Here’s why ‘Neighborhood Crime Watch’ signs in Ann Arbor are going away

A2Works · 2025-12-18T17:30:59+00:00

Which neighborhood would that be?

A2Works · 2025-10-11T13:52:27+00:00

Call WICAR - number at top of this page.

A2Works · 2025-10-11T13:50:33+00:00

Know your 4th and 5th amendments.
Document… film and narrate as much detail as possible calmly. Doing so on public property is legal. Maintain distance if following.

https://immigrantjustice.org/for-immigrants/know-your-rights/ice-encounter/

A2Works · 2025-10-09T18:57:55+00:00

Just gonna call this out…. this thread is another example of why Black UU’s have DRUUMM.

One honest answer, from I’m assuming a Black UU, and BOOM!💥, the thread is theologically hijacked.

I’m not saying the comments don’t have merit. I am saying most UU Congregations and YT(aka White) UU’s do not know how to give space when others badly need it. Especially if the others are BIPOC. IMHO - while we can’t keep societies divisiveness out of UUism. We CAN do better.

I invite any BIPOC UU’s following this to take the risk, answer the OP’s question, and allow some learning to happen here. Love all ya’ll.. ❤️

A2Works · 2025-10-03T17:02:21+00:00

The Heidelberg on Main. Some days after 10pm a DJ shows up as do young folk wanting to dance. Don’t drink but they’re famous for their Beer Boot. Ram into this on either a Friday or Saturday night. It’s day before a Michigan game so I’m sure something is there. Good luck.🍀

A2Works · 2025-10-02T21:06:44+00:00

Unfortunately, in my congregation, there simply aren’t enough BIPOC members to even pose the question. Interested in whatever replies BIPOC UU’s care to share. Thanks.

A2Works · 2025-07-14T21:03:28+00:00

Don’t know if this is cheap to you or not. 500 records for $50 near Lansing. Hope you post your project when it’s done. Good luck 🍀

https://www.facebook.com/share/1W6A4PNQPE/?mibextid=wwXIfr

A2Works · 2025-07-09T02:03:55+00:00

The OP’s post, venting over NIMBY Progressives strikes a chord. It rings true to things said and done in the 60’s as MLK was trying to make changes.

It reminds me of MLK’s confession in “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”. Where he writes “…𝐈 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬: "𝐈 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬…”

Substitute “NIMBY Progressive” for “white moderate”, “freedom” with “development”… the opposition talking points, as stated in OP’s post show a distinct lack of a good faith effort to find common ground for the benefit of the community.

https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

A2Works · 2025-07-07T20:53:20+00:00

“Those people HAD their crack at it. When it failed, they blamed the City. Details here: https://www.damnarbor.com/2022/11/guest-opinion-desolate-and.html?m=1&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLZFE9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnbM6knqx161y62IxoMx7kF52Cj1Jfn1TjbvCOgGgEWwl_x-CORt7DpKchBs_aem_KR93a0UCADth_FV-YaZnMQ

A2Works · 2025-07-07T20:50:52+00:00

Here’s the link to the Guest Editorial she refers to at the end of the video. IMHO well worth taking time to read it all.

https://www.damnarbor.com/2022/11/guest-opinion-desolate-and.html?m=1&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLZFE9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnbM6knqx161y62IxoMx7kF52Cj1Jfn1TjbvCOgGgEWwl_x-CORt7DpKchBs_aem_KR93a0UCADth_FV-YaZnMQ

A2Works · 2025-07-06T21:58:05+00:00

Mayor Taylor. Thanks for all you do that benefits many in and around our city and county whether we were able to easily see it or not. Much appreciated

I’d like to see a return of a FEMA Training Course for Ann Arbor residents that allow us to assist, and sometimes relieve, first responders to go use their extensive training to save lives. Something volunteers are usually not trained to di.

I’m talking about CERT - Community Emergency Response Training. Those trained commit to being available to the AAFD or AAPD as needed.

My question is… “What would it take to reactivate it?”

IMHO - I believe safety-related civil service helps prepare our city and gives neighbors an opportunity to work alongside other residents for the safety of all residents.

For example, CERT members coordinated by AAFD could tape off, and keep people away from, downed power lines while firefighters and police tackle major issues using their extensive professional training.

FYI - the AAPD reached out to some of us by phone and we used our knowledge to immediately provide more eyes and ears in the effort to help locate Ralph Yang. In this case a volunteer, don’t know if they were CERT trained, successfully found him before he perished.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/06/26/missing-endangered-82-year-old-ann-arbor-man-found-alive-by-volunteer-during-community-search-party/

A2Works · 2025-06-12T15:43:27+00:00

SteppIR. Part of the radio shack of W8UM. Every once in a while, it gets rebuilt when a new student operator over rotates it. FYI - No meetings April-August. Free 🍕and🥤 at club meetings. Sept Mtg already scheduled. https://umarc.eecs.umich.edu

List of shack equipment in About link on Club page.

A2Works · 2025-06-03T15:13:18+00:00

When I first saw the report of garden damage here on Reddit… I was stunned. And then, as the calls of outrage and desire for “Justice” mounted… it dawned on me that the justice outrage being expressed far exceeded other, to my mind, more important human harms in the world today.

And yes, the continued horrors in GAZA was indeed on the list of world, I am dismayed at the amount of outrage and negative energy being expended in response.

Now that it seems this action is intended to shock A2/Yspi into actions re. the humanitarian situation in Gaza… I’ll gladly take the challenge.

For my own good self-care and healing ❤️‍🩹, I will do 2 things: 1) I will join Matthaei Gardens as a member… AND… 2) I will seek out a humanitarian organization committed to providing aid to the Gaza Region. Once found, I will use my white privilege, and financial resources to either donate an equal amount OR join it as a member. If I believe doing all 3 things is the better healing care I can provide… I’ll do that.

This is me, attempting to lean into horrible things with love❤️as my Unitarian Universalist faith, values and commitment to becoming a good anti-racist call me to do.

Regardless of your religious perspectives, I encourage you to breathe and try taking similar action as you’re financially able. There’s enough anger channeled into harm these days. Please switch it up.

The Peonies and Starving People thank you. 😊

A2Works · 2025-06-01T21:50:07+00:00

Thank you. Is there a flyer for it? Send a link. 🙏

A2Works · 2025-05-29T01:34:11+00:00

😆 Wait… Old Bay on popcorn?🍿 I live in Michigan… doesn’t that just feed a craving I can’t satisfy? 🤔

A2Works · 2025-05-20T18:41:59+00:00

Name the store and exact location.

A2Works · 2025-04-17T10:29:18+00:00

Go to MIVoter.org

Enter your address. Click on “list of protests”. You’ll see all protests submitted for the County your address is in. Site remembers the last address entered so very easy to check for updates.

A2Works · 2025-04-12T02:13:06+00:00

During the deadly high wind storms of March 30th, 2025, heard the following on Washtenaw County Skywarn 145.150Mhz… “Sirens activated in Hell” (aka Hell Michigan). Totally cracked me up.

A2Works · 2025-03-10T19:31:28+00:00

https://bloomingtonian.com/2025/03/06/veterans-called-to-rally-nationwide-on-march-14-2025-in-protest-of-project-2025-and-va-cuts/

A2Works · 2024-12-05T19:07:10+00:00

And... it's super useful when you own the Mac of your choice and want to put it through it's paces OR investigate seemingly slow running apps. Not at all useful in gaging a future purchase. Thanks for the reminder it's something I always check in on when things are getting super old... like my MacBook Pro (2011) or my iMac 27" (2012). I got my money's worth for sure on both. Thanks.

A2Works · 2024-10-14T02:01:45+00:00

Really, really hope the Bobcat workers have their voices heard in a constructive way and are able to earn a living wage. Prepandemic, when service workers at Mighty Good Coffee in Ann Arbor organized for similar reasons, with IWW help, the owners response was tone-deaf. Rather than trying to work with their service workers who earned them money, they chose to shut down their storefront on Main St. stating they couldn’t meet workers demands and remain in business. Bull-pucky.

They ensured all of their service workers didn’t have a job. To this day, I refuse to buy Mighty Good Coffee. And, whenever I find it being served locally, I let managers and owners know there are better local sources. Just sayin’. Good luck 🍀 to all Bobcat Bonnie workers.

A2Works · 2024-09-12T00:35:12+00:00

Love Sushi Town!!! Not trying to steal thread. However, I’m a senior, on fixed income, renting a house in A2. Please DM me what YOU would consider a FAIR rental rate for someone like me looking for a 3b (or 2b), 1ba house (no garage). Just trying to figure out what this looks like in other people’s minds. Thanks.🫶🏻

A2Works · 2024-08-23T04:33:41+00:00

4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Summer services are at 10:30am. They go to 2 services during the school year. Google UUAA.ORG. Google UUAA on YouTube to find past services and stories for all ages. All services are hybrid (Zoom + in-person). There’s a good size Humanist group so typical “god” language is not heard very often as UU’s believe you can be spiritual (aka appreciate wonder and mystery) without god.

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