This week's "Art and Soul" is all about the visual arts. 89.1 WEMU's Lisa Barry sits down with Omari Rush from the Ann Arbor Art Center and with a local artist who's emerging from the local art scene.

Call it arson. That’s the conclusion of an investigation into the fire at the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store back in May. There is now a cash reward for information that helps solve the crime.

A community protest is planned for this afternoon to show support for senior citizens living at Cross Street Village in Ypsilanti. This is an emotional situation impacting affordable housing for local seniors.

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote tonight on language for a proposal for the November ballot.

Mark Braun, better known to the music world as "Mr. B.," has hauled his grand piano all over America for worthy causes. Starting on August 25, he'll be taking his good work to the people of Flint. WEMU's David Fair spoke with Mr. B about his upcoming "Sprint 4 Flint" campaign.

As people spend more and more time on social media, the lack of true friendship or in-person connections could be harming their health. I spoke with Ann Arbor psychologist, author, and adjunct professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business , Dr. Robert Pasick about the impact this is having on people.

Warmer temperatures may lead to even bigger algal blooms on Lake Erie this summer. Meantime, Flint, MI is still without a safe water supply, three years after lead contamination was discovered. WEMU's David Fair gets the latest on those issues in his conversation with Lisa Wozniak, executive director of the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.

You might feel like you're in Las Vegas this weekend if you stop by Riverside Park in Ypsilanti.

If you plan to vote in the August 8th primary election, you have to be registered by July 10th. There will a ballot issue in Ypsilanti, primary elections in four of the five Ann Arbor city council wards, and a few other proposals to be decided on the 2 nd Tuesday in August.

A Rover Pipeline protest will take place tonight. Opponents of the planned location of the natural gas pipeline that would be built near a children’s camp are crying foul on how the plan fell into place and are demanding changes.