By Steve Gwisdalla Quick question. What do apple trees eat? Do they grow the apples, so they fall and feed the very tree on which they were just growing? Those who have studied botany will tell you the purpose of a tree’s fruit is to grow and propagate more trees. Biologists will tell you that ...
At the recent mParks Annual Conference & Trade Show in Lansing, the Michigan Recreation and Park Association recognized outstanding leadership and innovation in parks and recreation across the state, honoring both Senator Sue Shink and the Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission. Senator Shink received the mParks Elected Official Award after being nominated by Washtenaw ...
The upcoming BRAG Ann Arbor Home Show has something for everyone, and has expanded to over 180 exhibitors, filling seven buildings at the sprawling Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. Vendors offer their services and products at an expo and marketplace teeming with the latest technology in building materials, design trends and more. The BRAG Ann Arbor ...
By Steve Gwisdalla Hello Tribe of Up! Here in this tribe, we advocate for more joy and help spread kindness and respect wherever and whenever we can. Today, I want to offer a brief think on wants. There are many things I want. There are even a few things I want to want. Let me ...
The 30th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons opens March 17 at the University of Michigan, featuring 872 works created by 613 artists incarcerated across the state. The exhibition runs through March 31 at the Duderstadt Center Gallery on North Campus. A digital version will also be available online. Organized by the University of ...
Sometimes you wanna go Where everybody knows your name And they’re always glad you came. The television sit-com “Cheers” represented a universal truth: we all need to feel personally connected. In this digital age, that can be even more challenging, but now there’s a new-old twist: women, and a growing number of men, are joining ...
The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is partnering with Food Gatherers, Washtenaw County’s food bank and food rescue program, to launch Rotary Fights Child Hunger, their annual spring food and fund drive. From March 9-20, local businesses and organizations are invited to collect funds and non-perishable food items. This year, the Rotary Club of Ann ...
In the early morning hours of Sunday, March 8, while most of us are tucked warmly into bed, time will spring forward into Daylight Saving Time (DST), and with it, our excitement can bloom like a crocus in the snow as we “spring forward,” shifting an hour of sunlight from morning to evening. Not everyone ...
Before Michigan became famous for roadside sugar shacks and amber bottles lining grocery shelves, the sweetness of maple flowed through the forests as a sacred gift. Long before statehood, long before settlers arrived, native families gathered beneath towering maples at winter’s edge, reading the trees the way others read calendars. What many today see as ...
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office reported 621 calls for service in January 2026 for the Dexter contract area, a slight 0.3% increase over the 619 calls reported during the same period in 2025. Traffic Crashes Jump Nearly 49% Traffic crashes rose significantly in January, with 64 crashes reported compared to 43 in January 2025, an ...
The Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter, (SCA), in Ann Arbor, proudly announces the recipients of the 2025-2026 DAR Good Citizen Award from local high schools. The award honors outstanding high school seniors who exemplify the qualities of good citizenship within their homes, schools and communities. Selected by their high school faculty, the criteria for selection encompass ...
By Steve Gwisdalla Hello my friends. Here in the Tribe of Up, we seek to advocate for more joy and spread kindness when and wherever we are. We seek first to fill our emotional bank accounts, then use the dividends to free give to others. No other saying or phrase best illustrates this than one ...
On Saturday, Feb. 21, State Sen. Jeff Irwin, D, met with residents at the Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center for a community conversation focused on early literacy funding, rising electric bills and a proposed data center near Saline. Irwin told attendees that improving reading instruction in early grades is a top priority in the state ...
By Steve Gwisdalla 30 months. It has been 30 months since this journey began, talking about tribes and moments, and advocating for more joy. We have shared stories of thankfulness, resolutions, my son (he says he doesn’t like those stories, but I kind of think he does). After over 100 articles and hundreds of messages ...
By Barry Lonik The Ann Arbor Township Farmland and Open Space Preservation Program recently closed on a conservation easement purchase from Carolyn Moehrle. The property is 24.123 acres in size with frontage on the north side of Pontiac Trail north of Warren Rd. It is almost entirely prime agricultural soils with four acres of woods ...
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