Imagine, not paying for gas. Ever. U-M's Solar Car Team brings together engineering, business and design school majors to develop the ultimate sustainable vehicle. How successful have they been? The team has taken home top honors at the North American Solar Challenge for the last five years!
They made it with their own two hands! Karim and Nawal Motawi turned their handmade tile into a handmade business that employs nearly 30 local artisans. Mixing old world craft skills with modern manufacturing techniques, this Ann Arbor-based company brings in $2.5 million in annual revenues and has developed a devoted client base.
Pixel Velocity is watching. Or rather they're letting you watch. This Ann Arbor-based company creates high-speed digital image processing products for the surveillance and medical imaging markets. See them seeing you.
One of the eternal challenges of being an artist is finding a venue for your work. Ann Arbor's Distinct Designs, an interior design firm that specializes in work places, has found a way to inspire clients and provide local artists with more exposure.
The call for creative space in Ann Arbor has been frequent and loud -from cultural organizations feeling the absence of a community arts venue to businesses looking for neutral turf. Enter the Boardwalk Creative Center, which has become a much needed 'third place' for those seeking inspirational room to roam.
You can't keep a good market down. From it's locally produced groceries to its yummy baked goods to light meals, Jefferson Market And Cakery on Ann Arbor's Old West Side is the quintessential family-run neighborhood business.
She's the Michael Phelps of cake decorating. Meet Courtney Clark, owner of Kerrytown's scrumpdillyiscious Cake Nouveau and reigning Cake Challenge Champion. From Honey Lavendar to Black Tie Coconut to Cinnamon Butterscotch, Courtney's creations dare you to eat your cake and have it too.
Science in your face -- get up close and personal with U-M research at the Exhibit Museum of Natural History. From pub talks to a new, high-tech planetarium, the museum offers a personal way to engage with science and the university.
There is a Japanese proverb that says, "If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty." If that's the case, Ann Arborites now have access to the path to enlightment via the city's burgeoning tea scene.
Buy antiques and save the planet! Ypsilanti's Materials Unlimited supplies authentic and restored antiques as well as vintage salvage and construction materials to customers all over the world. From doors to lighting fixtures to molding and balusters, their art deco warehouse is stuffed with enough historic and sustainable materials to make a restorationist drool.
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