Nairobi suburbs’ land appreciates by 1.6% – Kenya News Agency
Land prices in Nairobi City’s suburbs rose by 1.6 per cent during the third quarter of 2024, while those in Nairobi’s satellite towns rose by 3.02 per cent; this is according to the HassConsult Land price indices. The indices indicate that the price growth was supported by rising land demand for new developments as the real estate sector continued...
Best Ice Cream: Blank Slate Creamery
When my friends and I have something to celebrate — surviving finals week, reaching the end of a school year, seeing each other for the first time after summer break — we go to Blank Slate Creamery. We aren’t the only ones. The creamery, which claimed the Best of Ann Arbor title for best ice cream for the seventh...
Best Sweet Treat: Washtenaw Dairy
Rain or shine, hot or cold, customers line up on South Ashley Street to get their hands on a sweet treat from Washtenaw Dairy. An Ann Arbor staple for more than 90 years, the Dairy is known for its extensive menu, which features donuts, ice cream, coffee and a variety of grocery items. Though some attribute the shop’s success...
Stevie Wonder brings Motown to Motown in rare return home to Detroit
DETROIT - He definitely seemed overjoyed to be back home. Stevie Wonder just performed his first hometown concert in nearly a decade.The Motown living legend played to a sold out Little Caesars Arena crowd on Tuesday, October 22. The Saginaw native, who was raised in Detroit, last performed in Motown back in 2015 at Joe Louis Arena.The 25-time...
How social media platforms staying out of politics could do more good than harm
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta, declared that his social media empire is distancing itself from politics last month. This declaration is a shock, especially considering that Facebook played an important role in the 2016 and 2020 elections. While the decision’s effects are still unknown, it presents an opportunity to see how effectively a common source of...
Split the bill, not your boo
My freshman year of college, I went on a pretty standard date with a guy from one of my classes. Halfway through the evening, he shared some stories from high school and blatantly referenced his “girlfriend” multiple times. Doing what any sane person would, I responded with a trusty, “Oh gosh I can’t believe your ex did that!”...
Dingell speaks at Panel Domestic Violence Awareness Panel
Students Against Domestic Abuse, an organization aiming to raise awareness about domestic violence and support survivors, hosted a discussion panel on domestic violence at the Ford School of Public Policy Tuesday afternoon. The panel featured local experts on domestic violence and gender-based equity and included insights from individuals in political, nonprofit and academic fields. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell,...
Trump wants to be the villain
I don’t watch much professional wrestling, but I know a “heel” when I see one. In the world of professional wrestling, a heel refers to the villain in a given match. They are the fight’s antagonists who rile up the audience in jeers as they hastily wait for their destruction, only for the crowd to find that they’ll live...
Michigan overcoming transfer losses through traditional recruiting
This past offseason, the Michigan women’s basketball team lost over half of its minutes played and scoring production to the transfer portal. Six players left the Wolverines’ program, with five going to Power Four schools. Then-junior guard Laila Phelia highlighted the mass exodus from Michigan. After being named to the All-Big Ten first team, averaging over 16 points and...
UMich needs to stop the scams and develop a ticket app for students
Last University of Michigan football season, I missed the deadline to buy student tickets. Not wanting to miss what turned out to be a championship season, I set out to buy tickets elsewhere. I heard stories about friends getting scammed, so I first tried StudentSeats, an app for U.S. college students to exchange student tickets. But with a...
