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This is a collaborative, community-driven effort to share the local info about the Ann Arbor, Michigan area. You are invited to share what you know about the Ann Arbor area with the community and the whole world! It is a guide written by YOU, amazing person!

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Featured project: Ann Arbor Coronavirus Response, including aid, local businesses to support, closures

 

 

Stores & Services

Stores: Books, Antiques, Groceries, Hardware, Resale, Buying essentials locally; Services: Banks, Shoe repair, Plumbers, Roofing, Other Services

Where to eat?

Donuts; Ice cream; Find a restaurant by nationality, style..., or see Menus, Bars, Local Food

Or find Deals: Happy HourLunch under 5 dollars, Birthday Deals, Breakfast, Best food under 10 dollars, Bright lights, little city: places for dinner during winter's gloom

Local Media

Papers

Daily: The Michigan Daily,
Twice-Weekly: Ann Arbor News (print; online is daily)
Weekly: Washtenaw Now (replaces Chelsea Standard, Dexter Leader, Saline Reporter, Ypsilanti Courier), The Ann Arbor CrierMetro Times
Bi-Weekly: The Washtenaw Voice
Monthly: Current, Ann Arbor Observer, Critical Moment, Ann Arbor Masonic News, Groundcover, The Bohemian, The Communicator, The AnnPurple Walrus Press
Irregular: Every Three Weekly
Historic: Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor Sun, Ypsilanti Citizen, Peninsular Courier, AnnArbor.com, Ann Arbor Chronicle, Ann Arbor Journal
Satire: News of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Newshawks, The Onion

Radio

FM: WCBN 88.3, WEMU 89.1, WUOM 91.7, WWWW 102.9, WQKL 107.1
AM: WDEO 990, WTKA 1050, WLBY 1290, WSDS 1480, WAAM 1600, WYPS-LP 1700
Online: Ann Arbor Alive, Michigan Radio
Public safety: Police scanner, SKYWARN. NOAA All Hazards Radio
Historic: WPAG, WIQB

Online

An overview | Ann Arbor blogs | Ann Arbor forums | Ann Arbor twitter | Ann Arbor mailing lists | Reddit Ann Arbor

Transportation

Navigate the Streets of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti by bus (AAATA or U-M), bike, bike-sharing (ArborBike), car-sharing (ZipCar), car (driving/parking), or taxi.

Things to do

free things on your birthday, with kids, for teens, cool projects, or on a date night;

Things to do in the winter: events by month - December, January, February

Things to do in the spring: events by month - March, April, May

Things to do in the summer: events by month - June, July, August

Things to do in the fall; events by month  - September - October - November - December  

Emergencies

Have an After-hours emergency? Did your basement flood

Government and Politics

Government and Politics: Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor, Ann Arbor City Council, Washtenaw County & Neighborhoods

Relaxing

City Parks, Recreation, Gardening, Music Instruction, Indoor Pools, Book Clubs

Issues: The Giant Hole, Parking, A2D2, the Greenbelt, Trees, Perceptions of Ypsilanti.

Ask us questions! 

Nonprofits: Food Gatherers, Growing Hope, Volunteer opportunities for youth and teens, more...

Spiritual: Synagogues, Temples, Meditation, Churches, Mosques

Housing

[To be updated]

Education

Michigan: Students | Academics | Administration

Dormitories & housing | Things that are Free for Michigan students

Colleges

Cleary University, Concordia University, Eastern Michigan University, Washtenaw Community College, The University of Michigan

Schools

Ann Arbor Public Schools, Emerson School, Greenhills, Rudolph Steiner School, St. Francis School, Summers-Knoll School, Ypsilanti Public School District, Saline Area Schools, Willow Run Community Schools, Lincoln Consolidated School, Logan Elementary School, Huron High School Pioneer High School

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Some interesting pages

Ypsilanti
Huron River Drive