It's Black History Month! This issue is filled with vendor perspectives on racial justice: from the carceral system to community programs to homelessness.

Vendor Appreciation Week is February 2-9, 2024! Read first hand accounts from vendors on the state of winter sheltering, what it's like to sell Groundcover, and experience homelessness in Washtenaw County.

In this episode we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Day by remembering his visit to Ann Arbor and Detroit, and we celebrate Michigan football with reporting on U-M's National Championship and a prospective Lions win!

Happy 2024 from Groundcover News! In this episode you'll hear lots of poetry, reflections from the holidays, and reporting on happenings at the Washtenaw County and Ann Arbor governments.

Happy Holidays from Groundcover News! What makes you think of the holiday season? Sports, gift-giving, parties, family, cooking? We cover it all in our last issue of 2023!

In our second to last issue of 2023, Groundcover writers discuss how to respond to seasonal shifts physically and mentally when Michigan freezes over. This episode also cover local arts — Groundcover's third open mic, UMMA's Hear Me Now exhibit, and poetry.

Homelessness, addiction, incarceration, love, art, war and peace — nothing is off the table in this episode of Groundcover Speaks. Our feature story is an update on the case of Shibab Jackson and how the community has rallied around this "test case" of Eli Savit's campaign promises.

November 13-21, 2023 is Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. This episode uplifts community perspectives on the problems and solutions for homelessness and poverty in Washtenaw County. Listen to the public comments of homeless community members advocating for expanded shelter services and calls for more low-cost social infrastructure.

This episode explores what nonviolent crisis response and disability justice really looks like in practice. Hear from poets, journalists, and Groundcover vendors in the community on the things that matter most.

How can our Washtenaw County community move towards justice? This episode discusses reparations, public energy ownership and shelter systems — all reporting from the ground up.