Ann Arbor teen center wins $500,000 national award for music programming
Ann Arbor nonprofit teen center Neutral Zone recently received $500,000 as a recipient of The Lewis Prize for Music's 2024 Accelerator Awards.
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Washtenaw County reparations council prepares to address decades of harm to Black residents
The new council will summarize the ways county policies have harmed Black people, and propose a plan for making amends.
WCC’s new esports arena helps students build professional skills, win national gaming competitions
Since its soft launch last spring, Washtenaw Community College's (WCC) esports arena – a dedicated facility for competitive video gaming – has been helping to catapult WCC students into the national spotlight.
New U-M study finds LED lighting dramatically more efficient than fluorescent tubes
The study compared the costs of six replacement options (one fluorescent and five LED) for linear recessed lighting systems.
Dexter apartments serving veterans, homeless, and low-income residents wins national award
Hilltop View Apartments received an award from the national Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition. Staff say the complex is "a place to land" for people healing from traumatic experiences.
Washtenaw County tourism bureau uses community survey to strengthen marketing plan
Destination Ann Arbor is preparing to create a comprehensive marketing plan that will strengthen public awareness of Washtenaw County as a hotspot for travel.
Fertility coaching startup wins big prize at Ann Arbor SPARK entrepreneur boot camp
The online-based company Denovo Fertility won a $25,000 grand prize at Ann Arbor SPARK's 2022 Entrepreneur Boot Camp Celebration.
Ann Arbor company that helps users improve credit card health raises $4 million in seed funding
Banks and credit unions pay for Nickels' services to help them help their customers with credit card management.
Making video games in the Midwest can be hard, but Ann Arbor developers find community in this group
Nestled within Ann Arbor's vibrant technology hub, a robust local chapter of the International Game Developers Association is creating an essential community support for both expert and novice developers.
After Ann Arbor residency, Ypsi artist to show work memorializing Asian hate crime victims in NYC
After debuting the fruits of her recent residency at the Graduate Hotel in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti artist, illustrator, and graphic recorder Yen Azzaro is taking her work on the road for a show in New York City.
