Summer

A prolonged heat wave across southeast Michigan is producing dangerously hot conditions and will be with us through Tuesday night. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Washtenaw County has released its list of cooling sites for the summer.

Food Gatherers is bridging the gap this summer by providing free meals to schoolchildren at several locations throughout Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

It is growing season, and deciding on how to landscape and decorate your gardens is part of the fun of spring and summer. Sometimes, we end up picking things that can have adverse environmental and ecological impacts. WEMU's David Fair spoke with the president of the Ann Arbor Area chapter of The Wild Ones, Marta Manildi, about how to pick safely and beautifully.

Ann Arbor residents will have the opportunity to experience the city’s first splash pad at Bicentennial Park within the coming year. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The Legislature returns to the state Capitol today with the goal of wrapping up its work for the summer. Rick Pluta has more.

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 Rutherford Pool in Ypsilanti is truly a community pool. It has become more accessible and has now partnered with Washtenaw County to help teach people of all ages to swim. WEMU's Josh Hakala and Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale learned all about it in this conversation with Rutherford Pool program director, Cathy Thorburn.

For many children in Washtenaw County, when school goes away for the summer, so does a consistent source of food. To help solve this problem, Food Gatherers is bringing back its Summer Food Service Program. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

DTE and Consumers Energy have increased energy rates for the summer. This year, DTE joined Consumers in implementing a “time of day” rate structure for its customers. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.