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09/28/2025

🗳️ VOTE 🗳️ VOTE 🗳️ VOTE 🗳️

This year's Best of Washtenaw ballot is now live and your favorite local people, places and businesses need your vote!

Show your support here:

Support your favorite local businesses by nominating them for Best of Washtenaw 2025! Don’t forget to check back during the voting period of the contest to help them rise to the top. Need nominations? Download our promotional packet to drum up support. DOWNLOAD HERE

09/26/2025

🍿 Check out our roundup of films to see at The Michigan & State Theaters - Marquee Arts this month! 🍿

From Spinal Tap Two to Roses by the director of Austin Powers & Meet The Parents, check out which films are on the big screen this month.

The Roses Director Jay Roach ("Trumbo," "Austin Powers International Man of Mystery" and "Meet The Parents") helms "The Roses," a remake of the 1989 film "War of the Roses." Olivia Coleman and Benedict Cumberbatch take on the roles originally played by Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, as a coupl...

09/26/2025

💨 Got the munchies?? 💨 We've rounded up the best places to get Stoner Snacks in Ann Arbor.

From nachos at TAQ Ann Arbor - Taqueria Restaurant & Bar to fries at Frita Batidos to ice cream at Blank Slate Creamery Ann Arbor get the full list here: https://www.ecurrent.com/food/stoner-snacks-around-ann-arbor-where-to-go-when-you-have-the-munchies/

09/25/2025

🧋 The Milkshake Factory has locations throughout the country but it's Ann Arbor location is the only in Michigan! 🧋

From the Chocolate Cake Shake to Raspberry, the shakes are mostly made with ice cream but they also offer non-dairy options and other snacks like their chocolate bark, molten strawberry cups & more!

Read the full review here: https://www.ecurrent.com/music/the-perfect-decadent-treat-milkshake-factory-ann-arbor/

09/25/2025

✨ Experience fall in Ann Arbor at the A2 Artoberfest! ✨

Explore over 100 artists, live music, food, drinks, and more, October 11–12 in Kerrytown!

Learn more at: A2Artoberfest.org

The Guild of Artists & Artisans

09/24/2025

Washtenaw County’s Out Loud Chorus has appointed a new Artistic Director!

Dusty Francis is now directing the largest mixed chorus in North America, priding itself on its diverse and welcoming environment for the LGBTQ+ community.

As of July, Washtenaw’s very own Out Loud Chorus has appointed a new Artistic Director, Dusty Francis. Founded in 1995, Out Loud Chorus is the largest mixed chorus in North America, priding itself on its diverse and welcoming environment for the LGBTQ+ community—their only requirement is that me...

09/23/2025

Many businesses in Ann Arbor’s local food scene build entire menus, delivery services, and storefronts around locally sourced ingredients.

We've rounded up the restaurants, markets, farms, and makers supporting the environment, bolstering the regional economy, and, serving up incredible local food.

Discover Ann Arbor’s thriving farm-to-table scene, with local restaurants, markets, farms, and CSAs that bring fresh, Michigan-grown food to your plate.

09/23/2025

Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney Eli Savit’s work extends far beyond the courtroom.

Savit is a longtime participant and co-sponsor of the Purple Run—an annual 5K supporting domestic violence survivors.

The 2025 Purple Run in Ann Arbor is scheduled for Saturday, October 11!

Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney Eli Savit’s work extends far beyond the courtroom. As a longtime participant and co-sponsor of the Purple Run—an annual 5K supporting domestic violence survivors—Savit sees community action as essential in the fight against intimate-partner violence. Savit...

09/22/2025

🎙️ The Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase Biz has been bringin laughter to Ann Arbor for 40 years! 🎙️

The club was founded in 1984 and has hosted comedians of every generation from the early days of Tim Allen, Joe Rogan and Ellen DeGeneres to household names today like Aziz Ansari.

The Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase (AACS), founded in 1984 by Roger Feeny and Kirkland Teeple as the Mainstreet Comedy Showcase, continues to bring quality entertainment after 40 years of laughter. The AACS is one of the city’s longstanding businesses that has hosted comedians of every generation from ...

09/22/2025

10 years ago small farms needed a reliable, year-round retail outlet and Argus Farm Stop filled that need.

Today, 2 cozy, community-minded Argus locations have redefined how locals get their hands on fresh, Michigan-grown food!

Argus Farm Stop connects Michigan farms with the community year-round, pioneering a scalable model that keeps local food fresh, accessible, and thriving.

09/20/2025

🗳️ VOTE 🗳️ VOTE 🗳️ VOTE 🗳️

Our readers nominate their local favorites and the ballot is live! Vote for your favorite people, places and businesses here:

Support your favorite local businesses by nominating them for Best of Washtenaw 2025! Don’t forget to check back during the voting period of the contest to help them rise to the top. Need nominations? Download our promotional packet to drum up support. DOWNLOAD HERE