Ann Arbor

Contents of a farm share box from The Farm at Trinity Health Ann Arbor.

Trinity Health and Michigan community groups will make fresh, local food a Medicaid benefit

A new Trinity Health initiative will allow people in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Grand Rapids areas to access fresh, affordable produce from local organizations through their Medicaid health plans.

Missy Stults, Ann Arbor's sustainability and innovations director, in front of the Bryant Community Center. Ann Arbor's Bryant neighborhood will be the first to be connected to the city's new Sustainable Energy Utility.
Michigan city to achieve ambitious goals through sustainability energy utility

This spring the city of Ann Arbor will take sustainability goals into its own hands by launching a Sustainable Energy Utility that will generate its own renewable power for residents.

Washtenaw County Director of Elections Rena Basch stands next to a voting machine.
Where county officials say local elections are secure despite Trump calls to ‘nationalize’ them

Washtenaw County elections officials say they're well-prepared to protect against fraud in this year's midterms and any other election. We interviewed them about their system and President Trump's statement that elections should be "nationalize[d]."

Jessica Tharp, owner of Book Love Bar in Ypsilanti.
Independent bookstores succeed by playing to their strengths

Despite the collapse of the big-box bookstore, local independent stores have successfully emphasized community, tactile experience, curation, and collaboration.

chefs cooking
Michigan Good Food Fund sets 2026 agenda on community engagement, outreach

The Michigan Good Food Fund, is setting its sights on ambitious goals for 2026.

The Veridian at County Farm Park housing development in Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor foundation seeks to expand community-owned broadband networks

CommunityInternet, an initiative of the Ann Arbor-based Broadband Institute Foundation, is expanding community-owned broadband in Ann Arbor through a partnership with fiber internet provider 123Net and the Veridian at County Farm development.

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Michigan Good Food Fund receives $3 million USDA grant to expand healthy food access

The Michigan Good Food Fund is expanding its efforts to bring fresh, affordable food to underserved communities.

Huron River at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor. Photo courtesy Huron River Watershed Council.
How one community plans to permanently preserve drinking water supply

The Bluebelt program is designed to permanently protect properties that are vital for safeguarding Ann Arbor’s drinking water supply.

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