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AADL Talks To: Deb Polich, President and CEO of Creative Washtenaw

Wed, 10/30/2024 - 7:39pm

Deb Polich has been involved in Ann Arbor and regional arts development and management for decades. She was the director of the pioneering and award-winning ArtTrain Inc. and is currently president and CEO of Creative Washtenaw where she’s been involved from its inception as Arts Alliance. She’s also served on the board of several arts and culture institutions and nonprofits. Deb talks with us about some career highlights, from memorable exhibitions with ArtTrain to initiatives such as Winterfest, PowerArt!, and creative:impact, her radio program at EMU. She also discusses changes in the local arts and culture landscape and the importance of funding for public art.

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AADL Talks To: Patricia Garcia and John Hilton, Ann Arbor Observer Co-Owners

Tue, 10/08/2024 - 4:20pm

In this episode AADL Talks To John Hilton and Patricia Garcia. John and Patricia co-own the Ann Arbor Observer, where Patricia is Publisher and John is Editor. John and Patricia talk about how they were selected for ownership, how the community has changed in their almost 40 years of covering it, and how they weathered the changes in the media industry and the pandemic.

Airmail Service Opens Here

Parent Issue

Ann Arbor News, July 17, 1928

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1928

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Ann Arbor Flying Club Formed by 42 Citizens

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Ann Arbor News, March 3, 1928

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March

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1928

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Business-Industry-Education Day at Angell School, November 1955

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1955

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Ann Arbor News, November 9, 1955
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BUSINESS-INDUSTRIAL MEN VISIT SCHOOLS: Business-Industry-Education day got underway in Ann Arbor Public Schools today with day-long visits of businessmen and manufacturers who toured classrooms. Visiting Angell School, from left, where Joseph H. Buhr, president of Buhr Machine Tool Co.; George P. McCallum, business manager of The Ann Arbor News; Robert L. Johnson of Icerman, Johnson & Hoffman, accounting firm; and Paul C. Wagner, secretary-treasurer of Wagner & Company, Inc. Miss Dorothy Buckley, principal of Angell School, accompanied the four on the tour. BIE day is sponsored jointly by the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce and public schools. It was the first time that business and industrial men toured the schools.