There are some "egg-stra special" activities happening locally for the Easter Sunday holiday.

For as long as we’ve had settlements and communities, firefighters have been at work to protect residents in times of emergency. While at first, citizens and neighbors volunteered to help douse a blaze when needed, formal fire departments with paid employees were developed and the commitment to serve has only grown. Through generations, fire departments, and the equipment they use, have undergone an evolution. 89.1 WEMU’S Jorge Avellan explored that history, as you can, when he visited the

About 80 students at Eastern Michigan University walked out of class this morning to protest budget cuts on campus.

There will be some rare astronomical events happening over the next several days. 89.1 WEMU'S Lisa Barry spoke with local amateur astronomer Dr. Brian Ottum about what we might see...

Habitat for Humanity has building and repairing homes for the less fortunate for decades, and its efforts have been felt here in Washtenaw County. In this week's "On the Ground-Ypsi," WEMU's Lisa Barry and Concentrate Media's Brianna Kelly talk to Sarah Teare, community development manager for Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley, about the organization's latest efforts.

Eastern Michigan University students will walk out of class Thursday at 10 a.m. to protest budget cuts on campus.

Do you have a fear of public speaking? Presenting on stage? In this week's edition of WEMU's 'creative:impact,' we explore performance anxiety issues with Dr. Julie Jaffee Nagel of Ann Arbor. Dr. Nagel was a Julliard-trained concert pianist with some performance fears. She now runs a therapeutic enterprise to help others address those same issues and has authored the book, "Managing Stage Fright."

Halting construction projects on campus, reinstating sports teams, and putting a stop to staff layoffs were among seven demands the "Better University is Possible Coalition" presented to Eastern Michigan University's president today.

There is traditional medicine, and there is the growing field of medical marijuana. Although illegal on the federal level, Michigan is one of a number of states that has legalized marijuana for medical use. With nearly two dozen medical marijuana facilities in Washtenaw County, you have likely walked past several in your community and not even realized what it is. 89.1 WEMU's Lisa Barry takes you inside several local provisioning centers as part of our "Hidden In Plain Sight" series...

There are plenty of civic engagement opportunities in our area over the next week. WEMU's David Fair and Mary Morgan of the CivCity Initiative explore some of them and reflect on the weekend's "March For Our Lives" rally in Ann Arbor. That and more in this week's edition of "Civic Matters."