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Abbot School Fifth Graders Visit Recycle Ann Arbor, March 1986 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

Abbot School Fifth Graders Visit Recycle Ann Arbor, March 1986 image

Year:
1986

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 21, 1986
Caption:
GLASS LESSON - Tom Lutz loads bottles into a glass crusher at the Recycle Ann Arbor Center on South Industrial, as fifth graders from Abbot School watch from a safe distance. The students visited the center this week for a unit on ecology.

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Flunking The Waste Test

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Ann Arbor News, May 29, 1985

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May

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1985

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AADL Talks To: John Hieftje, 60th Mayor of Ann Arbor, 2000-2014

Thu, 09/19/2024 - 9:00pm

John Hieftje is Ann Arbor’s 60th and longest-serving mayor, elected first in 2000, then re-elected for six consecutive terms. John grew up in Ann Arbor and discusses how the student protests of the late 1960s and early 1970s influenced his community activism and helped shape his political career. He also talks about some of the challenges he faced in office, from the Great Recession of the mid-2000s to his work on the Ann Arbor Greenbelt, polluter laws, and bicycle infrastructure. He also talks about some of the city's ongoing efforts to address climate change and affordable housing.

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AADL Talks To: Liz Brater, 58th Mayor of Ann Arbor (1991-1993)

Mon, 09/16/2024 - 6:36pm

photo of liz brater — *Liz Brater, December 1992*

Elizabeth S. Brater is Ann Arbor's first female mayor, serving as a Democrat from 1991 to 1993. Prior to 1991, she was a member of Ann Arbor City Council. As both council member and mayor, Liz focused on housing and environmental issues, causes she continued at the state level when serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1995 to 2000, and in the Michigan Senate, where she represented the 18th district from 2003 to 2010. Brater talks with us about her time in office, its many challenges, and some of her initiatives and accomplishments, notably her campaign to start the Michigan Recovery Facility (MRF).

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AADL Talks To: Maren and Jeff Jackson, Owners of Seva

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 8:27pm

Maren and Jeff Jackson, February 2024 In this episode, AADL Talks To Maren and Jeff Jackson, the owners of Seva. In 2023, the vegetarian restaurant celebrated its 50th anniversary. It was first opened in 1973 at 314 East Liberty Street by Steve Bellock, and purchased by Maren and Jeff Jackson in 1997. Maren and Jeff talk about Seva’s early history, from its beginning as a vegetarian restaurant amidst other countercultural businesses and organizations, through its menu changes and other transitions over the years.

Eatery recycling: SEVA shows the way

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Ann Arbor News, July 20, 1995

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July

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1995

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Pioneer High School Recycling Program, November 1995 Photographer: Allen Smith

Pioneer High School Recycling Program, November 1995 image

Year:
1995

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 27, 1995
Caption:
Pioneer sophomore Tony Romeo studies for a biology class in the school cafeteria, where signs went up earlier this month to help with a new recycling program.