Four Early Voting Locations Open In AA For Next Week's Primary

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🗳️ Early Voting: Michigan’s Primary Election is next Tuesday (August 6), but registered voters can vote early this week at any of the following locations:

• Larcom City Hall (301 E. Huron Street)

• Traverwood Library (3333 Traverwood Drive)

• Malletts Creek Library (3090 E. Eisenhower Parkway)

• Westgate Library (2503 Jackson Avenue)

This is a great website where you can find your local polling station and read more about candidates and proposals on this year’s ballot. 

🏈 Michigan Football Preview: It may still be July, but football season is just around the corner. Here are a few quick hitters to know:

• To celebrate their inaugural season in the conference, Oregon brought a massive, inflatable duck to Indianapolis’ Big 10 media days

• Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore hasn’t named a starting quarterback yet

• Michigan is expected to take a step back this year, projected to finish 4th in the Big 10

• Victor, the fan-favorite frisbee dog who entertains Big House fans during commercial breaks, will miss the start of the season with a torn ACL

🐟 World Record Koi: Due to an influx of Japanese koi, the Glen Lake Association hired a bowfishing team to hunt the invasive species. The team removed one male and three pregnant females from the lake, one of which was 32 inches long and 24.5 pounds - a new world record for Japanese koi hunted by bow. Officials believe the fish are the result of unwanted pets being released into the wild.

🚝 Automated Transit System: With the release of an RFQ (request for qualifications), U of M is seeking design, construction, and operation partners for its proposed automated, elevated transit system. Spanning over three miles, the system would be completely driverless, have six stations spread out across the Central, Medical, and North campuses, and be able to support up to 4,000 passengers per hour. After the RFQ stage, U of M will move to an RFP (request for proposal) stage where they will select a bid to move forward with.

🎥 Netflix Doc: On August 27, Netflix will release “Sign Stealer”, a documentary on Michigan football’s sign-stealing allegations, featuring Connor Stalions telling his side of the story. Part of Netflix’s “Untold” docuseries, “Sign Stealer” will be the first time Connor Stalions speaks publicly on the scandal.

🎸 Thursday’s Sonic Lunch Concert: Frontier Ruckus

• Style: Indie folk-pop

• Popularity: 7,500 monthly Spotify listeners

• Top Song: “Dark Autumn Hour” with 3.3M plays

• Links to Listen: Spotify or Apple Music

• Concert Details: This Thursday from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm on the corner of Liberty and Division in downtown Ann Arbor

   

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That's all for now! Have a great week in Tree Town!

- Andrew

P. P. S. - Michigan’s first PGA Tour Superstore opened in Novi

P. P. P. S. Toastique (200 E. Washington St) opens on August 10

P. P. P. P. S. - Molly’s Cupcakes (617 E Liberty St) opened earlier this month

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