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A rehearsal for the Thurston Community Players' 50th anniversary show, "The Princess and the Peagle."

Ann Arbor school’s theater troupe celebrates 50th anniversary

The Thurston Community Players have grown to include not just current Thurston Elementary School students and their families, but former students, parents of former students, and residents of the neighborhood near the school.

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A flyer for the Small Business Expo.
Small Business Expo to offer numerous resources for Washtenaw County entrepreneurs

The free event will feature guest speakers, a resource fair, panel discussions, and workshops, all designed to support aspiring and current entrepreneurs.

Dr. Sanjib Chowdhury (far right), faculty director for the Eastern Michigan University Center for Entrepreneurship, and students from a past business plan competition.
Young entrepreneurs to gather at EMU for conference and pitch competition

Eastern Michigan University will bring high school- and college-aged entrepreneurs together on March 14 for the free 2025 Sesi Midwest Entrepreneurship Conference and Skandalaris Business Plan Competition.

A screenshot of the KISS app.
EMU student creates app to help track and prevent spread of sexually transmitted infections

An Eastern Michigan University student has created a new app that allows users to take control of their sexual health and alert partners to potential sexually-transmitted infections.

A flyer for the Kidpreneur! Grant program.
Young business owners ages 10-24 can get grant money through this Ann Arbor foundation

Through March 15, business-minded young Michiganders ages 10-24 are invited to apply to MI-IMPACT Foundation's second annual Kidpreneur! Grant program.

Ann Arbor Student Building Industry Program students working on a house on Sedgewood Lane in Ann Arbor..
Could Washtenaw County consolidate career and technical education? Summit to examine possibilities

A free summit called "The Future Moves with Us," sponsored by the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, will examine the future of career and technical education in the district.

U-M assistant professor Jovan Kamcev places a filter membrane between two electrodes, which measure how well the membrane conducts electricity. This helps his team predict how well it can purify water.
U-M researchers develop cheaper, easier method to make seawater safe to drink

The technology efficiently removes boron, a natural component of seawater that exists as boric acid, from water without using costly chemicals. 

WCC students on campus.
WCC’s STEAM Week offers scholarships, resources for students considering STEAM careers

Washtenaw Community College is inviting high students and all community members to learn more about science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) careeers during its STEAM Week on Feb. 25-27. 

Bonnie Billups Jr., Lakesha Williams, and Latricia Juide in the HUB Community Center food pantry.
Ypsi Township nonprofit opens food pantry at new community center, with more services to come

After two and a half years of planning and development, the nonprofit Peace Neighborhood Center’s HUB Community Center is beginning to serve the surrounding neighborhood with a twice-weekly food pantry. 

Attendees at the inaugural National Farm Stop Conference, held last year in Ann Arbor.
National farm stop conference returns to Ann Arbor for second year

Local food leaders from across the U.S. will gather at Washtenaw Community College from March 2-4 for a conference exploring the rapid growth and future of the innovative "farm stop" retail model.

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