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Jaishree Drepaul

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

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A promotional image for "Autism: 10 Lessons for the Course of Life."
Autism expert heads up new podcast for Ann Arbor District Library

Coinciding with April's designation as National Autism Acceptance Month, the Ann Arbor District Library's Fifth Avenue Studios has unveiled a new limited-series podcast called "Autism: 10 Lessons for the Course of Life."

Robin Beasley is the director of Garden of Dreams Preschool inside First Congregational Church.
Tri-Share makes quality child care more affordable for working parents

MI Tri-Share is a first-of-its-kind cost-sharing funding model. The state, the employee, and their employer each chip in for one-third of the price of child care.

A Visteon car in a tunnel on the American Center for Mobility facility.
Chelsea firehouse, Ypsi mobility testing ground, Dexter community center, and more get federal funds

Several important Washtenaw County projects are getting a financial leg up after recently receiving federal funding under the Community Project Funding system. 

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.

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