Bori Chef James Park.

Chef brings memories of Korean home to new restaurant above Ann Arbor’s Jolly Pumpkin

Chef James Park describes his new restaurant, Bori Korean Kitchen & Bar, as "a love letter to Korea, to Ann Arbor, and to the feeling of home."

Washtenaw Community College students study in the Bailey Library.
WCC receives grant to expand free textbook program

Washtenaw Community College has been awarded a new state grant that will expand a program that provides students free digital textbooks and other low-cost learning materials.

Norris Stephens of Good Medicine Farms at the Ypsilanti Farmers Market, where participants in Washtenaw County's Prescription for Health program can cash in "prescriptions" for fresh food.
Ypsi Farmers Market to continue food assistance program launched during government shutdown

Shoppers with Bridge Cards can receive $40 in tokens to spend on food from the market. The program will continue through the winter.

Shelter Association of Washtenaw County staffers Alondra Burne, Nicole Adelman, and Dawn Gemler at a "Fill That Van!" event, collecting food donations for people experiencing homelessness. The Shelter Association of Washtenaw County is one of nine local organizations that will receive opioid lawsuit settlement funds.
Here’s how opioid lawsuit settlement funds are being used in Washtenaw County

$16 million in opioid settlement funds are coming to the county over the next 18 years. Here's how the first round of funds will be spent.

Eastern Michigan University student Avi Dragun holds a vial containing a fiber found in a Peruvian mummy.
EMU professor and students present Peruvian mummy research at international congress

An Eastern Michigan University chemistry professor and two undergraduate students presented at the 11th World Congress on Mummy Studies in Cusco, Peru.

Christian Stanley's new mural at Liberty Plaza in Ann Arbor.
3 new public art installations in Ann Arbor and the stories behind them

We chatted with the artists behind three new Ann Arbor public art installations to learn about the background and creative process behind them.

Vendors and guests at the 2024 Riverside Arts Center Holiday Art Fair.
Holiday art fair featuring local artisans set to return to downtown Ypsi

Riverside Arts Center's (RAC) Holiday Art Fair will return to downtown Ypsilanti Nov. 22 and 23 for the third year in a row, with three spaces throughout RAC filled with local handmade goods.

Forge Theater Collaborative Community and Studio Space.
New collaborative theater space in Ann Arbor offers cabaret-style stage for rent

Forge Theater Collaborative Community and Studio Space offers a small-stage, cabaret-style theater open for community members producing their own works.

A design rendering of the Eastern Washtenaw County Recreation Center.
Ypsi and Superior Township recreation center moves forward with architect selection

The Eastern Washtenaw Community Recreation Center in Ypsilanti and Superior townships is one step closer to reality.

Washtenaw County sickle cell disease researchers and activists see promise in gene therapy, threats in federal funding cuts

As gene therapies become a reality and data-driven research expands despite federal funding cuts, the sickle cell disease community in Washtenaw County stands at a crossroads.

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