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Avalon Housing is hosting a meeting on Thursday to discuss ways to help seniors in Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Leadership races for both the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti District Libraries were decided in Tuesday night's election.

The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority will hold an open house on Wednesday to discuss recent planning efforts, including bikeway extensions in the city. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has more.

Washtenaw area environmentalists, public officials and home builders participated in a roundtable on Friday to talk about clean energy tax credits and how to get more people to participate. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The game aims to keep students educationally engaged with reading challenges and puzzles throughout the summer. We hear more from WEMU's Taylor Bowie.

Fête de la Musique – Make Music Day – was started in France 40 some years ago to mark the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Now celebrated in hundreds of countries, Make Music Day made its way to Ann Arbor last year, thanks to the Ann Arbor District Library. On this episode of WEMU’s "creative:impact," Rich Retyi tells host Deb Polich what’s on the playlist for the longest day of the year, June 21st.

The free fare program is in partnership with the libraries' Summer Games. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.

The public is invited to learn more about Ann Arbor’s Home Energy Rating Disclosure, or “HERD” ordinance, at an informational meeting tonight. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.

Capturing 200 years of history is a daunting task, but the Ann Arbor District Library’s archive manager, Andrew MacLaren, is up to the challenge. He is leading the Ann Arbor 200 project—200 digital releases throughout the bicentennial year that explore Ann Arbor's history from a 2024 point of view. Listen in to hear all about it when Andrew joins Deb Polich on this edition of WEMU’s "creative:impact."

The threat of nuclear war has returned to the public consciousness with Russia’s war against Ukraine. Veterans for Peace, an anti-war group, is making a stop on its national tour in Ann Arbor to raise awareness. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.