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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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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.

Young people making music at Neutral Zone.
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.

Washtenaw County Advisory Committee on Reparations council member Hazelette Crosby-Robinson.
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.

Students in WCC's esports arena.
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.

Maria Munteanu and her husband Vasile Munteanu in their apartment at Hilltop View Apartments.
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.

The State Theater in Ann Arbor.
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.

Denovo Fertility founder Jessica Preston.
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.

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