbor’s Black Elks lodge launches fundraiser to renovate building after a century of service

A new campaign associated with Ann Arbor's bicentennial seeks to raise $370,000 for the organization, which has long served Ann Arbor's Black community and many others.

Kelsey Lehman and Autumn Carson
Podcast a “not-so-clinical approach to conversations surrounding all things mental health.”

Podcast hosted by three friends covers a range of topics like finding a therapist, tips for loved ones, and misconceptions and stigmas surrounding medications. 

Mohammed Islam, U-M professor of electrical and computer engineering, holds technology used to detect driver impairment.
Cars could detect drunk and impaired drivers using technology developed by U-M engineers

In an effort to lower the high rates of drunk-driving-related deaths, University of Michigan engineers have developed new technology that could recognize impaired drivers before they get on the road.

Rogen poses for a picture at Garden of Dreams Preschool in Battle Creek
PreK for All a good way to disrupt the preschool-to-prison pipeline

Good preschool programs yield tremendous social and economic advantages such as higher high school graduation rates and reduced chances of criminal behavior. 

The intersection of State Street and Eisenhower Parkway, where the Arbor South development will be located.
Proposed development would bring 20 acres of housing and retail to Ann Arbor’s south side

A plan to transform 20 acres on Ann Arbor's south side into "a new major gateway to the city," conveniently adjacent to I-94, has just been unveiled.

HART volunteers responding to a fire on North Maple Road in Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor nonprofit offers support on the scene for Washtenaw County’s emergency repsonders

HART Huron Valley provides food, shelter, water, and many other support services to Washtenaw County's emergency responders.

Ypsilanti residents Autumn and Maddie Guthrie are both former SummerWorks interns who will return to the program this summer.
Washtenaw County youth and employers sought for paid summer internship program

The SummerWorks youth employment and mentorship program is recruiting 130 young adults aged 16-24 in Washtenaw County for paid, on-the-job training opportunities this summer.

Tutors working with students at Erickson Elementary in Ypsilanti.
New coalition seeks to raise awareness of Washtenaw County’s literacy crisis

The new Literacy Coalition of Washtenaw County will launch its Family Literacy Initiative Campaign during a public event on March 10.

Hyundai staff pose with Progress Project donation recipients.
Hyundai program grants $15,000 to each of three Washtenaw County Black-owned businesses

This year's beneficiaries of Hyundai's Progress Project include two Ann Arbor gyms and an Ypsilanti pizzeria.

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