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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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Kaysi Hohner in welding class at Saline High School.
CTE classes offer career experience in Washtenaw County high schools. Here’s how to sign up for them

More than 70 state-approved career and technical education programs provide practical learning experiences across numerous fields such as skilled trades, technology, culinary arts, and engineering.

a2Tech360's Women in Tech event in 2022.
Ann Arbor tech festival a2tech360 returns for 10th year

The annual, family-friendly celebration of local tech innovation and the talent driving it takes place Sept. 24-Oct. 3.

A fried tofu rice bowl at Little Kim.
Miss Kim owner opens new Ann Arbor restaurant focused on vegetarian Asian food and affordable prices

Featuring fresh and flexible vegetarian-focused fare in a welcoming, casual setting, the new restaurant is a fun and easy way to experience the talents of a five-time James Beard Award-nominated chef. 

A pickleball game at Wolverine Pickleball.
Ann Arbor pickleball facility wins statewide energy efficiency award

The award honors Wolverine Pickleball CEO and co-founder Christie Howden for making environmentally conscious choices during the building of her 39,000-square-foot pickleball facility.

A postcard from the early 1900s depicting a dairy wagon owned by the Ann Arbor- and Pittsfield Township-based McCalla family. It is one of thousands of postcards to be digitized in a new database.
U-M library digitizes a century of Michigan postcards, from 1840s on

Featuring locations across the state and dating from the 1840s to the mid-20th century, the 66,470 postcards document personal family moments, local news events, towns that no longer exist, and social changes.

A graphic for the Tariff Resource Center website.
Online resource center offers help for Washtenaw County businesses struggling with tariff impacts

In an effort to support Washtenaw County companies impacted by tariffs, Ann Arbor SPARK has created the Tariff Resource Center, a website offering policy updates and tools to help businesses navigate an uncertain situation.

Director Zach Damon and Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor on the set of "Resilience Revealed: Ann Arbor’s Disability Legacy."
New documentary examines Ann Arbor’s history of disability rights advocacy

Director Zach Damon, a disability rights advocate and person with cerebral palsy, says his film is for "anyone who wants hope."

TORC Robotics' new facility in Ann Arbor Township.
Self-driving truck company opens $5.6 million Ann Arbor Twp. facility, creating 500 local jobs

TORC Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a leader in autonomous truck technology, has announced the opening of a new facility in Ann Arbor Township.

Caleb Dahl working in Computer Integrated Manufacturing class at Saline High School.
CTE millage to go before Washtenaw County voters as CTE program demand increases

A new report shows that over the last four years, while overall student enrollment in Washtenaw County has decreased, CTE program enrollment has increased by 69%. 

The first five Michigan graduates of the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program.
Ann Arbor SPARK, WCC celebrate first Michigan grads of manufacturing education program

The inaugural cohort is leaving the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program with two years of work experience, degrees, and job offers. 

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