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Suffering in silence: How Metro Detroit supports the health of its youngest immigrants and refugees

The experience of moving to a foreign country can be traumatic for children, especially those fleeing persecution or war. Metro Detroit organizations are giving immigrant and refugee children tools to heal from traumatic experiences for a better future.

Cat yoga at Tiny Lions Lounge and Adoption Center
The international trend of cat yoga has hit Ann Arbor, and we tried it

Yoga and cats are both popular on their own. In Ann Arbor, the combination of the two has helped the Humane Society of Huron Valley to connect cats with new owners.

Victor Gamez, Mi Padrino CEO and founder Kim Gamez, and their family.
Event-planning platform for Hispanic community wins $100,000 in Accelerate Michigan competition

Ann Arbor-based Mi Padrino has already drawn over 50,000 users to its online platform, which facilitates the tradition of families helping to fund each other's big life events.

A GenZe 200-series electric bike.
GenZe builds smart, connected electric bicycles in Ann Arbor

Thanks to a Bluetooth connection to a new smartphone app, the bikes can track physical effort and distance covered or alert their owners if they're stolen.

Atomic Object managing partner John Fisher.
Tech Homecoming connects out-of-towners with Ann Arbor tech industry on Thanksgiving Eve

The happy hour-style event aims to draw Michigan expats back home for good on the biggest bar night of the year.

Bløm mead.
Ann Arbor’s first meadery to open in 2018, featuring Michigan-made ingredients

Bløm Meadworks is aiming to fill a niche for gluten-free drinkers as well as hardcore craft beer drinkers who are looking for something different.

Tommy York at Morgan and York
Southtown or So-Pack? A destination Ann Arbor neighborhood takes off at Stadium and Packard

Locally-owned businesses dominate the scene, and they've created a thriving, collaborative commercial hub rooted in a deep commitment to community.

Rendering of the passive home's interior.
County’s first hyper-energy-efficient “passive house” to break ground in Ann Arbor

The home, which will use 80 percent less energy than a standard house built to code, will break ground this weekend.

Diagram explaining the Aquaro ASM technology.
Aquaro Histology raises $9.8 million to launch technology automating microscopic tissue study

Studying tissue samples under a microscope is an unusually difficult and dangerous job. Ann Arbor's Aquaro aims to change that.

Fifth Avenue Press author Meg Gower with her book "Michigan Moon."
Ann Arbor District Library’s Fifth Avenue Press turns local authors’ dreams into printed realities

The library's new publishing imprint recently launched its first nine titles by Washtenaw County authors.

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