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Cannabis Now
April 12, 2018
Ann Arbor's Hash Bash marked its 46th annual celebration of cannabis culture, with public smoking, no arrests and an activist call to arms to get a legalization ... In a similar spirit, the Bash's current lead organizer Mark Passerini, co-founder of Ann Arbor's Om of Medicine cannabis dispensary, told news siteÃâà...
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
April 11, 2018
ANN ARBOR - Earlier this year, Ace Hardware Corporation named Ace Barnes Hardware on 2105 W Stadium Blvd. a 2018 "Coolest Hardware Store." Stores were chosen, "based on how each Ace store differentiates its product offerings, services and culture to meet the needs of the community." “There areÃâà...
High Times
April 11, 2018
Since then, people who support legalization have gathered in Ann Arbor to celebrate weed culture. Nowadays, famous athletes, celebrities and prominent marijuana activists are in attendance. Hash Bash even rents out the entire Wyndham Garden Hotel & Hampton Inn for the epic Hash Bash cup. Not onlyÃâà...
Michigan Radio
April 10, 2018
On the first day that Michael Gustafson and his wife Hilary opened Literati Bookstore in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor, something possessed him to place a typewriter on a table for anyone to use. That was in the spring of 2013. Since then, Gustafson's “public typewriter experiment” has yielded a treasureÃâà...
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
April 9, 2018
ANN ARBOR - On April 18, Concordia University Ann Arbor professors at the Haab School of Business will lead a session that will focus on the issue of how young boys in America are being raised. Titled "The Man Up Problem: A Harmful Approach to Raising Young Men," it will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. atÃâà...
MLive.com
April 9, 2018
ANN ARBOR, MI - Software development company Nexient is looking to hire hundreds of new employees for its Pittsfield Township location near Ann Arbor, with help from a ... Nexient also has a work culture she appreciates, from a teamwork mentality to a diverse workplace that makes her feel at home.
Concentrate
March 28, 2018
Calling the pay phone a "seminal cultural hub," Anderson notes that phones, especially pay phones, were a "key part of hacker history." "The origins of ... A grant from the Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation connected all the pieces, and the Futel phone on Pearl Street became operational in early March.
The Michigan Daily
March 28, 2018
Julia decided to take a gap year before starting school at the University, and while meeting with a voice teacher in Ann Arbor over the summer for a vocal lesson, she met up with Statman. She said acknowledging her addiction was crucial to her steps towards assistance. “I know people say, 'I'm a person inÃâà...
Concentrate
March 28, 2018
After completing several courses at Ann Arbor's Michigan Language Center (MLC), she's preparing to study pharmacy at Eastern Michigan University. .... during a lesson in business culture, the center hosted a simulated networking event for students at Good Time Charley's, 1140 S. University in Ann Arbor.
The Michigan Daily
March 27, 2018
Simon Plouffe's “Those Who Come, Will Hear,” which premiered at the Ann Arbor Film Festival last week, finds speakers of Inuit languages near death in ... While there are similarities that have emerged between the cultures of indigenous people and Europeans after years of cultural exchange, Plouffe doesÃâà...
Detroit Free Press
March 20, 2018
The organizers of a marijuana rally in Ann Arbor hope this year's event will be the last before cannabis is legalized in Michigan. The 47th annual Hash Bash will be held next month at the University of Michigan, The Ann Arbor News reported. Politicians, professional athletes and legalization activists willÃâà...
Detroit Free Press
March 14, 2018
Michigan is full of many inviting cities to call home, and if you're still on the hunt for the perfect community, consider the smart, culturally-vibrant city of Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live because of its seamless blend of world-class educational opportunities, cultureÃâà...
The Michigan Daily
March 9, 2018
When people of privilege are able to see glimpses of themselves in the narrative of persecuted people, we may find that society takes leaps forward in inclusion and tolerance of many, different cultures,” they said. This really plays into the importance of doing this kind of theatre, which seeks to start aÃâà...
The Michigan Daily
March 8, 2018
As it pertains to Ann Arbor, Dwyer mentioned vinyl's resurgence has not been as dramatic because records never really died out in the first place. A hip college town, Ann Arbor has always hosted students and non-students eager to experience the listening culture of yesteryear. With that said, there was aÃâà...
Toledo Blade
March 8, 2018
Chinese students set for cultural performance ... As a part of a cultural exchange, a group of five faculty members and eight students from Yanshan University in China will perform at BGSU and other northwest Ohio ... Both events are at the Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. For moreÃâà...
Michigan Radio
March 7, 2018
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, DAVID SEDARIS has become one of America's preeminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms & political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing theÃâà...
MLive.com
March 7, 2018
Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School team was the runner-up. "I think our team made it to the finals in part because they are "generous listeners," said Wayne Memorial Coach David Kangas, in a press release. "Often listening in our cultural discourse can become an act of confirming what we already knowÃâà...
MLive.com
March 6, 2018
The festival includes a variety of food and performances representing cultures from around the world, and students from Ann Arbor, Troy, Saline, Dexter, Southfield, Farmington, Ypsilanti and Novi will participate this year. "The youth today stand for multicultural, peaceful and an egalitarian society," said RiyaÃâà...
MLive.com
February 26, 2018
ANN ARBOR, MI - Ann Arbor native and finalist of NBC's "The Voice" Laith Al-Saadi faces multiple drug charges after being pulled over and arrested in Gaylord two weeks ago. Al-Saadi, 40, was pulled over by Michigan State Police about 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11 in Otsego County's Gaylord for an expired licenseÃâà...
Michigan Radio
February 23, 2018
Laura Checkoway just finished a film that is now being nominated for an Oscar. She's the director, producer, and editor of a film called Edith+Eddie. It's up for Best Documentary (Short Subject). She is from Ann Arbor. Checkoway joined Stateside to discuss how she learned about Edith and Eddie, who at 96Ãâà...
MLive.com
February 20, 2018
Both the police and fire departments in Ann Arbor are now confronting the issue of diversity within their ranks. ... "It's important that we have cultural competency in the department and that we know what the diversity is that we're serving," Taylor said of the importance of diversity in the AAFD. "If we're on aÃâà...
MLive.com
December 31, 1999
ANN ARBOR, MI - Ann Arbor is considering ways to reduce traffic speeds to make city streets safer for people, including pedestrians and cyclists who are ... Instead, the report recommends a combination of speed changes, road design changes, cultural changes, increased traffic enforcement, changing theÃâà...
thesuntimesnews.com
December 31, 1999
The Riverfolk Music and Art Organization (RMAO) started the series through an opportunity with the Ann Arbor Community Foundation; they were looking for ideas that would help stimulate the economy of some smaller towns in Washtenaw County. The RMAO submitted the idea for the concert series thatÃâà...
MLive.com
December 31, 1999
ANN ARBOR, MI - Ashley Spaulding says she had such a traumatic experience trying to prove the first time she was raped as a college freshman, she didn't ... "I think we know it as an individual issue, and we're starting to understand it as a cultural issue and this is actually going to take culture change.".
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
December 31, 1999
It aims to give visitors to Tree Town a glimpse into the city's rich culture, history and cuisine. Founder and chief eating officer, Aniruddh Gala, became interested in food tours when he and his wife attended one in Montreal two years ago. "We didn't know what to expect," he said. "We had a blast. And the niceÃâà...
The Seattle Times
December 31, 1999
DETROIT (AP) — Several cultural institutions have partnered to form the Michigan Alliance for Cultural Accessibility . ... Orchestra, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Arab American National Museum, the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House and the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum.
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