They say it’s your birthday! The Neutral Zone, the organization envisioned as a youth-driven place for teens to gather, is 25 years old. The Zone's director, Lori Roddy, and youth leader, Sana Schaden join host Deb Polich on this edition of "creative:impact." With a glance back at Neutral Zone’s early days, they’ll bring us up to date on what is now a national model for teen gathering places and tell us about the birthday celebration.

The three major power outages that took place in Ann Arbor earlier this year came with a significant price tag. As a result, the City Council passed a resolution to put pressure on DTE to improve service. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

Legislative hearings are expected to begin this week on bills supporters say would fix problems with Michigan’s 2019 auto insurance law. We have more from Rick Pluta.

As of Sunday, October 1st, the United Way of Washtenaw County is no more. A previously announced merger rolls the community services support agency's efforts into the United Way for Southeastern Michigan, which is based out of Detroit. However, the United Way will keep an office in Ann Arbor, and the expectation is that staff and funding in Washtenaw County will be expanded. WEMU's David Fair discussed the merger and its anticipated impacts on the community with senior director of collective impact, Bridget Herrmann.

Starting today, the Guaranteed Income pilot program in Ann Arbor is now accepting applications for participants. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

An Ann Arbor area teacher has received statewide recognition as the 2023 Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

A group of Republican state lawmakers is going after two voter-approved Michigan constitutional amendments in federal court. Colin Jackson has more.

A divided Michigan Supreme Court has issued an order that requires judges, attorneys and court personnel to address litigants by the pronouns they use. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Ann Arbor Public Schools will have to wait a little longer for an interim superintendent. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

New Michigan Senate bills are trying to solve issues with the state’s 2019 auto no-fault insurance law. Colin Jackson has more.