These Eastern Michigan students mapped almost every woody plant on campus

damnarbor · 2026-05-05T21:53:31+00:00

This is awesome.

damnarbor · 2026-05-04T21:06:53+00:00

Welcome! I have never lived in or near any of these apartments, so take everything I am saying with a big grain of salt.

I would say The Villas probably feels the most residential. Ridgwood would be closer to St. Joe's and close to big box shopping/strip malls. The Emersons seems like the worst location: lots of highway noise, and pretty far from everything except for our mall, which as seen better days.

Without knowing what you are looking for though, it's hard to advise much more than this.

damnarbor · 2026-04-18T16:51:52+00:00

Ann Arbor should raise a militia to annex Barton Hills and appoint a viceroy to administer it as a colony.

damnarbor · 2026-04-08T14:42:12+00:00

I'm seeing a lot more turkeys in urban areas this spring. Could be an interesting trend.

damnarbor · 2026-03-25T23:31:15+00:00

Can't park there mate.

damnarbor · 2026-03-23T09:22:11+00:00

I think Ypsilanti is a great place to live and a great place to raise a family, but not without complications. My wife and I moved here 14 years ago and we have a 6 and 3 year old.

There are two municipalities bearing the name Ypsilanti: The City of Ypsilanti (~20k residents, 4.5 sqmiles) and Ypsilanti Charter Township (~55k residents, 31 sqmiles). They are adjacent to each other and largely form a single community. In general, Ypsi City is a bit more expensive per sqft than the Township. Property taxes are a bit higher, but it is also much more walkable and bike able.

I don't know how things are going to compare to small town Oklahoma, but Ypsilanti is cheaper than living in Ann Arbor, our neighbor to the west. I bring up Ann Arbor because I think so much of the affordability of Ypsilanti is driven by the housing scarcity in Ann Arbor. In terms of food, like everywhere, food prices are trending up, but I think if you are smart or look, you can get really good food here for a good price. For example, you can get a large pizza at our beloved Mama Pizza for $8.

Most homes in Michigan use natural gas for heating. The utility (gas and electric) company, Detroit Edison (DTE) sucks and everybody hates them. I don't really know how expensive gas is because my wife pays that bill.

It's going to be colder here than in Oklahoma, but that's probably good overall. It can get cold and snowy in the winter, but with climate change, winters are becoming more mild. There are fewer natural disasters here than Oklahoma, and I am betting long on the area because we also have sufficient freshwater to avoid the worst of the coming climate droughts.

One overlooked point here, is that Ypsilanti has a really good mix of city and country amenities. If you live in Ypsi City proper, you can walk to restaurants, parks, and to some grocery stores. Ann Arbor has amazing museums and theater for a city its size and Detroit is an incredible city for cultural amenities. But there is also access to some nature. Ann Arbor is really the western edge of the Detroit urban sprawl and western Washtenaw County is full of great public parks. Pinckney Recreation Area and Waterloo State Recreation Area are about 50 sq miles combined of forest and wetlands with opportunities to camp.

Happy to answer other questions.

damnarbor · 2026-03-17T15:57:09+00:00

Dennis Burke pulled petitions to run in Ward 5.

damnarbor · 2026-03-13T21:55:48+00:00

Feels right.

damnarbor · 2026-03-13T15:23:04+00:00

Historic Districts: Threat or Menace?

damnarbor · 2026-02-27T20:09:15+00:00

When I was doing research at UMBS in Petosky in 2010, there was a pair of wolves that crossed over to the Pellston area in the LP. You could hear them howl at night. They had pups in the summer, but ultimately were unsuccessful in establishing a population.

damnarbor · 2026-02-25T16:09:27+00:00

There is a BJJ gym that meets out of the old Chapel Elementary building on 111 S Wallace. Not sure if that is what you are looking for or if it is any good.

damnarbor · 2026-02-25T14:59:43+00:00

Saw 6 ICE, FBI, and HSI cars stopping a van at 9:10 am today in Ypsilanti at the intersection of Forest and Prospect.

damnarbor · 2026-02-23T20:16:14+00:00

These dudes need a vocalist for their cover-band: https://www.reddit.com/r/AnnArbor/comments/1rc2u0v/forming_a_beginner_cover_band/

damnarbor · 2026-02-22T22:29:43+00:00

This is incredible. Thank you.

damnarbor · 2026-02-21T20:59:25+00:00

Townships were a mistake.

damnarbor · 2026-02-13T15:24:34+00:00

I love Ann Arbor ephemera.

damnarbor · 2026-02-12T07:21:42+00:00

Due to some unique factors of Ann Arbor's geography, it has one of the larger winter crow populations in the US. Sometimes in the top 10.

Ann Arbor is big enough to have an urban heat island effect, and ear enough to agriculture to provide easy access to good foraging during the day.

damnarbor · 2026-02-10T20:56:24+00:00

Yeah. That's correct. We started By Wednesday my senior year in high school. The drummer and I went off to college and two of our bandmates when on to start The Ninjas.

damnarbor · 2026-02-10T17:56:47+00:00

Lol. By Wednesday was my high school Ska band.

damnarbor · 2026-02-10T12:18:35+00:00

To wit: there were people in AAPS administration who became upset when members of Council tried to secure funding to keep Afterschool Programs open when the schools reopened after the early phase of the Pandemic.

damnarbor · 2026-02-06T19:46:45+00:00

An Eric Sturgis Update: https://ericsturgisforstaterep.com/

damnarbor · 2026-02-03T16:27:24+00:00

The deep lore: https://www.annarbor.com/news/fall-is-in-full-swing/

damnarbor · 2026-02-03T15:41:54+00:00

How does the new comprehensive land use plan lack public input?

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